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Hardback with a sewn binding; 3 pounds; illustrated; end notes, bibliography; indexed.
In this richly illustrated, well-researched survey, Philip Drew traces the continuous development of lightweight structures in architecture from early tent dwellings to recent manifestations. His historical perspective affords a view of the newest advances as one part of the long search to find more efficient methods of spanning.
Table of Contents Highlights: Traditional Tensile Architecture, Tents & Nomads, Ice Age Tents, The Kibitka of Central Asia, The Black Tent of the Middle East, Suspension Bridges, Modern Tensile Architecture, Linear Tension. Surface Tension, Revival of the Tent.
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- PublisherWestview Press
- Publication date1980
- ISBN 10 0891585508
- ISBN 13 9780891585503
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages237
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Westview Press, Boulder, CO, 1979
ISBN 10: 0891585508
ISBN 13: 9780891585503
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First American Edition. 4to. xxii, 236 (2) pp, illus. First American Edition, 1979. Not Price Clipped. Pristine, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 9.25" x 10". Brown leatherette boards with gilt lettering to spine. Pictorial dj in acetate protector. "This outline of tensile building was written to provide an historucal perspective for modern architecture in the 20th centory, but it became increasingly clear that traditional tensile building is connected with nomadic cultures. In this richly illustrated survey, the author traces the continuous development of lightweight structures in architecture from early tent dwellings to recent manifestations. His historical perspective affords a view of the newest advances as one part of the long search to find more efficient methods of spanning." Size: Quarto. Book. Seller Inventory # 005864
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