Tensile architecture

German architect (1925-2015)

Russian engineer-polymath, scientist and architect (1853-1939)

thumb|right|The simplest tensegrity structure (a T3-prism). Each of three compression members (green) is symmetric with the other two, and symmetric from end to end. Each end is connected to three cables (red), which provide tension and precisely define the position of that end in the same way as the three cables in the Skylon (Festival of Britain)|Skylon define the bottom end of its tapered pillar.

pressurized building-size envelope

German civil engineer (1934-2021)

German architect

construction of elements carrying only tension and no compression or bending

German architect