{"id":33530,"date":"2017-10-25T11:00:48","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog-test\/?p=33530"},"modified":"2017-11-11T23:50:19","modified_gmt":"2017-11-11T23:50:19","slug":"sunbrella-future-of-shade-winners-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.arc.ht\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/sunbrella-future-of-shade-winners-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sunbrella \u201cFuture of Shade\u201d Competition Winners Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most heavily underestimated materials in construction is fabric. Usually considered a loose, non-structural, decorative building-product, it\u2019s not often the first choice of architects specifying building shading systems or sun screens. In contemporary design, however, flexible yet durable fabric can move beyond the realm of interior curtains and become an integral part of the building envelope. It can transform a structure aesthetically and also enhance its overall performance, taking a formerly boring fa\u00e7ade and enlivening it from the outside in.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now in its fifth year, the 2017 Future of Shade Competition<\/a> attracted 348 submissions from 30 countries around the world. Created to challenge the conventional notions of how fabric can be used to make exciting, emotive and functional spaces, architects and designers were invited to use Sunbrella\u00ae<\/a> fabrics as part of their conceptual designs. Each submission was crafted in response to the competition’s three categories: Humanitarian, Well-being and Building Shade.<\/p>\n