Inspiring

Information for designing and applying Tensile Surface Structures:

From Frei Otto: using soap films https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IW7o25NmeA

From Maria Blaisse: https://vimeo.com/80544748 

From  Fibrenamics: Hybrid tower https://www.web.fibrenamics.com/en/fibrenamics-en/newsletter/newsletter_n2/fibrebasedprojects/

On building with ETFE: https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-etfe-new-bubble-buildings-177662 

On design opportunities (Carl Stahl ARC GmbH): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCuzUrHpj7o&list=PLDK6mvWj_JzWRpeTZAmeVeTnik3yHDa77&fbclid=IwAR2SaX05M-lX1VGXnkQz4ghRGgQPBRVXMplh2Oh9UfpirhH9ZVTOXA6daIg

Pneumatic structures: Installation by Marcel Wanders - Eurasian Garden at OITA (2015): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJiyhzIrgfE

 

Up-and-coming generation: The student competition “Textile Structures for New Building” is organised every two years within the framework of the Techtextil trade fair. On the one hand, this contest stimulates students to work in an innovative way with textiles and design textile buildings, and on the other hand, offers the up-and-coming generation to compete at an international level. The student competition runs in a successful and professional manner since several years. The TensiNet Association is a dedicated sponsor. See http://www.tensinet.com/index.php/activities-networking/techtextil-student-competition

 

 

  • European Design Guide for Tensile Structures - Chapter 2 - Engineering Fabric Architecture
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