Horst Berger

Horst Berger (1928-2019)[1] was a structural engineer and designer known for his work with lightweight tensile architecture.

This tensile fabric structure consists of 210 roof units contained in ten modules that are supported on steel pylons.

In 1990 Horst Berger was asked to create a tensile fabric roof for the Denver International Airport.

Challenges of snow loading and attaching the rigid walls to the fabric roof made it one of Berger’s toughest projects.

While studying and working in New York, Berger married an American woman Gretchen (Gay) Smart.