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Record 1 2015-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

The textile membranes typically used in architecture are coated fabric. They show a high strength and they are, at the same time, light and translucent. All these remarkable features allow a wide range of interesting, sometimes outstanding architectural applications. Wide spans, the use of natural lighting and the implementation of advanced energy concepts ... .

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Vocabulaire général
CONT

En architecture les membranes textiles [...] sont des tissus enduits. De haute ténacité, elles sont, en même temps, légères et translucides. Toutes caractéristiques remarquables ouvrant la voie à une large gamme d'intéressantes applications architecturales [...] Grande portée, utilisation de la lumière naturelle, mise en œuvre de concepts énergétiques [...].

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