Structure

Building’s load-bearing framework.

Overview

Structures, using concrete, steel, or wood, form the load-bearing skeleton of buildings globally, ancient to modern.

Core Characteristics

• Load-bearing framework.
• Material versatility.
• Stability focus.

Notable Examples

• Eiffel Tower (France, 1889).
• Burj Khalifa (UAE, 2010).

Architectural Connections

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

Influence and Legacy

Core of architectural stability.

Related Concepts & Techniques

Framework Construction (technique), Stability (theory), Frame (element), Various Movements

Directory

Elements Registry, Architecture Hub, History