Shady character

2000-04-01T00:00:00

The biggest growth sector for architectural fabric is shade structures in the Middle East, where the ferocity of the sun dictates all urban development. Is this new growth in artificial environments – an idea first expounded by Buckminster Fuller when he developed the technique in the 1950s – an indication ...

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