The Two Basic Families of Structural Systems in Architecture Are

question 25

Multiple Choice

The two basic families of structural systems in architecture are

• A) the Postmodern and Classical.
• B) the pier and cantilever.
• C) the shell and the skeleton-and-skin.
• D) the Romanesque and the Greek.
• E) the Modern and Postmodern.

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