Simply
supported beams 
The
Parthenon. (Athens, Greece)
Arche
Colosseum. (Rome, Italy.)
Cable-net
roof 
Cable-net structure.
(Spokane, Washington)
dome
Dome
of St. Peter's. (Rome, Italy)
Ribbed
dome 
Assembly Hall, University
of Illinois. (Urbana, Illinois)
Truss
dome 
Bloedel Conservatory,
Queen Elizabeth Park. (Vancouver, B.C.)
Thin
shell 
Auditorium Building.
(Anderson, Indiana)
Retractable
dome 
Public Auditorium. (Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania)
Folded
plates 
Public Auditorium.
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Folded
plates 
Cantilevered shell.
Barrel
Shell 
Cantilevered shell.
Waveform
translational shell 
High school gymnasium.
Intersecting
cylinder shell 
Terminal
Building.
Various
double curvature shell 
Priory
building. (Near St. Louis, Missouri)
Stone
columns 
St. Peter's Square (Piazza
San Pietro). (Rome, Italy)
Buttresses
and flying buttresses 
Notre-Dame Cathedral. (Paris,
France)
Historic
Tower 
The Campanile (Leaning Tower)
(Pisa, Italy)
Modern
Tower 
Space Needle. (Seattle, Washington)
