project

Florida Festival Hall

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General information

  • Location address
    Orlando, Florida
  • Location country
    United States
  • Year of construction
    1979
  • Function of building
    Entertainment & recreation
  • Degree of enclosure
    Fully enclosed structure
  • Climatic zone
    Tropical - hot and wet all year
  • Number of layers
    mono-layer
  • Primary function of the tensile structure
    • Space defining elements

Description

Description of the environmental conditions

General comments, links

Architectural Record
Light Structures, Structures of Light: The Art and Engineering of Tensile Architecture

Material of the cover

  • Cable-net/Fabric/Hybrid/Foil
    Fabric
  • Material Fabric/Foil
    Fiberglass
  • Material coating
    PTFE

Main dimensions and form

  • Form single element
    Anticlastic

Duration of use

  • Temporary or permanent structure
    Permanent
  • Design lifespan in years
    11-20

Involved companies

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