Tensile architecture
Preface -- Maps -- Part One: 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...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Preface -- Maps -- Part One: 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 -- Part Two: Suspension bridges -- Early Suspension Bridges -- Part Three: Modern Suspension Bridges -- Modern tensile architecture -- Early Tension -- Linear Tension -- Surface Tension -- Revival of the Tent -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. Provides a historical perspective for tensile architecture in the 20th century. It explores the tents of nomad cultures, geographical distribution of tent types, the effect of the dromedary on the distribution of the black tent, and seasonal specialization of Eskimo dwellings |
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| Beschreibung: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 219-233 First published 1979 by Westview Press,Inc |
| Beschreibung: | xxii, 237 Seiten Illustrationen 26 cm |
| ISBN: | 0367289865 0-367-28986-5 9780367289867 978-0-367-28986-7 |