Cambridge Participates in Fabric Architecture Senior Studio

Cambridge Architectural, Cambridge, Md., is leading a one-semester course focusing on the use of stainless steel mesh in contemporary architecture, from August 23 to December 10 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. The course, called FABRIC.A.TION Studio, explores the conceptual link between tensile fabric, the craft of manufacturing and the direct logistics of the craft as applied to architectural design. Architect Raffi Tomassian, a designer with DNK Architects in Cincinnati and a visiting professor at Miami University, is the studio instructor. It was his vision and collaboration with the college’s Department of Architecture and Interior Design that brought the unique student opportunity to life. FABRIC.A.TION Studio will familiarize students with the history of fabric materials and systems, with a particular emphasis on the evolution of building materials and methods of construction. At the heart of the studio project is the use of architectural mesh, a versatile material with properties that lends itself to expressive potential. Students will be challenged to design using mesh at different scales and capacities.