The Challenge Once a littered 3.1 acre empty space in the suburb of Perris, California, Mercado Park has now been transformed into a family friendly fun park with an amphitheatre, basketball court and a wading pool with sprinkler fountains. The amphitheatre is none other than the Fabric Architecture Bandshell canopy, bringing much needed shade from the searing Californian sun and creating a raised performance stage for local kids. The Bandshell is just one of the many pre-engineered Signature Structures by Fabric Architecture. For Mercado Park we had to re-evaluate our UK engineering for USA Codes. This led to a requirement to increase the wall thickness of the steel, but the diameter of the masts remained the same. The local desert winds can reach up to 90mph but this fell within our calc

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