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Bring Your Custom Structure Vision to Life

Create an iconic custom designed structure with Shelter-Rite®. Our fabrics combine durability, aesethics, and versatility to inspire and elevate your space.

Strength

How Shelter-Rite® Powers a World-Class Amphitheatre

From design to performance, Shelter-Rite® architectural fabric helps power the Atlanta Symphony’s amphitheatre by combining tensioned strength, weather resistance, and a signature architectural look.

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Make Your Tensile Fabric Structure Vision a Reality

Shelter-Rite® architectural fabrics give architects and owners the flexibility to turn creative and innovative tensile designs into reality. From canopies to music amphitheaters to sports complexes, our products provide solutions for any open or enclosed tensile membrane structure, safeguarding valuable assets and ensuring long-lasting performance.

Selecting the right fabric goes beyond strength. Factors to consider include:

  • Fabric thickness to match structural and load requirements

  • Lifespan for reliable long-term performance

  • Cost to stay within budget

  • Color options and light transmittance for design and comfort

  • UV and flame resistance to protect people and property

  • Ease of deployment and repair to minimize downtime

Shelter-Rite coated fabrics are engineered to deliver exceptional durability, structural integrity, and aesthetic appeal. They are built to withstand even the most demanding environments and provide some of the best protective solutions in the world.

Our portfolio of featured products for custom tensile structures: 3820, 6122, 8324, 8421, 8424, 8028, 9032 

Shelter-Rite tensile fabrics are available with a wide range of top coats, colors, and translucency options, allowing you to achieve the visual effect your project requires while maximizing protection against the elements. Choosing Tedlar® as a top finish adds an extra layer of protection. Tedlar outstanding dirt-shedding properties and long-lasting pigments deliver superior resistance to color fading. Its technology is essentially self-cleaning, creating a high-performance, heavy-duty surface in white or colored fabric.

Explore Shelter-Rite solutions for tensile, frame, air-supported, and tent structures to find the right fabric for your next project. 

 

Products for Bring Your Custom Structure Vision to Life

Lightweight Series
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Lightweight Series

This series includes lighter-weight fabrics engineered for applications where quick setup, portability, and frequent handling are essential—such as tent structures, temporary pavilions, and event spaces.

Structural Series
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Structural Series

Engineered for permanent or semi-permanent architectural installations, this series balances strength, flexibility, and aesthetic appeal. Designed for use with rigid frame structures and moderate tensile loads.

High Tension Series
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High Tension Series

These premium membranes deliver exceptional strength and durability for tensioned fabric architecture, large-span air-supported domes, and structures exposed to extreme environmental conditions.

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Case Studies

Circus Juventas Selects Durable Shelter-Rite® Membrane for Building Recover

After 25 years under the same trusted Shelter-Rite membrane, Circus Juventas turned once again to the product that proved its strength. The result: a renewed, high-performance building envelope ready to support the school’s next generation of performers.

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Why Local Governments Should Consider Fabric Structures

Portable tension structures have numerous benefits such as additional emergency shelter. Learn why you should use portable tension structures here.

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Why Shelter-Rite® Is the Trusted Choice for Durable Architectural Fabric Structures

Discover why Shelter-Rite® is the top choice for durable, low-maintenance architectural fabric structures with long-term ROI.

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What Fabric Type Do You Need for Your Perfect Structure?

Consult the conventional classifications of membrane materials chart to select the right membrane for your next project.

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