Tensegrity: Structural Systems for the Future (Uitgawe) : KoganPage : 9781903996379 : 1903996376 : 15 Mar 2003 : The word tensegrity results from the contraction of ?tensional' and ?integrity', a word created by Richard Buckminster Fuller. He went on to describe tensegrity structures as ?islands of compression in an ocean of tension', and René Motro has developed a comprehensive definition which is ?systems in a stable self equilibriated system comprising a discontinuous set of compressed components inside a continuum of tensioned components'. This publication represents the life work of a leading exponent of a revolutionary and exciting method of structural design. * Represents the life work of a leading exponent of a revolutionary and exciting method of structural design * Applicable to architecture as an established structural system, can also be applied to other fields * Design professionals will be able to design better structures. Interested non-professionals will experience th