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Lesson Three The Art of the Skyscraper The Art of the Skyscraper American architecture is at its best when it is concerned with buildings that have a practical purpose. Factories, office buildings , public buildings, rail terminals and airports, and other such structures show American architecture at its most imaginative and graceful , as well as its most useful. The single most important American architectural design is the skyscraper, a style developed in the late nineteenth century and since known as the trademark of American building the world over. The Art of the Skyscraper Before the development of the steel skeleton frame for buildings, the weight and low strength of stone and brick limited the height of the city office buildings to about twelve floors. As American cities grew larger in closing years of the 19th century, the land on which the structures might be placed became more valuable, the demand for taller buildings increased. The use of steel frame for construction was a direct response to this demand. Note Generally Speaking, there are three types of structure used in the high-rise buildings. 1. ?Masonry?Structure 2. Frame structure 3. Shear wall structure Shear wall structure In?structural engineering, a?shear wall?is a wall composed of braced panels (also known as shear panels) to counter the effects of?lateral load acting on a structure. The Art of the Skyscraper The first office building to use the steel frame technique was constructed in 1884. It soon became clear that a steel--frame building could rise at least four times as high as one of brick and stone. In a little more than ten years, the use of steel frame has revolutionized the design of city office buildings, and the skyscraper was born. The Art of the Skyscraper Be suited to sth: suitable for; appropriate for to be suited to sth to feel that a situation is right for you ? Im not suited to living in the city. to be well suited if a couple are well-suited, they seem right