ABSTRACT
Light structures emerged in the vocabulary of contemporary architecture asking for new ideas and technical solutions to meet the aesthetic values with high mechanical and functional performances. Textile materials manifest qualities of sustainability, durability, resistance and lightness, making desirable to use them as structural parts in architecture. They combine the typical high strength-to-weight ratio with an excellent resistance to chemicals and environmental agents and a remarkable stability under constant load. This paper presents the case of textile cable used for the structure of the “Liv-lib” pavilion at Solar Decathlon Europe 2014. Some of the used textile cables were made of Dyneema, which is a high modulus PE fibre, others of Zylon, which is a PBO fibre.
