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Berger, Horst.

Light structures, structures of light : the art and engineering of tensile architecture. / txt Horst Berger. - 2d ed. - 186 p. ill. (some col.)

Introduction : Building a gentler environment --
In the beginning: domes --
From tents to tensile architecture --
How tensile structures work --
Materials for tensile structures --
20 years of fabric structures: 1973 to 1993 : The way of the spider ; Celebration in the city ; a forest in the desert ; Big tops to stay ; Moving the masts outside ; A giant flower shades the stadium ; Stretched over slender arches ; Music under the tent ; Sails for San Diego ; Bringing light to the airport --
Covering very large spaces --
Physical and mathematical models --
Ideas and possibilities. --

This volume documents the usage and possibilities of "tensile architecture", demonstrating projects from the last 20 years.

ISBN: 1420852671 9781420852677 081765352X 9783764353520 376435352X 9780817653521

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Tensile architecture.
Tents
Lightweight structures.

LC Class. No.: TH145 / B4 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 720.4