German Pavilion at Expo 1967 tensile roof

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The German Pavilion at Expo 1967 tensile roof is a pioneering lightweight membrane structure that exemplifies Frei Otto’s innovative work in tensile architecture and experimental structural design.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf experimental structure
lightweight membrane structure
tensile roof structure
architect Frei Otto NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle lightweight architecture
tensile architecture
associatedWith Institute for Lightweight Structures (IL)}]} NERFINISHED
category Modernist architecture in Canada
World’s fair architecture
country Germany NERFINISHED
designer Frei Otto NERFINISHED
designMethod form-finding experiments
physical modeling
soap-film model studies
exemplifies Frei Otto’s approach to minimal material use
integration of structure and form
exposition Expo 67 NERFINISHED
influenced development of cable-net roofs
subsequent tensile membrane architecture
influencedBy Frei Otto’s research on lightweight structures
loadBearingElement edge compression ring
prestressed cables
location Canada
Montreal NERFINISHED
Quebec NERFINISHED
material membrane fabric
steel cables
synthetic textile
notableFor innovative experimental structural design
pioneering use of tensile membrane structures
openingYear 1967
partOf German Pavilion at Expo 1967 NERFINISHED
purpose temporary exhibition structure
roofType cable-supported roof
membrane roof
spanType long-span roof
structuralPrinciple minimal surface form
tension
structuralSystem cable-net structure
tensile structure
worldsFair Expo 67 NERFINISHED

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Frei Otto notableWork German Pavilion at Expo 1967 tensile roof