People will need to grow accustomed to this term: “textile architecture”. Buildings such as the Munich football stadium or the swimming pool building in Beijing demonstrate new design and construction possibilities using textile architecture. At the same time, the innovative, lightweight and flexible structures made using sheeting or textile fabrics also allow buildings to be energy-optimised. Now solutions for the energy-oriented refurbishment of buildings are being developed and tested in a research project.
more details Membrane constructions for building refurbishment
