Building information modeling: next steps for tensile membrane architecture

Abstract

With technologicaladvancementsin building design,increasing BIM maturity provides significantopportunities to improve the design process and performance of tensile membrane architecture.In order to isolate the next stepsof technological development for tools specialized intensile membrane design, this paper first conductsa case study to examine how BIMhas been implemented successfullyfollowed by a summary review of current tensile membrane tools and a detailed look at gaps to see where BIM maturity in tensile membrane architecturecan improve.