Buildings
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Buildings
The word “buildings” is a noun. Synonyms for “buildings” include edifices, residences, tenements, structures, houses, and dwellings. Antonyms for this term could be ruins, wreckage, dilapidation, and disrepair. Cognates of “building” include the Spanish edificio and the French bâtiment. Variants of this word could include buildin’s and buldin’s.
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Buildings
The development of the word Buildings is intrinsically linked to the evolution of language throughout time. It has evolved from its Latin origin, edificum, and has undergone a number of changes in spelling and in its meaning. Its etymological and morphological change can be traced back to the Proto-Indo-European root *dhew- meaning to set, to put. In its original sense, the word Buildings referred to the very process of construction - the putting together of physical elements to create a structure. Over time, this meaning shifted to encompass a more abstract sense, and came to represent the physical structures, rather than the process of their creation. From a pragmatic perspective, the word Buildings is now mainly used to refer to any constructed structure, including residential, commercial and industrial buildings, monuments, bridges and more.
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CITATION : "Henry Fontaine. 'Buildings.' Design+Encyclopedia. https://design-encyclopedia.com/?E=220105 (Accessed on June 02, 2025)"
Buildings
From an academic perspective, a building can be defined as a structure, above ground, with a roof, and a fixed base, used for a purpose such as shelter, storage, business or living. In other languages buildings can be referred to as domus (Latin), édifice (French), edifício (Portuguese), edificio (Spanish), bâtiment (French), edificio (Italian), Gebäude (German), bygning (Danish), byggnad (Swedish), zgrade (Croatian), teth (Hebrew), इमारत (Hindi), 建築物 (Japanese), 建筑 (Chinese), здание (Russian), сграда (Bulgarian), строение (Macedonian), and будинок (Ukrainian).
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Buildings
A building is a structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory. Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, to land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, and aesthetic reasons. Buildings serve several societal needs – primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work.
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Buildings
Buildings are structures that are designed and constructed to provide a space for human activities. They are typically made of materials such as wood, brick, stone, concrete, steel, and glass and are designed to stand up to the forces of nature, like wind, rain, snow, and earthquakes. Buildings are also designed to be energy efficient, with the use of insulation, double-glazed windows, and other energy-saving measures.
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