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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Definitions:

Proposition

In philosophy, a content of thought expressed in language or symbols that can be analyzed as either true or false.

Converse

In logic, a statement formed by reversing the antecedent and consequent in a conditional statement; if the original statement is "If P, then Q," the converse is "If Q, then P."

Proposition

A pronouncement that exhibits a view or judgment.

Converse

In logic, the converse of a statement is formed by swapping the hypothesis and conclusion of the original statement.