Tensile architecture. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Philip Drew.
• Authors: Drew, Philip, 1943-
• Contents: Preface -- Traditional Tensile Architecture: -- The Tents of Nomad Cultures -- Tents and Nomads -- Ice Age Tents -- Conical Tents of Northern Eurasia and Northern America -- Northern Eurasia -- North America -- The Kibitka of Central Asia -- The Black Tent of the Middle East -- The Black Tent -- North Africa -- Arabia -- Iran and Afghanistan -- Tibet -- The Ancient World -- The Middle Ages and Renaissance -- Suspension bridges -- Early Suspension Bridges -- Modern Suspension Bridges -- Modern tensile architecture -- Early Tension -- Linear Tension -- Surface Tension -- Revival of the Tent -- Conclusion
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 720; Tensile architecture; Tensile architecture; ARCHITECTURE / General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0429308612; 9780429308611; 9781000278408; 1000278409; 9781000314342; 1000314340; 9781000242461; 1000242463
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource ; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 25, 2019).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.