The Challenge As part of a remit to improve social spaces at Middlesex University, Fabric Architecture were selected to supply tensile fabric structures as a shade and shelter solution for the Hendon Campus in North West London. Fabric Architecture’s structure moves away from the typical barrel vault design normally reserved for such projects, to an undulating hyperbolic form that delivers both visual impact and practical shade and shelter. Working closely with bpr Architects, Curtins structural engineers and main contractors Coniston, Fabric Architecture designed, engineered and installed a 105sqm bespoke canopy outside the University’s sports facilities alongside a smaller entrance feature following the same form. As well as the canopy, the walkway’s framework also required an alternativ

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