Fabric Structures in Architecture

✍ Scribed by J Llorens

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 835
• Series: Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Fabric Structures in Architecture covers the varying ways textiles and their properties are used in building construction, with particular focus given to tensile structures. The text begins with the fundamental principles of textiles, including the origins of fabric architecture, then progressing to a discussion of the modern textiles of today. It covers relevant textile materials and their properties, including coatings and membranes. In addition, a range of design considerations are discussed, with detailed information on installation and failure modes. A series of case studies from around the world accompany the discussion, illustrating the applications of textiles in architecture.

• Offers key coverage of the fundamental principles, from the origins of fabric architecture to modern textile
• Provides analysis of relevant textile materials and their properties, including coatings and membranes
• Contains expert insights in to the applications of textiles in architecture, presenting a series of relevant case-studies from around the world

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
The Textile Institute and Woodhead Publishing, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
List of contributors, Pages xiii-xiv, M. Birchall, R. Blum, H. Bögner-Balz, T. Bristogianni, J. Chilton, S. Chiu, J.M. Cremers, F. Escrig, G.N. Harvie, F. Heinzelmann, C.H. Hernández, R. Houtman, C.G. Huntington, K. Kaltenbrunner, K. Kawaguchi, M. Kiefer, J. Köhnlein, R. Kronenburg, B. Lau, J. Llorens, S. Lombardi, et al.
Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles, Pages xv-xxii
In Memoriam of Félix Escrig Pallarés, Pages xxiii-xxv
Preface, Pages xxvii-xxxi, Josep Ignasi de Llorens
1 - Introduction: The development of fabric structures in architecture, Pages 1-21, R. Kronenburg
2 - Fundamentals of tensile architectural fabric structures, Pages 25-99, F. Escrig, J. Sánchez-Sánchez
3 - Materials used for architectural fabric structures, Pages 101-121, R. Houtman
4 - Structural behaviour of fabrics and coatings for architectural fabric structures, Pages 123-157, H. Bögner-Balz, R. Blum, J. Köhnlein
5 - Functional-layered textiles in architecture, Pages 159-186, F. Heinzelmann, T. Bristogianni, P. Teuffel
6 - High-performance architectural membranes: Phase-change materials, Pages 187-199, B. Pause
7 - Lighting and the visual environment in architectural fabric structures, Pages 203-219, J. Chilton, B. Lau
8 - Thermal behaviour in architectural fabric structures, Pages 221-240, G.N. Harvie
9 - Acoustics in architectural fabric structures: The case of ETFE pillows, Pages 241-256, S. Chiu, D. Noble, E. Valmont
10 - Environmental impact of architectural fabric structures, Pages 257-281, J.M. Cremers
11 - Detailing for fabric architectural structures, Pages 283-387, J. Llorens
12 - Installation of architectural fabric structures, Pages 389-415, K. Kaltenbrunner, M. Kiefer
13 - Understanding and overcoming failures associated with architectural fabric structures, Pages 417-445, J. Monjo-Carrió
14 - Membrane claddings in architecture, Pages 449-480, C. Monticelli
15 - Architectural fabric structures in the refurbishment of archaeological and cultural heritage areas, Pages 481-527, A. Zanelli
16 - Recent developments in architectural fabric structures in China, Pages 529-584, Z. Qilin
17 - Recent developments in architectural fabric structures in Latin America, Pages 585-660, C.H. Hernández
18 - Recent developments in architectural fabric structures in North America, Pages 661-686, C.G. Huntington
19 - Recent developments in architectural fabric structures in Japan, Pages 687-725, K. Kawaguchi
20 - Recent developments in architectural fabric structures: Shopping mall Titan Plaza, Bogotá, Columbia, Pages 727-747, B. Stimpfle
21 - Recent developments in architectural fabric structures in Europe: The example of Winter Garden, Verona, Italy, Pages 749-771, S. Lombardi, C. Monticelli
22 - Recent developments in architectural fabric structures in Europe: The design and construction of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium and its context in the European fabric structures market, Pages 773-817, M. Birchall
Epilogue, Pages 819-821
Index, Pages 823-836