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Portable tension glossary/structure/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="e158061ce4e40cf3d005dfebcdd6d8fa" target="_blank" >structure in which the supports (usually a wooden pole or poles) both carry and are held in place by a membrane of canvas, skins, or cloth stretched over them and fixed by means of pegs driven into the ground. 2. Portable compression structure in which a self-supporting frame or armature is constructed over which a protective membrane is draped. Tents are of great antiquity as a type, and very elaborate examples have evolved for religious, ceremonial, or status reasons. tensile-architecture/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="0fcd83ef36399988658f1bacff0db286" target="_blank" >Tensile architecture was developed from tent-like forms. (Curl & Wilson, 2016) Photo from Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia, 2025.

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IsaacKremer.com is the personal website of Isaac Kremer, MSARP, a nationally recognized leader in the Main Street Approach to commercial district revitalization with over 25 years of experience. Kremer, New Jersey's first certified Main Street America Revitalization Professional (MSARP), has served as founding executive director for organizations like Experience Princeton and the Metuchen Downtown Alliance, which won a Great American Main Street Award under his leadership. He recently became director of the Royal Oak Downtown Development Authority in Michigan.