A compilation of essays by leading practitioners in the field of tensile and related structures.





The portable architecture movement is an international and fast-developing phenomenon, taking its source from the nomadic lifestyle of ancient communities and adding to it the technology of the modern world. This superb collection of essays and projects by acclaimed practitioners investigates the portable structure movement, drawing on residential, leisure, business and industrial examples.





Robert Kronenburg (Liverpool, England) is a professor at the School of Architecture & Building Engineering at the University of Liverpool.