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TensiNews 2Proceedings: The Design of Membrane and Lightweight StructuresMarijke MollaertVUB Brussels, University PressEnglishISBN: 90-5487-321-3Pages: 315Published: 2002€ 65.00 (incl. shipping & VAT)The aim of the symposium 'The Design of Membrane andLightweight Structures', held in Brussels in September 2000, was toincrease interest in and appreciation of membrane and lightweightbuildings. The proceedings illustrate the wide range of applications:the Planet M pavilion (IPL) and the cycle bowl (Foiltec) at EXPO2000, the Millennium Dome (Buro Happold), the Eden project (Mero)and many more.These proceedings can be ordered directly byMarijke.Mollaert@vub.ac.beSoft CanopiesMaritz VandenbergAcademy EditionsEnglishISBN: 185490 440 XPages: 64Published: 1996₤ 16.99Soft Canopies highlights examples of textile canopies from therecent work of leading international architects. A variety of buildingsare used to illustrate the current technology being employed in thisfield, including the temporary ticket office for Buckingham palace byMichael Hopkins and Partners, and their earlier Mound Stand atLord's Cricket Ground, London; the extension to the Prophet's HolyMosque in Saudi Arabia by Bodo Rasch and Buro Happold; and theCarlos Moseley Pavilion in New York by FTL Associates sociates and BuroHappold. (80 figures)Book reviews from TensiNews2