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050			_aNA 4160 .D74 2008
100			_aDrew, Philip. _eauthor
245		0	_aNew tent architecture / _cPhilip Drew
260			_aLondon, United Kingdom : _bThames & Hudson, _cc2008
300			_a208 pages : _bcolor illustrations, plans ; _c28 cm.
365			_bUSD13.15
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505			_aTents as architecture new shapes, new materials -- Gravity's line -- Small peaks -- Large waves -- Rings and convertibles -- Atrium covers, fabric walls -- New interpretations -- Bibliography and resources -- Glossary -- Directory of Architects.
520			_aNew Tent Architecture is the first major publication to look at the exciting possibilities of contemporary tensile building and the most interesting membrane structures created in recent years. This wide-ranging international survey begins with a substantial architectural and cultural history of the tent, considering its origins, meaning and ecological elegance. The core of the book features thirty recent projects, grouped by theme (atrium covers and fabric walls, ring roofs and convertibles, small peaks, large waves) and presented extensively through accessible text descriptions, photographs and line drawings. At the forefront of current architectural practice and offering countless lessons for an increasingly environmentally aware profession, New Tent Architecture will be of widespread appeal and use to architecture and design professionals, engineers and students worldwide.
650			_aTENSILE ARCHITECTURE
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