What is Architecture of the Air?
Architecture of the Air is really the best choice of words to describe what we do.
GuildWorks utilizes state-of-the-art fabric materials to create inspiring, dramatic, practical, and elegant architectural spaces for a wide variety of applications. These amazing tension-fabric designs can readily change the look of any architectural space, inside or out, and quickly transform any convention center, conference center, theater, stadium, venue or room into a compelling or other-worldly environment of form, light, color and movement.
Why Tension is Good
GuildWorks' design inspiration comes from our understanding of structures in nature, and the inherent synergistic structures of the universe. When we look at the universe as a structural system on scales of micro to macro, one finds that nature exists as a tension-integral structure. On a micro scale, no element touches on another as protons neutrons and electrons fly around, orbiting in a tensional network. This tension network, based in patterns of sacred geometry, provides the base of their structure. On a macro scale this can be seen in planets, solar systems and galaxies with the orbiting gravitational pull (a tensional force) keeping the whole picture in stable balance. Even on the human scale science has proven cells to be tension integral structures along with the muscular skeletal system of the human body.
Why are tension systems found everywhere? Because they are the most efficient way for the universe to build. To see this for yourself, take a long line of sewing thread and stretch it across the yard. It will hold tight, almost no matter how far you stretch it; even across the block, you can get that same thread to hold tight. Now take a small stick, find the longest one you can, tape another to it to extend its length. You will find you cannot make it very long before it breaks of its own weight when used as a compression structure. This is because compression forms take to bending and each joint in multiplication weakening the structure. So the more we can build in tension, the stronger and lighter we can build our structures.
By building in the way nature builds with tension-integral systems, GuildWorks is able to do more with less. This is, in part, the basis of synergy. Synergisticly we can use fewer materials to accomplish a greater end result. Building anything at this moment on earth it is crucial that we use fewer resources to accomplish more. Tension structures and tension fabric structures are the most efficient means of building we have available. GuildWorks' goal is to expand the use of these structures in all areas. This way we are doing what is best for the earth and for our collective future.
Why are tension systems found everywhere? Because they are the most efficient way for the universe to build. To see this for yourself, take a long line of sewing thread and stretch it across the yard. It will hold tight, almost no matter how far you stretch it; even across the block, you can get that same thread to hold tight. Now take a small stick, find the longest one you can, tape another to it to extend its length. You will find you cannot make it very long before it breaks of its own weight when used as a compression structure. This is because compression forms take to bending and each joint in multiplication weakening the structure. So the more we can build in tension, the stronger and lighter we can build our structures.
By building in the way nature builds with tension-integral systems, GuildWorks is able to do more with less. This is, in part, the basis of synergy. Synergisticly we can use fewer materials to accomplish a greater end result. Building anything at this moment on earth it is crucial that we use fewer resources to accomplish more. Tension structures and tension fabric structures are the most efficient means of building we have available. GuildWorks' goal is to expand the use of these structures in all areas. This way we are doing what is best for the earth and for our collective future.
