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Personal Greeting Samuel Armijos, AIA

Fabric Architect, LLC

Contact Details

Fabric Architect, LLC
Fairfield, NJ

Bio

I love Fabric Structures! It all started for me in Graduate School at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) where I did my masters thesis in Architecture (M.Arch) on Tents. During that time, I met many of the major players and pioneers in the field: Horst Berger, Bill Moss, disciples of Frei Otto, etc. I went on to work at FTL Design Engineering Studio in NYC and then started my own company called Nomadic Structures designing all types of fabric structures from awnings to beach cabanas to large amphitheaters. I also went on to teach fabric structures at the School of Architecture in Philadelphia and managed to build a couple of projects overseas too in places as far away as Bangkok and Costa Rica. I've learned over the past 25 years that my real talent is helping people get fabric structures built. I've worked with German, British and Australian companies on projects in the US and now I represent the largest company in North America called FabriTec Structures. FabriTec is a Design/Build firm that specializes in what is referred in the Architectural community as “Fabric Structures”. In simple terms, these are custom tents, awnings, umbrellas, canopies and lightweight structures made of durable architectural fabrics. I have experience in a number of materials and a variety of projects from awnings to dome stadiums. I also use both my own personal website (www.fabricarchitect.com and www.samarmijos.com) and blog (armijos.wordpress.com) to educate those interested in learning more about fabric structures. In 2009, I published a book entitled Fabric Architecture (W.W. Norton) as a visual resource catalog to assist those interested in building fabric structures. Let me help you get your fabric structure built.

Education

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
M.Arch
1985 To 1987

NJIT
B.Arch
1980 To 1985

Job History

Fabritec Structures
Vice President
September 2000 - present

USA Shade & Fabric Structures, Inc.
Vice President
January 2000 - present

Tensile Designs International
Director
January 1999 - January 2000

Koch Membrane Structures
Director of Projects
January 1997 - January 1999

Philadelphia University
Visiting Professor
September 1993 - May 1996

Nomadic Structures
Founder and Principal
January 1991 - January 1996