Fabric Structures in Architecture

Textiles are increasingly being incorporated into buildings, and understanding the behaviour of the materials used is essential in developing fabric architecture. Fabric Structures in Architecture is an essential text that covers various aspects of how textiles and their properties are used in building construction, with particular focus on tensile structures.

The book begins with the fundamental principles, from the origins of fabric architecture to modern types, exploring fibers, coatings and multi-layered tensile architectural structures. Part Two discuses a range of design considerations and explores installation and failure modes with chapters on lighting, acoustics and thermal behavior in architectural fabric structures. Finally, Part Three covers the applications of textiles in architecture, presenting a series of unique case-studies from around the world that look at Latin America, Japan and Europe amongst other regions.

is a unique and important reference text for textile manufacturers, architects, engineers, and postgraduate students and academic researchers in textile science.

Professor Josep Ignasi de Llorens teaches Architectural Technology at the Barcelona School of Architecture, Spain and has received global recognition with exhibitions of his work appearing in Barcelona, Chicago, Firenze, Ljubljana, Madrid, Paris, Roma, St. Louis (Mo) and Sydney.