The history of fabric structures - Revision history

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	* Building.		* Building.
	* Buro Happold.		* Buro Happold.
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	* Conoid shell.		* Conoid shell.
	* ETFE.		* ETFE.

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	* The building as climate modifier.		* The building as climate modifier.
	* The development of structural membranes.		* The development of structural membranes.
		+	* The Solaris House of Buckminster Fuller.
	* The structural behaviour of architectural fabric structures.		* The structural behaviour of architectural fabric structures.
	* The thermal behaviour of spaces enclosed by fabric membranes.		* The thermal behaviour of spaces enclosed by fabric membranes.

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	This article was created by --[[User:Gregor_Harvie\|Gregor Harvie]].		This article was created by --[[User:Gregor_Harvie\|Gregor Harvie]].

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	* Air-supported structure.		* Air-supported structure.

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		+	* Air-supported structure.
	* Architectural fabrics.		* Architectural fabrics.
	* Architectural styles.		* Architectural styles.
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	* [http://www.gregorharvie.com/thesis/index.htm Investigation into the thermal behaviour of spaces enclosed by fabric membranes], Gregor Harvie, 1996.		* [http://www.gregorharvie.com/thesis/index.htm Investigation into the thermal behaviour of spaces enclosed by fabric membranes], Gregor Harvie, 1996.

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	* Frei Otto.		* Frei Otto.
	* Millennium Dome.		* Millennium Dome.
		+	* Pavilion.
	* Polite architecture.		* Polite architecture.
	* Principles of enclosure.		* Principles of enclosure.

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	* The thermal behaviour of spaces enclosed by fabric membranes.		* The thermal behaviour of spaces enclosed by fabric membranes.
	* Transparent insulation materials.		* Transparent insulation materials.
		+	* Wallcovering.
	* [[What_are_walls_made_of%3F\|What are walls made of?]]		* [[What_are_walls_made_of%3F\|What are walls made of?]]
	* Vernacular architecture.		* Vernacular architecture.
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	* [http://www.gregorharvie.com/thesis/index.htm Investigation into the thermal behaviour of spaces enclosed by fabric membranes], Gregor Harvie, 1996.		* [http://www.gregorharvie.com/thesis/index.htm Investigation into the thermal behaviour of spaces enclosed by fabric membranes], Gregor Harvie, 1996.

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	* Architectural fabrics.		* Architectural fabrics.
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	* Polite architecture.		* Polite architecture.
	* Principles of enclosure.		* Principles of enclosure.
		+	* PTFE.
	* Skyscraper.		* Skyscraper.
	* Ted Happold.		* Ted Happold.
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	* Faegre, T; Tents: Architecture of the Nomads, John Murray (Publishers) Ltd, London, 1979.		* Faegre, T; Tents: Architecture of the Nomads, John Murray (Publishers) Ltd, London, 1979.

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	* The thermal behaviour of spaces enclosed by fabric membranes.		* The thermal behaviour of spaces enclosed by fabric membranes.
	* Transparent insulation materials.		* Transparent insulation materials.
−	* [[What_are_walls_made_of?\|What are walls made of?]]	+	* [[What_are_walls_made_of%3F\|What are walls made of?]]
	* Vernacular architecture.		* Vernacular architecture.

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	= The origins of fabric structures =		= The origins of fabric structures =

−	The origins of fabric structures can be traced back over 44,000 years to the ~~ice age~~ and the Siberian Steppe, where remains have been found of simple shelters constructed from animal skins draped between sticks. It is likely that structures of this type were the first dwellings actually constructed by humans, and it has even been suggested that simple textiles were used for spatial division and shelter before they were used as clothing.	+	The origins of fabric structures can be traced back over 44,000 years to the Ice Age and the Siberian Steppe, where remains have been found of simple shelters constructed from animal skins draped between sticks. It is likely that structures of this type were the first dwellings actually constructed by humans, and it has even been suggested that simple textiles were used for spatial division and shelter before they were used as clothing.

	Initially associated with nomadic peoples, one of the earliest and most successful types of fabric structure was the loosely woven black tent. The black tent spread throughout the civilised world during the Arab conquests of the eighth century, and its descendants are still in use today.		Initially associated with nomadic peoples, one of the earliest and most successful types of fabric structure was the loosely woven black tent. The black tent spread throughout the civilised world during the Arab conquests of the eighth century, and its descendants are still in use today.
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	* The thermal behaviour of spaces enclosed by fabric membranes.		* The thermal behaviour of spaces enclosed by fabric membranes.
	* Transparent insulation materials.		* Transparent insulation materials.
−	* What are walls made of?	+	* [[What_are_walls_made_of?\|What are walls made of?]]
	* Vernacular architecture.		* Vernacular architecture.

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	In 1823, at around the same time that strong ropes first became commercially available, Claude Navier published a seminal study on suspension structures. The teething problems of the resulting generation of long-span structures were substantially laid to rest in 1838 when J.M. Rendel identified torsional stability as the major cause of bridge collapse. Large suspension structures rapidly became a common feature of engineering design, and it was not long before their spanning potential was used for large buildings.		In 1823, at around the same time that strong ropes first became commercially available, Claude Navier published a seminal study on suspension structures. The teething problems of the resulting generation of long-span structures were substantially laid to rest in 1838 when J.M. Rendel identified torsional stability as the major cause of bridge collapse. Large suspension structures rapidly became a common feature of engineering design, and it was not long before their spanning potential was used for large buildings.

−	At the 1896 Nizny Novgorod exhibition in Russia, the Structural Engineering Pavilion designed by V.G. Shookhov consisted of a large radial steel cable net pre-tensioned in both directions and clad with steel panels. It was believed that a similar structure composed of thicker ~~3mm~~ steel sheets could span over ~~300m~~. This provoked an interest in the spanning potential of tension stabilised surfaces which has continued to the present day.	+	At the 1896 Nizny Novgorod exhibition in Russia, the Structural Engineering Pavilion designed by V.G. Shookhov consisted of a large radial steel cable net pre-tensioned in both directions and clad with steel panels. It was believed that a similar structure composed of thicker 3 mm steel sheets could span over 300 m. This provoked an interest in the spanning potential of tension stabilised surfaces which has continued to the present day.

	A parallel development began in 1918 when F.W. Lanchester patented a design for an 'air tent' in which it was proposed that a patterned balloon fabric could be inflated at a low pressure to form a habitable enclosure. In 1938, Lanchester developed the concept further with a design for an air supported dome spanning over 650 m. Such air supported and air inflated structures had many potential applications but in 1946 a mass market was identified, creating 'radomes', minimal structure shelters which provided climatic protection for radar dishes.		A parallel development began in 1918 when F.W. Lanchester patented a design for an 'air tent' in which it was proposed that a patterned balloon fabric could be inflated at a low pressure to form a habitable enclosure. In 1938, Lanchester developed the concept further with a design for an air supported dome spanning over 650 m. Such air supported and air inflated structures had many potential applications but in 1946 a mass market was identified, creating 'radomes', minimal structure shelters which provided climatic protection for radar dishes.
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	* Architectural styles.		* Architectural styles.
	* Buckminster Fuller.		* Buckminster Fuller.
		+	* Building.
	* Buro Happold.		* Buro Happold.
	* Conoid shell.		* Conoid shell.