building
C240
concept
A building is a constructed, often multi-level structure designed to provide shelter, space, and functional environments for human activities such as living, working, or storing goods.
Observed surface forms (200)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| historic building | 5,538 |
| church building | 4,098 |
| historic house | 1,432 |
| office building | 1,109 |
| castle | 1,107 |
| hotel | 901 |
| university building | 858 |
| country house | 831 |
| palace | 739 |
| skyscraper | 690 |
| lighthouse | 632 |
| theatre building | 541 |
| library building | 534 |
| mosque | 466 |
| commercial building | 437 |
| architectural structure | 375 |
| modernist building | 322 |
| museum building | 322 |
| architectural landmark | 319 |
| opera house | 298 |
| high-rise building | 291 |
| public building | 233 |
| observation tower | 226 |
| house | 169 |
| mansion | 166 |
| residential building | 160 |
| public house | 157 |
| headquarters building | 149 |
| tower | 137 |
| neoclassical building | 132 |
| stately home | 130 |
| manor house | 117 |
| mixed-use building | 106 |
| demolished building | 101 |
| foundation | 100 |
| ancient Greek temple | 93 |
| landmark building | 93 |
| Art Deco building | 86 |
| villa | 83 |
| house museum | 79 |
| skyscraper hotel | 77 |
| apartment building | 71 |
| Gothic Revival building | 64 |
| ancient Egyptian temple | 64 |
| former building | 61 |
| historical building | 58 |
| Japanese castle | 54 |
| townhouse | 54 |
| 19th-century building | 53 |
| campus landmark | 53 |
| colonial-era building | 48 |
| post office building | 48 |
| residence hall | 37 |
| hotel building | 36 |
| art museum building | 33 |
| meeting hall | 31 |
| commercial office building | 30 |
| apartment complex | 26 |
| bank building | 25 |
| architecturalStructure | 23 |
| law school building | 23 |
| Harvard University building | 22 |
| public library building | 21 |
| custom house | 17 |
| twin towers | 17 |
| bakery | 15 |
| modernist house | 15 |
| supertall skyscraper | 14 |
| International Style building | 13 |
| building in London | 13 |
| engineering building | 13 |
| geodesic dome | 12 |
| timber-framed building | 12 |
| adobe building | 11 |
| dining establishment | 11 |
| palace building | 11 |
| planned building | 11 |
| stock exchange building | 10 |
| warehouse | 10 |
| building façade | 9 |
| modernist villa | 9 |
| spa building | 9 |
| building in New York City | 8 |
| dining facility | 8 |
| dining room | 8 |
| dormitory | 8 |
| guesthouse | 8 |
| bank headquarters building | 7 |
| classroom building | 7 |
| restaurant building | 7 |
| tower block | 7 |
| Brutalist building | 6 |
| building expansion | 6 |
| circus building | 6 |
| destroyed building | 6 |
| dormitory building | 6 |
| exposition building | 6 |
| green building | 6 |
| historic building ensemble | 6 |
| pyramid-shaped building | 6 |
| Chinese pavilion | 5 |
| administration building | 5 |
| commercial skyscraper | 5 |
| sustainable building | 5 |
| work of Le Corbusier | 5 |
| BBC building | 4 |
| architecture library | 4 |
| flatiron building | 4 |
| former brewery | 4 |
| market house | 4 |
| ornamental building | 4 |
| residential apartment building | 4 |
| supertall building | 4 |
| 建築物 | 4 |
| Edwardian building | 3 |
| Romanesque Revival architecture building | 3 |
| abandoned building | 3 |
| annex building | 3 |
| apartment block | 3 |
| architectural masterpiece | 3 |
| building in Oslo | 3 |
| former legislative building | 3 |
| octagonal building | 3 |
| public records building | 3 |
| transportation building | 3 |
| treasury building | 3 |
| Brutalist architecture building | 2 |
| Neo-Gothic building | 2 |
| architecture school building | 2 |
| archives building | 2 |
| building name | 2 |
| building on the National Register of Historic Places | 2 |
| building ruin | 2 |
| chapter house | 2 |
| colonial building | 2 |
| contemporary building | 2 |
| cult building | 2 |
| institutional building | 2 |
| loft apartment building | 2 |
| mission building | 2 |
| mixed-use skyscraper | 2 |
| modernist residential building | 2 |
| private club building | 2 |
| resort building | 2 |
| spherical building | 2 |
