Frei Otto
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Frei Paul Otto was a German architect and structural engineer noted for his use of lightweight structures, in particular tensile and membrane structures, including the roof of the Olympic Stadium in Munich for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
1972 Munich Olympic Stadium
Interior view, West Germany Pavilion, Expo 67, Montreal, Canada
Multihalle in Mannheim
Institut für Leichte Flächentragwerke, University of Stuttgart
Tensile structure
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In structural engineering, a tensile structure is a construction of elements carrying only tension and no compression or bending. The term tensile should not be confused with tensegrity, which is a structural form with both tension and compression elements. Tensile structures are the most common type of thin-shell structures.
The world's first tensile steel shell by Vladimir Shukhov (during construction), Nizhny Novgorod, 1895
The Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Kings Domain, Melbourne
The Olympiastadion in Munich makes extensive use of tensile roofing structures.
Frei Otto tensile structures for the Munich 72 Olympic Games, Germany.