Tensile architecture Tensile architecture Denver International Airport (DIA) is a major international airport located in northeastern Denver, Colorado. It is operated by the City and County of Denver. It ranks among the top ten busiest airports in the world and is the largest airport by area in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Denver International Airport"
Horst Berger (1928-) is a structural engineer and designer known for his work with lightweight tensile architecture. After receiving a degree in Civil Engineering in 1954 from Stuttgart University in Stuttgart, Germany, he began working in 1995 at the Bridge and Special Structures Department of Wayss and Freitag in Frankfurt. In 1960, he joined Severud Associates in New York city and worked on projects such as the St. Louis Arch, Madison Square Garden, and Toronto City Hall. ...more on Wikipedia about "Horst Berger"
Jörg Schlaich is a German structural engineer, known for engineering of the Olympic Stadium, Munich and the observation tower at the Killesbergpark in Stuttgart. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jörg Schlaich"
In mechanics and biomechanics, tensegrity or tensional integrity is a property of objects with components that use tension and compression in a combination that yields strength and resilience beyond the sum of their components. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tensegrity"
Tensile architecture is a relatively new field of architecture devoted to lightweight membrane structures. Composed primarily of fabric tent-like structures, this form of architecture is well suited for sheltering large areas, such as stadiums, arenas, outdoor shelters, and airport terminals. Since the 1960s, tensile structures have been championed by designers and engineers such as Frei Otto, the duo of Nicholas Goldsmith & Todd Dalland at FTL Design & Engineering Studio, Horst Berger, and David Geiger. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tensile architecture"
A tensile structure is a building that is made from materials under tension — This could be a Cable net supporting a fabric or sheet material, or it could be made entirely from fabric. Most often used just for the roof of a building it is a relatively new form of construction. An early use of a membrane covered tensile structure is the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, constructed in 1958. The concept was later pioneered by German architect Frei Otto who first used the idea in the construction of the German pavilion at Expo '67. Frei next used the idea for the roof of the Olympic Stadium for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tensile structure"
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