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Architectural elements > Canopies, roofs

Preferred term

Canopies, roofs  

Definition

  • Thin, flexible membranes held in shape by the application of tension, and acting simultaneously as structure and as weather shield [Vandenberg]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cable-net roofs
  • Fabric roofs
  • MEMBRANE ROOFS, CANOPIES
  • PRE-STRESSED CABLE-NET ROOFS
  • ROOFS, CANOPIES
  • SOFT CANOPIES, ROOFS
  • STRESSED FABRIC CANOPIES
  • SUSPENSION ROOFS, CANOPIES
  • TENSILE ROOFS, CANOPIES
  • Tension roofs
  • TENT STRUCTURES, ROOFS

Notation

  • 113287

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-ZFWHP2JM-7

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