Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Reinforced concrete buildings are by nature skeletal buildings. No noodles nor armoured turrets. A construction of girders that carry the weight, and walls that carry no weight. That is to say, buildings consisting of skin and bones.

American Architect

Girders provide the main support in buildings and bridges, often bearing the weight.

Structure Support

Girders are commonly made from steel or iron, materials chosen for their strength.

Industrial Material

The word 'girder' is technical, used in construction and engineering contexts.

Technical Term

 What happens when clarity and mystery get mixed up? And we see this all the time. This is what I call unuseful mystery. I go down into the subway -- I take the subway a lot -- and this piece of paper is taped to a girder.

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 purdue used original construction blueprints photographs and construction data to create a wireframe world trade center structure every column girder and beam had to be in the correct

Girder

Structure Support

Industrial Material

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