Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Tensegrity systems; Introduction; Properties of tensegrity simplexes and analysis of pin-jointed systems containing mechanisms; Structural configurations, properties and design of tensegrity grids composed of simplexes; Cable-strut systems; Geometrical characterization of basic cable-strut systems; Structural properties and design of lightweight cable-strut grids; Application studies of lightweight cable-strut grids; Architectural aspect of cable-strut systems; Bibliography; Index