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Brittanyd9008 · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

The two basic families of structural systems in architecture are:

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

Question 2

When a large hall is built using post-and-lintel construction methods, the resulting virtual forest of columns is called a:

A. nave.
B. barrel vault.
C. hypostyle hall.
D. groin vault.
E. portico.

Hikerman221 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
In the shell system one building material provides both structural support and sheathing. The skeleton-and-skin is found in modern skyscrapers, with their frames (skeleton) supporting the structure and a sheathing (skin) of glass.

Answer to Question 2

C
The term hypostyle comes from the Greek for beneath columns.