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1. Stadiums: (Category); Sports complexes including athletics, swiming, cycling, gymnastics, tennis, basketball, hockey and other large enclosures. These structures will often involve tensioned membrane roof panels, large ...; Created on 12 February 2015
2. Special Applications: (Category); Designers of lightweight structures can be at the cutting edge of innovation and explore new applications. The LSAA has a "special applications" category for this reason. The following articles are ...; Created on 30 October 2018
3. Projects: (Category); Lightweight structures are typically used to support large surface areas such as roofs for stadia and other sporting facilities. They are also used for large span wall elements such as high tech glazing. ...; Created on 09 February 2015
4. Other Events: (Category); Events that are being organized by other organizations - that might be of some interest to those with a passion for lightweight structures.; Created on 12 February 2015
5. Member Profiles: (Category); ... for Conferences, Seminars and Design Award Entries. We have a passion for realizing excellence in producing world class lightweight structures. Members are engaged in the design, fabrication, erection ...; Created on 09 February 2015
6. Member Benefits: (Category); ... Discounted fees apply for Conferences, Seminars and Design Award Entries. We have a passion for realizing excellence in producing world class lightweight structures. Members are engaged in the design, ...; Created on 09 February 2015
7. Internal and Sculptures: (Category); Lightweight geometric forms filling an internal space generally with no applied environmental loads - from wind, rain or snow - but usually a small amount of prestress.; Created on 22 July 2015
8. Footbridges: (Category); Interesting lightweight footbridges such as cable stayed or curved forms. May also include heritage bridges that have been converted into footbridges as well as other pedestrian bridges.. The following ...; Created on 20 July 2015
9. Facades: (Category); Lightweight structures are increasingly being applied to facades of buildings and may take the form of high-tech glazing, shade or heat controlling double surfaces. Laser cut metal panels can be used ...; Created on 12 July 2019
10. Events: (Category); ... and 18 2020 at the Hawthorn Campus of Swinburne University Highlights of these Conferences are the excellent presentations on lightweight structures in the region. Invited Keynote speakers are able to ...; Created on 09 February 2015
11. Entrances and Canopies: (Category); This category includes protruding entrance coverings from buildings as well as free standing shade providing structures. These forms may not necessarily have tensioned fabric as a major component. In ...; Created on 02 May 2020
12. Design Awards: (Category); The LSAA Design Awards are the Industry Premier Awards in the fields of lightweight structures and tensioned membrane structures. There are seven categories and we are looking for projects that have ...; Created on 07 August 2019
13. Company Members: (Category); ... for Conferences, Seminars and Design Award Entries. We have a passion for realizing excellence in producing world class lightweight structures. Members are engaged in the design, fabrication, erection ...; Created on 02 September 2021
14. Awards: (Category); ... tensioned structures from shadecloth material. LARGE STRUCTURES Project area exceeds 1,000m2 GLAZING AND VERTICAL FACADES Large span glazing walls or roofs, other forms of lightweight facades ...; Created on 09 February 2015
15. 2011 LSAA Design Awards: (Category); ... or component area exceeds 1,000m2 5 GLAZING AND VERTICAL FACADES Large span glazing walls or roofs, other forms of lightweight facades (cablenets etc) to control interior environments. 6 DESIGN AND ...; Created on 11 February 2015
16. Lightweight Structures in Melbourne: (LSAA 2016 Conference); There are a number of lightweight structures in and around Melbourne. There are the roof structures at the major sports stadia - Tennis Centre (Rod Laver and Margaret Court Arenas), the Melbourne Cricket ...; Created on 15 April 2016
17. S3C Lightweight Facade Systems: (2013 Conference NZ); The ‘piece de resistance’ of the recently renovated ISPT Wintergarden Centre in Queen Street Mall Brisbane is the art façade. The art façade is a 3D depiction of a ‘winter’s garden’ and combines laser ...; Created on 21 February 2015
18. Definition of a Lightweight Structure: (Corporate); Typical lightweight structures include cable-, membrane-, shell-, and folded structures as well as space grids, braced vaults and domes, arched-, stayed-and trussed systems. Membrane materials are commonly ...; Created on 21 February 2015
19. America Cup Boats - Truly Lightweight: (Industry News); America Cup Boats - The Ultimate Lightweight Structure? The new catamaran boats used in the America Cup races are a true example of a lightweight structure and embody many elements that the design of ...; Created on 17 February 2015
20. Frei Otto "Spanning the Future" March 202: (Events); ... the foundation for contemporary lightweight architecture and his ideas are still awe-inspiring decades after he revealed them. This fact was cemented when he was named the 2015 Laureate of the Pritzker ...; Created on 08 March 2023