Tolya Stonorov is Associate Professor of Architecture and Associate Director of Norwich University's School of Architecture + Art. Tolya has practiced design-build since 2006, when she co-founded her design-build collaborative firm, Stonorov Workshop. She has received multiple awards for excellence for her professional and academic work from the American Institute of Architects' New England and Vermont chapters, among others. In addition, she received the Vermont Women in Higher Education Peggy Williams Award for her teaching and scholarship. Tolya gives lectures and participates in symposium panels nationally and internationally. Her latest book, The Design-Build Studio: Crafting Meaningful Work in Architecture Education, was published in 2017 by Routledge.

1. Introduction 2. The Philosophy of Fabric Innovation in Architecture 3. Digital Fabrication and Fabric Innovation 4. The Sustainability of Tensile Structures 5. The Art and Science of Fabric Forming; 6 Case Studies: VEILING: Gender, Fabric and Woven Structures A. Seaming: The Fabrication of Keswa, B. Translation: Female Garment to Architecture Studio C. Pipeline Resistance and Feminist Spatial Practice D. GEO|TEXTILES: Weaving Restoration Ecology and Cultural Narratives E. Weaving a Home F. Communal Architecture: A More Finely Calibrated Set of Relationships 7. Case Studies: COMPRESSION: Fabric Formed Concrete and Dense Applications A. Spacer Fabric Pavilion - Advanced 3D Textile Applications in Architecture B. Lightweight cable-net and fabric formwork system for the HiLo unit at NEST C. The Flexible Way D. Joseph Sarafian and Ron Culver, Form-Finding the MARS Pavilion, USA 8. Case Studies: TENSION: Tensile Structures and Inflatables A. Fabric[ating] Act[ivat]ion B. Hollygrove Shade-Water Pavilion C. AirDraft D. PATCHWORKS: A Report from Three Fabricated Futures 9. Conclusion