Tensile Structures: Design, Structure, and Calculation of Buildings of Cables, Nets, and Membranes

by Frei Otto

English, German (translation)

491 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1973

Reviews

[Marti Llop · Rating 5 out of 5]

Grrrrrr.vull fer bombolles…➰

[Francisco Reivax · Rating 5 out of 5]

I own and read the 1969 first edition hardcover of "Tensile ..." published by the MIT Press with 400 plus pages. Great reference book on structural engineering of temporary lightweight shelters like tents, big top, canvas canopy, membranes, tensions in ropes & cables...

I saw and visited on several occasion one of Otto's most magnificent tent building, West Germany Pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal, before it was dismantled in 1977 or 1978. That large fabric soaring structure, who withstood 10 Canadian winters, was so awe inspiring it should have been preserved ... But Frei Otto (1925-2015) was the pioneering architect / engineer who advocated for a non permanent architecture...

[Maria Spina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I need to read this book about my investigation of structures flexibles.