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##Building (/architecture/building)

Type Definition

A building is a man-made structure designed for shelter or for continuous or periodic occupancy. All buildings are structures and therefore typed "Structure" which imparts other basic properties (see /architecture/structure). If something is not a structure, it can't be typed as a building.

Things That Are Buildings

  • residential buildings such as houses, condominiums and dormitories (e.g. Monticello)
  • agricultural buildings such as barns, wind mills and stables (e.g. Boyd's Windmill)
  • commercial buildings such as restaurants, hotels and malls (e.g. The Ivy)
  • educational buildings such as schools, libraries and museums (e.g. National Library of Australia)
  • government buildings such as police stations, courthouses and prisons (e.g. Bastille)
  • industrial buildings such as factories, warehouses and power plants (e.g. Boeing Everett Factory)
  • military buildings such as barracks, forts and castles (e.g. Neuschwanstein Castle)
  • religious buildings such as churches, monasteries and temples (e.g. St Paul's Cathedral)

Things That Are NOT Buildings

Identity Criterion

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