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Structural Solutions
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Category: Fulfilling Environments  Visual Beauty  Structure
These patterns describe specific structural solutions to specific problems, including arches, domes, and trusses.
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Arch
The arch is a clever solution for spanning distances by placing materials under compression rather than tension.
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Columns
Columns have long been exposed, celebrated and decorated in many forms of architecture, rather than being hidden.

In addition to being a clearly expressed structure, columns emphasize height and uprightedness.
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