Membranes for Structures
Applications
- 1st Edition - July 25, 2025
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Editor: Josep Ignasi de Llorens
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 2 4 0 5 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 2 4 0 6 - 5
A growing use of membranes for construction purposes has recently been encouraged by their environmentally friendly characteristics. To offer a timely and extensive, re… Read more
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A growing use of membranes for construction purposes has recently been encouraged by their environmentally friendly characteristics. To offer a timely and extensive, research-grounded compendium on structures made with fabrics and foils, the most relevant facets of the state of the art are covered in two sister titles.
Membranes for Structures — Applications is steeped in fascinating, functional examples: in fact, a selection of detailed case studies is presented in Part One, preceded by the description of two relevant historical antecedents, which are the circus tent and the “envelat”. The particular case of the successful spoked wheel structural system for the construction of large stadiums is the subject of Part Two, including descriptions of four significant case studies. Two growing fields of application are the focus of Part Three, which is dedicated to façades that give buildings a unique appearance, and Part Five, which addresses replacements, renovations, and refurbishments—activities that are frequently encountered in today’s construction industry. And Part Four presents the latest application developments in different countries across the globe, with achievements in China, Latin and North America, Japan, and Europe being highlighted.
The well-amalgamated contributions, authored by international experts, produce a comprehensive reference to keep students and researchers as well as industry professionals and various other stakeholders abreast with the latest advancements.
- Incorporates recent developments that are poorly documented in other literature available
- Describes functional, structural, and decorative applications of membranes in buildings and includes various relevant case studies from around the world
- Published alongside its sister title, Membranes for Structures — Fundamentals (ISBN: 9780443224072)
Academics, researchers, and postgraduate students in architectural engineering (i.e., archineers) and architecture, innovative building materials, civil engineering, structural engineering, infrastructure engineering, heritage conservation. Practitioners in civil, structural, and infrastructure engineering, designers and architects, conservation scientists, advanced materials research, design, and manufacturing laboratories, urban planners, other industry or government stakeholders focusing on sustainable, energy-efficient built environment development.
PART I: Case studies
1. Antecedents: The circus tent and the “envelat”
2. Puerto Madero bus station
3. Large-scale inflatable hangars
4. Desert City
5. Design for urban infrastructure: Bus stations, tram stations, transfer hubs
6. Tensile membrane structure for the Koerich Castle
7. Oxígeno – Costa Rica
8. ETFE roof Rynek Łazarski in Poznan, Poland
9. PumpItUp, gite mobile Esch-sur-Alzette
10. Tensile sculptures: Sculptures made with tensile membranes
11. Prestressed stayed masts
12. Renovation of Le Polygone Shopping Center Roof, Montpellier
13. Suzhou Kunshan Football Stadium
PART II: Spoked wheels
14. From the Colosseo to the Stadio Olimpico, Roma
15. Haikou Wuyuan River Sports Park Arena
16. Suzhou Olympic Sport Center Arena
PART III: Façades
17. Textilakademie M€onchengladbach
18. Cuauhtémoc Stadium façade
19. EPIZEN shopping center textile façade
PART IV: Recent developments 2015-2023
20. Developments in China
21. Developments in Latin America
22. Developments in North America
23. Developments in Japan
24. Developments in Europe
25. Journey of tensile membrane architecture and structures in India, 1990-2025
PART V: Replacements
26. Valorization of tensioned membrane structures at the end of life
27. Sustainable approach to the renovation of membrane covering: Case of Teatro Verdi in Montecatini
28. Restoration of the membrane roof over the tennis stadium at Hamburg’s Rothenbaum
29. Elspe grandstand roof
30. Movable roof Tecklenburg
31. Renewal of the suspended ceilings at the Olympic Swimming Hall and the Olympic Hall in Munich
32. Retrofitting of an ETFE roof in Verona
33. Replacement of the JMA Dome (Carrier Dome) Roof, Syracuse University, New York
34. Replacement of the air-supported fabric membrane roof of BC Place
1. Antecedents: The circus tent and the “envelat”
2. Puerto Madero bus station
3. Large-scale inflatable hangars
4. Desert City
5. Design for urban infrastructure: Bus stations, tram stations, transfer hubs
6. Tensile membrane structure for the Koerich Castle
7. Oxígeno – Costa Rica
8. ETFE roof Rynek Łazarski in Poznan, Poland
9. PumpItUp, gite mobile Esch-sur-Alzette
10. Tensile sculptures: Sculptures made with tensile membranes
11. Prestressed stayed masts
12. Renovation of Le Polygone Shopping Center Roof, Montpellier
13. Suzhou Kunshan Football Stadium
PART II: Spoked wheels
14. From the Colosseo to the Stadio Olimpico, Roma
15. Haikou Wuyuan River Sports Park Arena
16. Suzhou Olympic Sport Center Arena
PART III: Façades
17. Textilakademie M€onchengladbach
18. Cuauhtémoc Stadium façade
19. EPIZEN shopping center textile façade
PART IV: Recent developments 2015-2023
20. Developments in China
21. Developments in Latin America
22. Developments in North America
23. Developments in Japan
24. Developments in Europe
25. Journey of tensile membrane architecture and structures in India, 1990-2025
PART V: Replacements
26. Valorization of tensioned membrane structures at the end of life
27. Sustainable approach to the renovation of membrane covering: Case of Teatro Verdi in Montecatini
28. Restoration of the membrane roof over the tennis stadium at Hamburg’s Rothenbaum
29. Elspe grandstand roof
30. Movable roof Tecklenburg
31. Renewal of the suspended ceilings at the Olympic Swimming Hall and the Olympic Hall in Munich
32. Retrofitting of an ETFE roof in Verona
33. Replacement of the JMA Dome (Carrier Dome) Roof, Syracuse University, New York
34. Replacement of the air-supported fabric membrane roof of BC Place
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 25, 2025
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Language: English
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Josep Ignasi de Llorens
Prof. Josep Ignasi de Llorens has a PhD in Architecture (1986) and has taught at the Barcelona School of Architecture. His research focuses mainly on experimental designs, particularly in the field of tensile structures and textile architecture that have received global recognition and have been presented at international conferences, publications and exhibitions. He is involved in the drafting of the
Eurocode for structural membranes and regularly attends and reports on events
related to this subject.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, Barcelona School of Architecture, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain