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organic
A load-bearing skeletal frame made from materials harvested from organisms, especially fibrous plants.
An organic frame is a load-bearing skeletal structure composed of materials harvested from living organisms, mainly from highly fibrous plants such as trees and stiff grasses.
The harvested material forms the supporting skeleton. Wood and bamboo are existing materials in this family.
An organic facade material instead concerns the exterior covering. A plant-derived finish does not by itself make the underlying framework organic.
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concrete
A load-bearing skeletal structure made of hardened concrete, with the concrete carrying structural loads. -
cross-laminated timber
Structural timber members made from bonded layers of wood with adjacent layers oriented at right angles. -
masonry
A load-bearing frame composed of many small solid units stacked or piled on top of each other. -
metal
A load-bearing frame composed of pure or alloyed metallic structural members. -
mixed materials
A load-bearing frame composed of multiple materials acting together to provide structural support.