Berger, Horst. <br/><br/>
Light structures, structures of light :  the art and engineering of tensile architecture. /  txt 
Horst Berger. 
 - 2d ed. 
 - 186 p.  ill. (some col.) 
<br/><br/>Introduction : Building a gentler environment --<br/>In the beginning: domes --<br/>From tents to tensile architecture --<br/>How tensile structures work --<br/>Materials for tensile structures --<br/>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 --<br/>Covering very large spaces --<br/>Physical and mathematical models --<br/>Ideas and possibilities. -- 
<br/><br/> This volume documents the usage and possibilities of "tensile architecture", demonstrating projects from the last 20 years.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1420852671 9781420852677 081765352X   9783764353520 376435352X 9780817653521 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Tensile architecture.<br/>Tents<br/>Lightweight structures.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TH145  / B4 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>720.4