MAKING WAVES AT SAILING AND VISITOR CENTER TITLE Northwestern University Visitor Center Parking Garage DESCRIPTION Tensile membrane fabric façade fins LOCATION Chicago, Illinois, USA COMPLETED IN 2014 FABRIC AREA 930m 2 /10,000ft 2 FABRIC TYPE PTFE – Sheerfill V ARCHITECT/CLIENT Perkins+Will / Northwestern University STRUCTURFLEX CASE STUDY / FAÇADE / ENTRANCEwww.structurflex.com The challenge – create a parking garage façade with a sailing theme Chicago’s Northwestern University was constructing a $35 million lakeside sailing and visitor center, topped with a two-story car parking facility. To conceal the vehicles within the elevated garage, two of the walls were tinted glass. For the remaining sides, the design brief called for a façade with a sailing theme that made a

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