2022
Loïc Tindemans

“‘GC2000 Millenium Eve’, superclub brand Gatecrasher’s party at the 31st of December of 1999 in the ‘Tensile 1’ mega- tent structure, designed by Rudi Enos, at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield.”

2016
Architecture Boston / usmodernist.org

“The largest mobile building in the world is Valhalla a giant tented membrane structure designed by UK-based engineer Rudi Enos. It can be erected in a variety of patterns up to 252,478 square feet in area and shipped around the world in 10 standard containers.”

2015
J Llorens, Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles

“In response Rudi Enos engineers created Valhalla, which remains the largest portable building in the world today. The building consists of a tented structure 75 m wide with a twin mast system that is repeated eight times to provide a full-size floor area of 23,456 metres2. Although the first night's use provided the inspiration for the building's construction great care was taken in considering its future.”

2013
Robert Kronenburg, Routledge

“The largest mobile building ever built is Valhalla, devised by engineer Rudi Enos in response to a commission to provide a building for millennium eve celebrations in Sheffield, UK.”

2012
Robert Kronenburg, Routledge

Live Architecture explores the physical form of popular music performance space from 1960 to the present day (Mobile Spaces 6.1. Valhalla, Rudi Enos, 2000).

2010
Robert Kronenburg

“Rudi Enos specialises in tensile mobile architecture and has designed a number of large-scale dedicated performance venues for popular music. The Kayam system was…”

2008
Robert Kronenburg, Birkhauser

Discussing the forerunners, present context, and technology of portable architecture. Rudi Enos Page 96 onwards.

2006
Robert Kronenburg

“The largest tented structure in the world is the Valhalla system designed by Rudi Enos and operated by…”

2006
E. Gutierrez, O. Popovic, University of Sheffield, School of Architecture

“Finally it is worth acknowledging the expert input, mainly on technical issues, from Prof Anthony Hunt, the founder of Anthony Hunt Associates and Mr. Rudi Enos from Special Structures Lab…”

2004
Rudi Enos, Transportable Environments Conference, Ryerson University, Toronto

”The event organisers’ use of structures in the event business has changed in the last 20 years from necessity to choice. Temporary environments have been used for some the largest events ever held. The largest music festivals in the…”