Tensile architecture is a structural system that mainly utilizes tension instead of compression. Tensile and tension are frequently used interchangeably. Other names consist of tension membrane architecture, fabric architecture, tension structures, and lightweight tension structures. Tension and compression are 2 forces you hear a lot about when you study architecture. A lot of structures we construct are in compression-- brick on brick, board on board, pushing and squeezing down to the ground,…See More