Tensile membrane structure building system

A tensile membrane structure building system comprising:

• a membrane and a plurality of standard extruded structural members of a same cross-sectional profile, the cross-sectional profile of the standard extruded structural members being substantially rectangular with four sides oriented at right angles to each other at four corners, each side including formations that define at least one channel extending along a length of the standard extruded structural member by which the standard extruded structural members are interlocked using connectors that cooperate with the channels so as to form a framework, and each side further including two slots located on either side of the channel or channels towards the corners, the slots configured to receive and hold an edge of the membrane.

A method of building a tensile membrane structure comprising:

• providing a plurality of standard extruded structural members of a same cross-sectional profile, the cross-sectional profile of the standard extruded structural members being substantially rectangular with four sides oriented at right angles to each other at four corners, each side including formations that define at least one channel extending along a length of the standard extruded structural member and two slots located on either side of the channel or channels towards the corners,
• interlocking the standard extruded structural members by means of connectors that cooperate with the channels to form a framework, and
• threading a bolt rope at an edge of a membrane into one of the slots, which receives and holds the membrane under tension.