Maybe using a little more biomimicry to simulate a support column using vertebrae shapes would facilitate flexibility? Obviously, buildings are not constructed like people are, but there is a plethora of already computed solutions to engineering problems in the natural world. Take a look at the humble Diabolical Ironclad Beetle (Phloeodes diabolicus) for an extreme example of crush resistance.
The same plate suture structure has limitless potential applications with exoskeletally designed buildings.
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Diabolical Ironclad Beetle (Phloeodes diabolicus)
https://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/news/articles/2019/09/research-reveals-self-sharpening-mechanism-in-sea-urchin-teeth-espinosa.html
These exoskeletal ribs could be still ribs, but it would have a blend of exo and endoskeletal structures. Something like if our spines were running down our central axis, instead of dorsally. I’m probably butchering the word image.
The materials are also neat consideration. https://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29MT.1943-5533.0002519
