July/August 2019

On the Cover:
Mesa, Ariz.-based Tenshon LLC’s ECO Swim School project was entered in the 2018 IFAI International Achievement Awards (IAA). The project features large triangle sails — each approximately 2,000 square feet in area with 100-foot-long side lengths.
The 2019 IFAI IAA winners will be announced during IFAI Expo 2019.
Photograph courtesy of Tenshon LLC

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Yarn Market

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People

July/August 2019

Bulletin Board

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