TRIBEZA RUNWAY INSTALLATION Tribeza is a popular arts and culture magazine that hosts a fashion show to culminate Austin Style Week each year. Matt Fajkus Architecture has worked on this event since 2012, and in 2014 decided to partner with the UT Materials Lab to collaborate on the design and fabrication of a runway backdrop. At the time of my involvement, schematic sketches had been made, and realization of those concepts was the challenge moving forward. The venue, Fair Market in East Austin, was booked the days prior and following, so installation and tear-down of the backdrop had to be completed on the day of the event. Connection points for the backdrop structure were limited to the surface of the temporary stage, and the steel structural members of the venue. The solution was to build each piece as a module, light enough to move with one person and able to fit in a standard pickup bed. The use of hinges between the angled connection members allowed flexibility during installation, and enabled the structure to be placed without the use of heavy machinery.
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