Structure is not inert—it is energy frozen in form. Every beam, column, or slab is a material archive of force, constraint, and load path.
structure is read not only for its spanning capacity but for its energetic memory: carbon embedded, pressure absorbed, moment resisted.
In regenerative design, structure must work harder and mean more. It can redirect heat, store mass, reflect daylight, or contain data infrastructure.
Hybrid systems (like mass timber and steel) articulate both tectonic logic and ecological values. As we move toward a post-carbon economy, structure
becomes a medium of accountability. Design is not just about what holds what up—it is about what holds what in.