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A multi-tiered building structure. The multi-tiered building structure includes a panel member having a pattern of cuts, a pattern of legs, and a pattern of tabs configured to move the panel member between a nonexpanded position, wherein the panel member forms a substantially flat shape, and an expa

A multi-tiered building structure. The multi-tiered building structure includes a panel member having a pattern of cuts, a pattern of legs, and a pattern of tabs configured to move the panel member between a nonexpanded position, wherein the panel member forms a substantially flat shape, and an expanded position, wherein the panel member forms a substantially stepped shape. The building structure also includes a support structure configured to accept at least one of the pattern of tabs of the panel member and maintain the panel member in the expanded position.

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What is claimed is: 1. A panel assembly comprising: a sheet of material configured to move between a nonexpanded position, wherein the sheet of material forms a substantially flat shape, and an expanded position, wherein the sheet of material forms a substantially stepped shape; a first side segmen

What is claimed is: 1. A panel assembly comprising: a sheet of material configured to move between a nonexpanded position, wherein the sheet of material forms a substantially flat shape, and an expanded position, wherein the sheet of material forms a substantially stepped shape; a first side segment formed in the sheet of material and having an outer leg and an inner leg configured to allow the first side segment to bow when the sheet of material moves from the nonexpanded position to the expanded position; a second side segment formed in the sheet of material and having an outer leg and an inner leg configured to allow the second side segment to bow when the sheet of material moves from the nonexpanded position to the expanded position; an inner segment formed in the sheet of material and having a first leg and a second leg configured to allow the inner segment to bow when the sheet of material moves from the nonexpanded position to the expanded position; and a first end plate configured to connect to the sheet of material, and maintain the sheet of material in the expanded position. 2. The panel assembly of claim 1, wherein each of the first side segment, second side segment, and inner segment includes at least one first end joint and at least one second end joint; and both legs of each segment are joined to each other at one of their ends by a respective one of the first and second end joints. 3. The panel assembly of claim 2, wherein the first end joints and second end joints are subjected to one or more of bending, compression, and torsion when the sheet of material is in an expanded position. 4. The panel assembly of claim 2, wherein each of the first end joints includes a first tab protruding therefrom and configured to engage a corresponding aperture in the end plate. 5. The panel assembly of claim 1, further comprising a second end plate configured to connect to the sheet materials and maintain the sheet with materials in the expanded position. 6. The panel assembly of claim 5, wherein each of the second end joints includes a special tab protruding therefrom, the special tab configured to engage a corresponding aperture in the second end plate. 7. The panel assembly of claim 6, wherein, upon engagement between the first and second tabs and the apertures of the first and second end plates, the sheet of material is retained in an expanded position. 8. The panel assembly of claim 7, wherein each of the first tabs engages two parallel, horizontal first end plates and each of the second tabs engages two parallel, horizontal second end plates. 9. The panel assembly of claim 8, wherein each of the tabs includes an aperture configured to accept elongate building materials. 10. The panel assembly of claim 9, wherein, upon engagement between each tab and two of the first or second end plates, the aperture is disposed between the two first or second end plates. 11. The panel assembly of claim 1, wherein each of the legs includes at least part of a first panel surface and at least part of a second panel surface, wherein the first panel surface substantially faces the adjacent second panel surface when the sheet of material is in the nonexpanded position, and the first panel surface is spaced apart from the second panel surface when the sheet of material is in the expanded position. 12. The panel assembly of claim 11, wherein the first panel surface and the second panel surface are each subjected to one or more of bending, compression, and torsion when the sheet of material is in the expanded position. 13. The panel assembly of claim 12, wherein the first and second panel surfaces define front and rear planes, respectively, which are configured to support sheathing on opposite sides of the panel assembly when the sheet of material is in the expanded position. 14. The panel assembly of claim 13, further comprising sheathing mounted to the front and rear planes of the sheet of material. 15. The panel assembly of claim 1, further comprising a second end plate, and sheathing configured to be hung from the first and second end plates by apertures disposed in the sheathing. 16. The panel assembly of claim 15, wherein each of the first and second end plates includes a plurality of connectors disposed along its length, each including a plurality of resilient members configured to positively engage the apertures of the sheathing. 17. A method of forming a wall structure comprising: providing a panel member having a substantially planar portion having front and rear surfaces, right and left side edges, and first and second distal ends; forming a plurality of spaced substantially parallel apertures through the panel portion from the front surface to the rear surface so as to define a pattern of legs, a pattern of tabs, and a pair of first and second panel surfaces facing each other; providing a support structure including a first end plate and a second end plate, each having a plurality of spaced apart apertures; pulling the panel member in opposite directions by the right and left side edges, thereby spreading apart the panel member along each cut, with the panel surface between the cuts bending apart to define front and rear planes; inserting the tabs of the panel member into corresponding apertures of the support structure to secure the panel member in its expanded position; and affixing sheathing adjacent to at least one of the front and rear planes of the panel member. 18. The method of claim 17, further comprising connecting a plurality of the panel members together by inserting the tabs of a first panel member into apertures of the support structure which correspond to tabs of a second panel member. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the panel members are connected together to form a multi-tiered panel assembly. 20. The method of claim 17, further comprising connecting a plurality of the support structures together by inserting a first set of tabs of the panel member into a first support structure and inserting a second set of tabs of the panel member into a second support structure. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the support structures are connected together to form a multi-tiered panel assembly. 22. The method of claim 17, further comprising connecting a plurality of the support structures together by: connecting a first end plate associated with a first panel member to a first end plate associated with a second panel member; and connecting a second end plate associated with the first panel member to a second end plate associated with the second panel member. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the support structures are connected together to form a multi-tiered panel assembly. 24. The method of claim 17, wherein the affixing step includes hanging sheathing from one or more of the first and second panel surfaces. 25. The method of claim 17, wherein the affixing step includes hanging sheathing from the support structure. 26. A building structure comprising: a panel member having a pattern of cuts, a pattern of legs, and a pattern of tabs configured to move the panel member between a nonexpanded position, wherein the panel member forms a substantially flat shape, and an expanded position, wherein the panel member forms a substantially stepped shape; and a support structure configured to accept at least one of the pattern of tabs of the panel member and maintain the panel member in the expanded position. 27. The building structure of claim 26, wherein the support structure includes a pattern of apertures, each aperture configured to accept one of the pattern of tabs of the panel member so as to maintain the panel member in the expanded position. 28. The building structure of claim 26, wherein the panel member includes a first surface and a second surface; the panel member is configured to move between the nonexpanded position, wherein the first and second surfaces of the panel member face one another and are adjacent to one another, and the expanded position, wherein the first and second surfaces of the panel member are spaced apart from one another; and wherein the pattern of tabs is configured to engage the apertures of the support structure when the first and second surfaces of the panel member are spaced apart from each other. 29. The building structure of claim 26, wherein the panel member includes a first sheet of material configured to move between the nonexpanded and expanded positions, and the support structure includes a second sheet of material configured to be attached to the first sheet of material when it is in the expanded position.