New Tent Architecture

Hardcover. English. Thames & Hudson. 2008. ISBN: 0500342431. 208pp. Good condition in hardcover, with edgeworn dw. The tent is one of the oldest man-made structures. Prized for its lightness, mobility, small footprint, and structural elegance, it has been used for centuries by nomadic cultures. With increasing ecological concerns and the new formal possibilities offered by innovative materials and technologies, tent and tensile structures offer exciting and significant solutions to age-old problems. Book No: 465954