Latin american symposium of tensile structures TENS-SCL 2012

Abstract

The Fifth Latin American Symposium of Tensile Structures was held in Santiago de Chile in September 2012. It was organized by the School of Architecture of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and chaired by the architect Juan I. Baixas. It was the fifth in a series of symposia that began in São Paulo in 2002, followed by Caracas in 2005, Mexico City in 2008 and Montevideo in 2011. Over three days, 6 lectures and 24 presentations were given to 161 participants from 18 countries and 4 continents. The main topics focused on recent projects, as well as new applications, basic concepts, features, materials, design, software, testing, installation and education.