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Here is the first substantial publication to look at the most interesting membrane structures built around the world in recent years. The book’s introduction covers the architectural and cultural history of the tent and considers its origins, meaning and ecological elegance. At the heart of the book are thirty recent projects, grouped by theme and presented extensively through accessible text descriptions, photographs and line drawings. This wide-ranging survey of contemporary tensile building will be of immense appeal and use to architecture and design students and professionals, as well as engineers, developers and city planners.

• A survey of contemporary architecture’s most exciting and relevant building type at an environmentally sensitive time.
• Features revolutionary designs by leading international architects, from Oscar Niemeyer to Richard Rogers to Shigeru Ban to lesser-known innovators.
• Case studies include newsworthy and topical projects, including the ‘Water Cube’ by Australian firm PTW Architects for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
• Philip Drew is a widely published author and well-known architectural historian, well positioned to expand topics of greatest interest for designers.
• Each case study is accompanied by plans and drawings supplied by the architects and/or engineers.

Table of Contents

Introduction • Part One – History, Culture and Making • Part Two – Contemporary Projects: ImitationTents • Gravity’s Line Small Peaks • LargeWaves • Ring Roofs • Convertibles • Atrium Covers Grid Shells • Bubblewrap • FabricWalls • FunTents