Buildings | Lightweight Structures

Progressing practice from mass to membrane.

Lightweight structures use a minimum of materials to span large distances, creating more sustainable and cost-effective solutions for the architectural community.

Helmed by founding leader Nic Goldsmith, the Lightweight Structures Group provides designs informed by 45 years of engineering and design consulting experience, exploring the application and efficient use of lightweight materials.

Using form finding, digital modeling, and parametric design, the group tackles structures including cable nets, membrane structures, grid shells, and inflatables for both innovative buildings and special structures.

People + Leadership

Nic Goldsmith
Nic Goldsmith
Founding Director
Ashish Soni
Ashish Soni
Design Director

Expert Insights

Our Buildings team has a diverse range of skills and expertise. We pride ourselves on being innovators and industry leaders in certain specialty areas, including:

Cabo Norte

ETFE Foil Enclosures

ASU

Tensile Structures

Barton Barr

Building Envelopes

Bronx Zoo Aviary

Mesh Enclosures

Domino Levin

Cable Nets

Dyson D-Tour

Pneumatic Structures

Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary

Portable Buildings

100 Cent

Pre-engineered Products