architectural membrane association
Carpatec is a Spanish based company founded in 1995, that specializes in the design, calculation, manufacturing and installation of many types of membrane structures and tents. Years of experience have led Carpatec to become one of the leaders in the Spanish market for tensile architecture and helped them to broaden their horizons to international markets like France, Italy, Guinea, Portugal, Mexico, Peru, among others. For more information, click here.
ECO is a team of architects and engineers specializing in lightweight and membrane architecture, headquartered in Mexico with a significant presence across Latin America. They prioritize top-quality materials such as PVC, PTFE, ETFE, and PVDF in their projects.
In 2018, they were honored with the Award of Excellence in Tensile Structures, and in 2021, they received an Outstanding Achievment in Tensile Structures, both accolades bestowed by the Advanced Textile Association (formerly IFAI)
Fabric Architecture is a UK based company with a dedicated team of in-house experts with nearly 40 years' experience of delivering turnkey solutions for many tensile fabric structures. They rely on their strong relationship with architects, contractors and decision-makers in the fabric structure industry. They transform original concepts into buildable, sustainable and memorable tensile fabric solutions. For more information click here.
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Established in 1970, Kamchis designs, calculates, and installs shading systems. Based in Athens, Greece, collaborates with top European textile manufacturers to ensure quality in all projects. Since 2012, the company has specialized in membrane and tensile architecture projects for hotels, restaurants, office buildings, and residences, becoming a referent in the Greek market.
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From the Spanish Mediterranean, Lonatec specializes in manufacturing and installing PVC tensile fabrics. With over 20 years of experience, their extensive record includes collaborations with important brands and clients such as El Corte Inglés, Decathlon, Leroy Merlin, Dragados, and many more.
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Mehler Texnologies is the traditional German brand for coated textiles. Mehler’s membranes were used right from the start of Textile Architecture’s reinvention in mid-20th century. The company’s origins reach back to 1837 when Valentin Mehler opened his weaving mill in Fulda. The architectural membranes can be manufactured into stadium roofs, textile façades, sun protection, tents and XXL printed building surfaces. Altogether Mehler produces around 50 million square meters of technical textiles.
Ongoing research and development improve existing composite materials and discover new areas of applications. The state-of-the-art machinery ensures the high and consistent quality of our products.
Our Textile Architecture materials are woven and coated in Fulda, in the middle of Germany. Sales companies in Italy, France, Great Britain, Poland, Dubai, India, Latvia, Romania, Turkey and the USA, as well as sales partners in other European countries, Asia and Australia, serve customers in more than 80 countries. For more information, click here
PFEIFER Structures is a leading single-source partner for innovative lightweight structures, building envelopes, and kinetic structures around the world.
Their expertise starts with decades of experience in tensile structures including cables, tension rods, and membranes but does not end there. As pioneers in lightweight architecture, they consult, provide and install ambitious projects in any material from steel to wood to membranes, glass, or other materials that are yet to be invented.
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Serge Ferrari S.A.S. is a leading French manufacturer of flexible composite materials. Running since 1973, Serge Ferrari Group masters all production steps in its manufacturing sites in Europe (France, Switzerland, and Italy), from product development to recycling and has quickly developed its activities on a global basis with 8 subsidiaries worldwide and 830 employees. Their products can adapt to large scale projects like sports stadiums to projects in a smaller scale like personal home terraces. For more information, click here.
Dipl.-Ing. Architect Katja Bernert, Mehler Texnologies GmbH, Hückelhoven, Germany.
M. Eng. Gustavo Ramirez Lares, Carpatec S.L., Madrid, Spain.
Mrs. Aoife Brennan, Fabric Architecture Solutions Ltd., Warwick, UK.
M. Eng. Gustavo Ramirez Lares, Carpatec S.L., Madrid, Spain.
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