In the time frame in discussion, Felix Candela and P. L. Nervi were using the shape, but I think Antoni Gaudi was decades earlier.
The superset is ruled surfaces: mathstat.slu.edu/escher/index.php/The_Geometry_of_Antoni_Gaudi#Ruled_Surfaces
One of my favorites, the Sagrada Familia orphanage roof is classified as 'other'.
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