Framework

Structural support system.

Overview

Frameworks, using wood or steel, provide structural integrity globally, ancient to modern.

Core Characteristics

• Load-bearing, skeletal structure.
• Flexible, modular designs.
• Functional aesthetic.

Notable Examples

• Eiffel Tower (France, 1889).
• Seagram Building (USA, 1958).

Architectural Connections

• Historical, Modern: All eras.
• Civic, Residential: Various typologies.
• Modernism: Core movement.

Influence and Legacy

Enables tall, open structures.

Related Concepts & Techniques

Steel Construction (technique), Stability (theory), Frame (element), Modernism (movement)

Directory

Elements Registry, Architecture Hub, History