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Before the 19th century, a buildings tectonics was largely unified. Categorical distinctions among so-called “systems’ – structure, enclosure, interior and exterior walls, and circulation were unknown. All of that changed with the advent... more
Before the 19th century, a buildings tectonics was largely unified. Categorical distinctions among so-called “systems’ – structure, enclosure, interior and exterior walls, and circulation were unknown. All of that changed with the advent of the steel frame – vertical circulation, environmental systems, clad surfaces, and curtain walls, newly liberated from any structural role, could be internalized, enclosed, encased, and hidden within other concealing floor plates, walls, and ceiling voids.