Air structures / Will McLean & Pete Silver.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLean, William (William F.), author.

Silver, Pete (Architect), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Air-supported structures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Laurence King Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

Air can be used in a variety of ways to make lightweight, flexible structures. It can be used to make inflatable structures, mobile structures, and temporary buildings, it can also activate movable elements and act as a means of constructing buildings that would be impossible with conventional construction methods. This book looks at every facet of the subject, examining the different types of air structure: super pressure buildings, air beam structures, buoyant structures, inflatable structures, and many more. It also looks at the construction methods that use air, such as air-inflated steel, aerated concrete and blow moulding. Filled with photographs, models, drawings, and diagrams, this is the ideal book for curious students, designers and architects.

Contents:

Air Structures: A History; 1. Air: Structures; 1.1 Air-Supported Structures; 1.2 Air-Beam Structures; 1.3 Air-Cell Structures; 1.4 Air Cushion Building Envelopes; 1.5 Buoyant and Lighter-Than-Air-Structures; 1.6 Inflatable Bridges, Booms and Buoys; 2. Air: Movement; 2.1 Pneumatic Building Skins; 2.2 Air Muscles, Air Springs & Airbags; 2.3 Transportation; 3. Air: Designing and Fabricating; 3.1 Soap Bubbles as a Design Tool; 3.2 Air-Formed Structures; 3.3 Air-Formed Furniture, Fixtures and Fashion; 3.4 Materials With Added Air; 4. The Technology of Air; 4.1 Air Pressure; 4.2 Key People; Index

Picture Credits

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 15, 2016).

ISBN:

1-78067-808-8

OCLC:

922966909