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.


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.

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