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As the geographical, cultural and political center of the Iberian Peninsula, Spain’s vibrant capital is one of Europe’s fastest growing major cities. About six million people live in the Greater Madrid area, 3.1 million of them in the city itself.

GKD woven stainless steel facades are as functional for sunshading as they are striking. In many instances the metal fabric material is specified for detailed, reflective and aesthetically pleasing qualities, but what ultimately beats the heat are its sunshading, daylighting, and sustainable benefits.

Until now, secure shutter solutions in shopping malls, underground garages or kiosks only rarely impressed through their appealing aesthetics.

s a red-light district and the “birthplace” of the Beatles, St. Pauli and Hamburg’s Reeperbahn enjoy worldwide cult status. Tourists from all over the world, and even the inhabitants of Hamburg themselves, are spellbound by the attractions of this throbbing district with its unique blend of red-light milieu, alternative and traditional cultural venues, modern living and working. For more than twenty years, the Spielbudenplatz, the actual heart of this melting pot, lay derelict.

The Tours du Pont de Sèvres office towers on the south-western outskirts of Paris, which were built in 1975 and had since deteriorated into an eyesore, were long a potent symbol for the rise and fall of the French automotive industry.

White GKD metal fabric plays a disappearing act on the interior of a commercial office building in Toronto, Canada. With sharp geometric lines and vibrant white walls set against concrete floors and metal railings, a few red bucket chairs starkly break up the monotone design.

Barcelona’s main artery is the Promenade Las Ramblas, which connects the Placa Catalunya with the harbor. A colorful mix of street artists, vendors of flowers, animals and newspapers, market halls and cafes draws local inhabitants and visitors alike to this magical, elegant promenade for relaxed strolling.

Two new public spaces in the Versailles Pavilion Dufour shine with detailed gold Escale 5×1 from GKD as part of a redevelopment project designed by French architect, Dominique Perrault.

Stantec is an international design firm operating in over 400 locations across six continents. The company dates back to 1954 where Dr. Don Stanley founded it as a one-person firm.

Textile structures are like a skin which constantly changes. They can be used to dress buildings as well as people, optically enshrouding them almost completely from view, and then revealing them in novel and surprising forms.