steel frames
Building's structural skeleton
Steel frames are structural skeletons made of steel beams and columns, used to support buildings, bridges, and other large structures.
The technique revolutionized architecture by allowing taller buildings and larger open spans than masonry or wood could achieve: The skyscraper's steel frame went up in three months.
Also refers to eyeglass frames made of steel.
- beamsRays or supports
- boltingDeparting at speed
- weldingHeat-fusing metal pieces
- construction siteWhere edifices get erected
- columnsUpright structural shafts
braces · skyscrapers · high rise · girders · cantilevers · prefabrication · trusses · bridges · tensile strength · Frank Lloyd Wright · building codes · ductility · I-beams · riveting · warehouses · joints · corrosion resistance · rust prevention
- modern architectureBrutalism, glass facades, green roofs, mid-century modern, International Style
- iron & steel itemswrought iron, cast iron, iron gates, iron railings, iron nails
- architectural metalworkwrought iron, handrails, cast iron, metal roofing, balusters
- modernismPicasso, Matisse, Duchamp, Braque, Kandinsky
- modernist architecturefunctionalism, Bauhaus, Glass House, glass facades, open floor plans
- Steel Architectureskyscrapers, bridges, high-rises, I-beams, girders
steel frameswooden beams
Cut lumber for framing
timber framing · wooden frames · reinforced concrete · stone walls · aluminum frames