<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">tube structures</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31458786</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:03:29</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">construction, tube-in-tube</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">structures, tube</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">structures, tube in tube</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">structures, tube-in-tube</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">tube in tube construction</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">tube in tube structures</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">tube structure</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">tube-in-tube construction</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">tube-in-tube structures</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Rigid frame structures with closely spaced exterior columns rigidly connected to spandrel beams to form a tubelike exterior framework that carries all lateral loads, as in the World Trade Center towers, New York City. ]]></dc:description></metadata>