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The Rady Shell
S
een from a distance, the Rady Shell at
Jacobs Park, in San Diego, Calif., is a
striking sight. In daylight, it looks like
something that might have emerged from
San Diego Bay, but at night it becomes a
popular concert venue, with an enormous
stage, 3,386 programmable LED lights
and a powerful amplification system.
First opened in the Summer of 2021,
The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park was made
possible by an agreement between the San
Diego Symphony and the Unified Port of San
Diego. Art, architecture and engineering
come together in a package wrapped in
stretched fabric that defines its distinctive
look. The $85 million shell was designed by
London-based SoundForms and its Flanagan
Lawrence fabric shell division. The 13,000
square feet of performance space and backof-house
facilities accommodates
a full orchestra and chorus, and the sloped,
flexible seating space can hold up to 10,000
audience members. While it may look light
enough to float on water, the stage and shell
weigh 236,000 pounds.
" The organic curved forms emerged from
rapid hand sketches which were translated
into geometrical studies using the computer, "
says Jason Flanagan of Flanagan Lawrence.
The Rady Shell consists of six rib-like steel
frames over which white PTFE fabric stretches
to form five scallops. The details of wrapping
the shell fell to Australia-based Fabritecture,
which specializes in tensile fabric structures.
Inner and outer layers of fabric enclose and
conceal much of the essential equipment.
A powerful system of speakers is concealed
behind the section of fabric ringing the front
of the shell, and speaker clusters suspended
onstage facing the audience provide clear
and powerful sound.
The Rady Shell was an 2021 IAA
Outstanding Achievement Award winner
in the Hybrid Tension Structures category.
Photos: TheShell.org
52 SPECIALTY FABRICS REVIEW / November 2022
PROJECT NAME
The Rady Shell, San
Diego, Calif.
PERFORMANCE SHELL
DESIGN
Soundforms with
Flanagan Lawrence,
London, England
ARCHITECT
Tucker Sadler Architects,
San Diego, Calif.
FABRIC INSTALLATION
Fabritecture, Queensland,
Australia
MATERIAL USED
PTFE

http://www.TheShell.org

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