armchair architecture 

what if instead of framing like
IIIII
you did framing like
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wouldn't that be stronger? laterally? because triangles

would that be verboten forever because of building code?

if it is stronger could you instead do same-strength structures with fewer 2x4s?

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armchair architecture 

@pho4cexa half timber buildings (what you might think of as “tudor” “german” or “arts and crafts” depending on your familiarity, with the exposed timber framework and plaster / wattle and daub / stone / brick infill typically uses diagonal frames but idk if that is for aesthetic reasons or structural strength ones

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