| studio building | 2 |
| uncompleted building | 2 |
| underground building | 2 |
| オフィスビル | 2 |
| 建筑物 | 2 |
| Chinese-style building | 1 |
| Googie architecture building | 1 |
| House of the Parliament of India | 1 |
| Modernist architectural work | 1 |
| Unité d’Habitation type building | 1 |
| accommodation building | 1 |
| assembly house | 1 |
| attraction building | 1 |
| bakery building | 1 |
| bank building expansion | 1 |
| boardinghouse | 1 |
| brutalist building | 1 |
| building in Amsterdam | 1 |
| building in Budapest | 1 |
| building in Copenhagen | 1 |
| building in Edinburgh | 1 |
| building in France | 1 |
| building in Hong Kong | 1 |
| building in Houston | 1 |
| building in Los Angeles | 1 |
| building in Madrid | 1 |
| building in Norway | 1 |
| building in StarCraft | 1 |
| building in Stockholm | 1 |
| building in fiction | 1 |
| building in film | 1 |
| byggnad i Stockholm | 1 |
| class of building | 1 |
| club building | 1 |
| clubhouse building | 1 |
| collapsed building | 1 |
| collegiate building | 1 |
| commercial building component | 1 |
| concrete building | 1 |
| construction hall | 1 |
| contemporary architecture building | 1 |
| corporate office building | 1 |
| curtain wall building | 1 |
| dacha | 1 |
| doelen building | 1 |
| dwelling | 1 |
| earthquake-resistant building | 1 |
| edificio de oficinas | 1 |
| edificio institucional | 1 |
| energy-efficient building | 1 |
| estate building | 1 |
| executive building | 1 |
| extension building | 1 |
| farm building | 1 |
| financial building | 1 |
Instances (23,436)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Guy Hyde Chick House | house |
| Roos House (San Francisco) | historic house |
| Hillside Club (Berkeley) | clubhouse building |
| Phi Gamma Delta House (Berkeley) | historic building |
| Eiffel Tower | tower |
| Randenbroek estate | country house |
|
City Hall of Maastricht (attributed design influence)
surface form:
City Hall of Maastricht
|
historic building |
|
Koepelkerk in Amsterdam (involvement)
surface form:
Koepelkerk in Amsterdam
|
church building |
| Shishinden | — |
| St. Salvator Church | church building |
| Carreg Cennen Castle | castle |
| Waag (Amsterdam weighing house) | historic building |
| UNU Headquarters Building | office building |
| Wakayama Castle | Japanese castle |
| Cremona Cathedral | church building |
| Echo Stoa | architectural structure |
| Hospital of the Knights | historic building |
|
Terminal 3
surface form:
Terminal 3 (Dubai International Airport)
|
— |
| Palais de la Méditerranée | hotel building |
| The Ahwahnee | hotel |
| Marsh Court | country house |
| Ocean Casino Resort | hotel |
| Boston Guildhall | historic building |
| Mark Twain Study | historic building |
| Gorlice town hall | historic building |
| Faras Cathedral | church building |
| Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura | church building |
| Mogamma building | office building |
|
Headquarters of the Arab League (nearby in Tahrir area)
surface form:
Headquarters of the Arab League
|
headquarters building |
|
Campo de Cahuenga (nearby)
surface form:
Campo de Cahuenga
|
adobe building |
| Opera House | opera house |
| Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Haut | modernist building |
| Old Rowan County Courthouse | historic building |
| Fuller Building | skyscraper |
| No. 8 First Street | commercial office building |
| Palace of the Republic | — |
| House of the Ministries | office building |
| Airthrey Castle | country house |
|
Union Station
surface form:
Union Station (Worcester)
|
historic building |
| Lennoxlove House | country house |
| Laugharne Castle | castle |
| Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory | historic building |
|
Rudy Ricciotti
surface form:
MuCEM, Marseille
|
museum building |
|
Munhumutapa Building, Harare
surface form:
Munhumutapa Building
|
office building |
| Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte | country house |
| French Lick Springs Hotel | hotel |
| Coats Observatory | historic building |
| Thomas Coats Memorial Baptist Church | church building |
| Saint Anne Church in Nowy Targ | historic building |
| Iowa State Capitol | historic building |