Horst Berger

Horst Berger (1928-) is a structural engineer and designer known for his work with lightweight tensile architecture. After receiving a degree in Civil Engineering in 1954 from Stuttgart University in Stuttgart, Germany, he began working in 1955 at the Bridge and Special Structures Department of Wayss and Freitag in Frankfurt. In 1960, he joined Severud Associates in New York city and worked on projects such as the St. Louis Arch, Madison Square Garden, and Toronto City Hall.

After forming Geiger Berger Associates in 1968 with partner David Geiger, his firm gained international recognition for its incorporation of lightweight fabric structures into permanent architectural designs.

In 1990 he became a professor at the School of Architecture of the City College of New York.

Principal Works Include

*King Abdul Aziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
*King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
*Seaworld Pavilion, San Diego, California
*San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California
*Wimbledon Tennis Arena, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
*Great Hall, Alexandra, London, United Kingdom
*Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, California
*Whalel Pool Enclosure for the New York Aquarium, Brooklyn, New York
*Denver International Airport, Colorado
*Eilat Performing Arts Center, Elat, Israel

ee also

* Tensile architecture
* Tensile and membrane structures