Designers of lightweight and sustainable enclosures
FTL Design Engineering Studio - Designers, Engineers and Architects specialized in unique buildings including lightweight and portable technologies, tensile structures and inflatables.
Keywords: lightweight structures, portable buildings, icon buildings
Interview Q&A
How long have you been in business?
35 Years
What is your primary product or service?
Design & Engineering of Innovative Structures and facilities used in performance pavilions, transportation projects, traveling buildings, tensile architecture
How did you first become interested in your line of business? (if owner) - What is your background? (If owner or store manager)
Wanted to create efficient structures which use a minimum of materials
How do you differentiate yourself from other businesses in your category and area?
We are the only office in the US that combines both architectural design with sophisticated engineering of these innovative structures
How many locations do you have and do you have plans to expand?
one location
Provide detailed directions to your location
32nd Street and Park Ave
Which areas do you service?
Architects using special structures and innovative Building Skins, Owners wanting iconic pavilions, Manufacturers in this specialized market
Who owns your company or runs daily operations?
Nic Goldsmith FAIA LEED AP
What are your hours of operation?
9:30 - 6:00pm Monday - Friday
What is the best compliment anyone can give you?
That our designs are a combination of art and engineering
What is your favorite quote or Bible verse?
When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty, I think only of how to solve the problem
But when I am finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong
Buckminster Fuller