New York bar mitzvah embodies tradition and elegance

December 1, 2009  |  Project Briefs

An extensive backyard—and front yard—party helps a family celebrate a time-honored religious rite. Take a historic New York City neighborhood with strict guidelines for licensing and permitting, a narrow lot with elaborate landscaping, a family planning to celebrate its son’s bar m…
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Tent shelters trees at fundraising event

December 1, 2009  |  Project Briefs

A party, a purpose and a plan come together to raise funds in Virginia. Each year, the Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) hosts a fundraising event, which features cocktails, a seated dinner, a benefit auction and dancing, at a different historic property in the Piedmont region of Virginia. For th…
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Crew works to install 2010 Winter Olympics tents before bad weather hits

December 1, 2009  |  Industry News, Project Briefs

Timing is crucial not only for Olympic athletes, but also for those preparing for the 2010 Winter Games. By Janice Kleinschmidt If there’s one thing the folks behind the 2010 Winter Olympics want, it’s snow. If there’s one thing the folks installing tents for the 2010 Winter Olympi…
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Rarest baseball card to date displayed at tented event

December 1, 2009  |  Project Briefs

A Christmas party, a million-dollar baseball card and sparkling venue make for a memorable evening. Under a clear December evening sky in Little Rock, Ark., a world-renowned baseball card collector entertained friends at a holiday event to showcase a rare and valuable card. The baseball card on disp…
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Fabric on tour with U2

October 1, 2009  |  Industry News, Project Briefs

Architen Landrell in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, U.K., provided the tensioned fabric cladding system for the U2 360° World Tour stage. The stage was a collaboration between the lead architects Mark Fisher Studio, structural engineers Atelier One, steel company Stage Co and Architen Lardrell. In ord…
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U.S. Southwest tent rental companies meet terrain and weather challenges

October 1, 2009  |  Project Briefs

Tent rental companies in the southwestern United States install tents in a diverse range of environments, including sandy soil, rocky terrain, high winds and snow. But Bob Binns of A Rental Connection of Canoga Park, Calif., says one of the biggest installation challenges his company faces is entire…
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Custom-fit structure covers pool during renovation

October 1, 2009  |  Project Briefs

Custom covering for a hotel pool renovation quietly appears overnight. By Chelan David When the highly glamorized world of haute couture beckons, typical pool renovation techniques do not apply. Such was the case last April when EventStar Structures, Medley, Fla., was assigned the task of covering t…
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Clearspan puts luxury on display

October 1, 2009  |  Project Briefs

AAble Rents created a controlled environment for some precious Packards. By Janice Kleinschmidt When organizers at the National Packard Museum wanted to recreate a 1937 Packard dealership showroom for the automobile’s 110th anniversary, they went online and found AAble Tents, Events & Part…
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2.8 million square feet of tenting created for 2010 Winter Olympics

October 1, 2009  |  Project Briefs

By Janice Kleinschmidt Although Karl’s Event Rental has worked on some of the largest events in North America (the last five Super Bowls; New York, Los Angeles, and Miami fashion weeks; NASCAR; PGA golf tournaments; and private events for Fortune 500 individuals), the Oak Creek, Wisconsin-base…
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Tents used at world’s largest temporary paleontological exhibit

October 1, 2009  |  Project Briefs

A Mexico City exhibit is sized for some of the largest creatures to ever walk the earth. Espacios Temporales and Nueva Imagen faced some tall challenges when the companies installed tents in Mexico City’s main square. Dinosaur-sized challenges. Literally. The event was the summer-long exhibit …
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