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We Make Architecture with Fabric

Fabric Architect (FA) designs and builds custom fabric canopies, awnings, shade structures, tensile structures and textile facades for people who want "one of a kind" protection from the Elements (rain, wind, snow). FA also offers a variety of pre-engineered fabric structures thru selective manufacturers worldwide including Shade Systems and Infinity Canopy.

  • We specialize in custom tensile fabric structures, textile facades, recovers, architectural umbrellas and shade structures.
  • We design, detail and build what you want: Temporary, Permanent, Interior, Exterior.
  • Clients range from Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Restaurant, Automobile, Resort, Hotel, Summer Camps and Retail
  • We have a proven process for building complex tensile fabric roofs using a network of independent architects, engineers, consultants and manufacturers.
  • We seek out and offer the best in architectural fabric structures from around the world to compliment our custom structures. 
  • Architects, Engineers, Contractors and Business Owners call upon us to provide design assistance, estimates, preliminary loads, fabric samples, specifications, foundation design, fabrication and complete turnkey services.
  • We deal in HDPE (high density polyethylene), PVC (vinyl coated polyester), PTFE (Teflon coated fiberglass) and ETFE (Ethylene tetrafluoroethylene), just to name a few.
  • We work directly with clients or thru designers, engineers, manufacturers and contractors.
  • If you need or want it in fabric, contact Fabric Architect. Sam Armijos. 973.244.5871. sam@fabricarchitect.com
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Fabric Architecture is a visual resource book with images of awnings, umbrellas, interiors, tents, shade structures, textile facades and custom fabric structures built around the world. As an added feature, Fabric Architecture includes six (6) actual fabric samples, giving you the opportunity to see and feel some of the materials available.

It was created to show what you can do with architectural fabrics. Its a "coffee-table style" book with a lot of picture and clear text.


Its a great way to start a project. See what's been done before and touch and feel the fabric.

Buy the Book
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Sam Armijos, Fabric Architect
 
Sam Armijos is President of Fabric Architect, LLC a firm which specializes in Custom Fabric Structures. Since 1985, Sam has coordinated the design, engineering and construction of a variety of fabric structures around the world from awnings to dome stadiums. Sam is also Design and Sales Director for Big Span Structures.
  
He is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and was a Board Member of the Fabric Structures Association (FSA), a division of the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI). He has presented AIA approved Continuing Education presentations on Fabric Structures to a number of firms and has spoken at many conferences and symposiums and is author of Fabric Architecture: A resource for creative solutions in Shade, Signage and Shelter.


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89 Glenroy Road East, Fairfield, NJ 07004
973-244-5871