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Explain the difference between the shell and the skeleton in architecture.

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The skeleton is the building’s internal structural framework (columns, beams, trusses) that carries loads and stabilizes the structure. The shell is the exterior enclosing surface (walls, roof, facade) that protects, insulates and shapes the space—though in thin-shell designs the shell itself can also be load-bearing.