Textile Architecture 
Textile Architektur

Author: Sylvie Krüger
Text in English/German
Hardcover: 20,5 x 27,5 cm
208 pages with 200 colour and 150 b/w
illustrations
Euro 49.80 sFr 82.50
ISBN 978-3-86859-017-3

An enormous, electronically operated um-
brella stretches across a courtyard, flexib-
le panels replace solid walls, an air-filled
bubble is turned into a performance hall:
this volume presents promising projects that
envision a future when textiles are widely
and innovatively employed as architectural
elements.
Though they are frequently reduced to a de-
corative afterthought in contemporary inte-
rior design, textiles are extremely versatile,
with a range of tactile qualities and surpri-
sing strength, which gives them tremendous
architectural potential, ranging from simple
solutions to high-tech applications.
Presenting projects by prominent architects
such as Rem Koolhaas, Herzog & de Meu-
ron, Kengo Kuma and Graft Architects, this
richly illustrated edition - which serves as
a resource book as well as a source of ins-
piration - provides an overview of the wide
ranging possibilities for the application of
textiles in building design.