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acting action added allows applied arch architecture assume beam becomes behavior bending body building built environment cable called cause ceiling column communes compressive construction corners counter creating cross section culture curvature curve deformation depends depth determine difficult dimensions direction distance dome doubled effect elements enclosing engineering equal example experience feel flat forces frame geometry given gravity hand horizontal human important increase induce inflated interior length light limits living loads logic machine magnitude man's masonry material means measured medieval membrane move objective openings opposite optimization past patterns perceptual pneumatic possible pressure principles problem proportion pull push relation result rigid scale sensibilities shape shell simple skin slab space span spatial square stand steel stone straight strength stress struc structural system supports surface takes tend tensile tension tion truss vertical wall weight window