Outline of Architecture - Buildings

Buildings

Main articles: List of building types and List of buildings

Listed below are building types, along with lists of notable buildings of each type (in parentheses):

Building –

  • Amphitheatre – (or amphitheater) is an open-air venue used for entertainment and performances.
  • Apartment building –
  • Aquarium – (plural aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which water-dwelling plants or animals are kept.
  • Bank – a financial institution and a financial intermediary that accepts deposits and channels those deposits into lending activities, either directly or through capital markets.
  • Bar (establishment) –
  • Pub –
  • Basilica – a Roman public building, usually located in the forum of a Roman town.
  • Casino – a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities.
  • Castle – (from Latin castellum) is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility.
  • Church (building) –
  • Concert hall (List of concert halls) –
  • Conservatory (greenhouse) (List of conservatories) –
  • Courthouse – (sometimes spelled court house) is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities.
  • Fire station – fire house or fire hall is a structure or other area set aside for storage of firefighting apparatus such as fire engines and related vehicles, personal protective equipment, fire hoses and other specialized equipment.
  • Fortification –
  • Forum (Roman) –
  • Gas station –
  • Green building – (also known as green construction or sustainable building) refers to a structure and using process that is environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from siting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition.
  • Hotel – an establishment that provides lodging paid on a short-term basis.
  • House – a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for habitation by humans or other creatures.
  • Library – an organized collection of books, other printed materials, and in some cases special materials such as manuscripts, films and other sources of information.
  • Market – one of many varieties of systems, institutions, procedures, social relations and infrastructures whereby parties engage in exchange.
  • Mosque – a place of worship for followers of Islam.
  • Motel – for short, (also known as motor inn, motor court, motor lodge, tourist lodge, cottage court, auto camps, tourist home, tourist cabins, auto cabins, cabin camps, cabin court, or auto court) is a hotel designed for motorists, and usually has a parking area for motor vehicles.
  • Museum – an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary.
  • Observatory – a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events.
  • Office building –
  • Opera house – a theatre building used for opera performances that consists of a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, and backstage facilities for costumes and set building.
  • Palace – a grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop.
  • Railway station (List of railway stations) –
  • Restaurant –
  • Shopping mall – shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version of the traditional marketplace.
  • Skyscraper – a tall, continuously habitable building of many storeys, usually designed for office and commercial use.
  • Stock exchange – a form of exchange which provides services for stock brokers and traders to trade stocks, bonds, and other securities.
  • Supermarket – a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments.
  • Temple – a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites.
  • Terminal station –
  • Warehouse – a commercial building for storage of goods.

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