FTL (Future Tents Limited): Softness Movement and Light (Architectural Monographs No 48) - Softcover

Kronenburg, Robert H.; Dalland, Todd; Goldsmith, Nicholas

9780471976936: FTL (Future Tents Limited): Softness Movement and Light (Architectural Monographs No 48)

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ISBN 10: 0471976938 ISBN 13: 9780471976936

Publisher: Academy Press, 1997

Todd Dalland and Nicholas Goldsmith of New York based FTL architects and engineers, lead a multidisciplinary design practice that is intimately involved in the development of tensile architectural forms. With over a thousand projects created during a twenty-year period, their work is at the forefront of establishing new design possibilities that merge traditional and innovative technological strategies to find beautiful and appropriate solutions for a wide range of building types. FTL have consistently stretched the boundaries of architectural development, blurring the line between design and research, in creating building forms that provide a tantalising glimpse of the future. The architecture described in this monograph is a potent example of what can be achieved with the sensitive manipulation of lightweight forms.

With over 800 projects and 30 awards for their designs, FTL are acknowledged as pioneers in technological innovation. Anyone who wants a lightweight structure, who has a need for a deployable shelter, who understands the favourable economics of building with tensile technology, automatically turns to Todd Dalland and Nicholas Goldsmith, partners in FTL. Their evolution from design fringe to the mainstream is a story of persistence, dedication, vision and a strong belief in themselves. This monograph examines their modus operandi, their constant search for new materials that will enable them to design even more advanced structures, and looks at a number of their recent projects.

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Architectural Monographs No 18 FTL Todd Dalland Nicholas Goldsmith Softness Movement and Light Robert Kronenburg Todd Dalland and Nicholas Goldsmith of New York based FTL architects and engineers, lead a multidisciplinary design practice that is intimately involved in the development of tensile architectural forms. With over a thousand projects created during a twenty-year period, their work is at the forefront of establishing new design possibilities that merge traditional and innovative technological strategies to find beautiful and appropriate solutions for a wide range of building types. FTL have consistently stretched the boundaries of architectural development, blurring the line between design and research, in creating building forms that provide a tantalising glimpse of the future. The architecture described in this monograph is a potent example of what can be achieved with the sensitive manipulation of lightweight forms. The highly successful Architectural Monographs series focuses on individuals of international stature who have been influential in practice and in education. Each monograph is designed to reflect the style of the architect featured, providing an invaluable record of the work and an important source book for further study. Monographs in print include: Alvar Aafto ? Edwin Lutyens ?Mies van der Rohe John Soane ? Richard Rogers ? Terry Farrell Daniel Libeskind ? Ahrends, Burton and Koralek Tadao Ando ? Le Corbusier ? Frank Lloyd Wright Hassan Fathy ? Robert AM Stern ? CFA Voysey Foster Associates ? Venturi Scott Brown ? Rob Krier Lebbeus Woods ? Morphosis ? Demetri Porphyrios Peter Pran of Ellerbe Becket ? Stirling + Wilford Peter Cook ? Eric Owen Moss ? Quinlan Terry William Alsop and Jan St�rmer ? Itsuko Hasegawa Franklin D Israel Recent Monographs: Panos Koulermos No 35 Miguel Angel Roca No 36 Tom�s Taveira No 37 Ron Herron No 38 Allan Greenberg No 39 Enric Miralles No 40 Toyo Ito No 41 Minoru Takeyama No 42 Derek Walker No 43 Philip Johnson No 44 Carlo Aymonino No 45 Santiago Calatrava No 46 Imre Makovecz No 47

About the Author:

Dr Robert Kronenburg is an architect and Director of Studies of the Bachelor of Architecture course at the University of Liverpool, School of Architecture and Building Engineering, UK. He has lectured in Europe, the Far East and the USA, and his books include House in Motion: The Genesis, History and Development of the Portable Building and Portable Architecture. In 1994 he was a Fulbright visiting professor in the USA and in 1997 he was guest curator for exhibitions at the RIBA Architecture Centre and the Building Centre. Professor Peter McCleary is an engineer and teacher at the Department of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, USA,where he has developed the Studies in Emerging Technology course. He has lectured in Europe and the USA and in 1996 he curated an exhibition on the work of Robert Le Ricolais.

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