The Fabric Formwork Book

Concrete is the most used man-made material in the world and is the fundamental physical medium for most of the world¿s architecture and construction. The character of concrete is largely the product of the rigid moulds that have shaped it since its invention in antiquity. The advent of flexible moulds, however, marks a radical break from conventional practice ¿ and conventional concrete architecture. The Fabric Formwork Book provides the first comprehensive handbook on the emerging technology of flexible moulds for reinforced concrete architecture.

Written by the foremost expert in the field, this book takes a comprehensive and generous approach that includes technical, historical and theoretical aspects of the subject. The book:

• concentrates on simple flat-sheet formworks
• contains detailed technical descriptions of how to construct a wide range of formworks for various applications
• features case studies f