Tensegrity: Structural Systems for the Future

by René Motro

The word tensegrity results from the contraction of 'tensional' and 'integrity', a word created by Richard Buckminster Fuller. He went on to describe tensegrity structures as 'islands of compression in an ocean of tension', and Ren Motro has developed a comprehensive definition which is 'systems in a stable self equilibriated system comprising a discontinuous set of compressed components inside a continuum of tensioned components'. This publication represents the life work of a leading exponent of a revolutionary and exciting method of structural design.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1903996376
• ISBN13: 9781903996379
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.4"