This workshop introduced lightweight tensile systems through an intuitive understanding of how such forms occur in nature—particularly in soap films and spider webs.

Participants explored form-finding by observing soap bubble geometries, where minimal surfaces naturally resolve forces. Drawing parallels from spider webs, they understood how tension-based systems achieve strength with minimal material.

These principles were translated into small-scale models using bamboo sticks and stretchable fabric within a jig, enabling participants to study stress distribution, boundary conditions, and structural behavior.

The process culminated in the construction of a full-scale tensile structure using bamboo as the supporting framework and fabric as the tensile membrane.

The workshop emphasized the relationship between natural systems, structural efficiency, and the translation of form into buildable lightweight architecture.