Textiles in Architecture

‘The cutting edge in architecture is not sharp, but sensuous and soft.’ As textiles begin to emerge as megamaterials, Bradley Quinn explains how architects are pioneering new possibilities for soft structures. Fabric-formed environments are fashioning tensile buildings and inflatable pavilions, while the tailoring techniques of braiding, weaving and pleating are building supple skyscrapers and bioclimatic enclosures. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.