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BUILDING TYPES
Agricultural buildings
Farm building,  any of the structures used in farming operations, which may include buildings to
house families and workers, as well as livestock, machinery, and crops.
The basic unit of commercial agricultural operation, throughout history and worldwide, is the farm.
Because farming systems differ widely, there are important variations in the nature and arrangements of
farm facilities. The buildings on a farm generally consist of the farm family’s house, the dwellings of any
resident hired workers, and the various structures and facilities for
farming operations.

Example: A barn is an agricultural building primarily located

on farms and used for various purposes. In the North
American area, a barn refers to structures that house livestock,
including cattle and horses, as well as equipment and fodder, and
often grain.

Commercial buildings
A commercial building is a building that is used for commercial use. Types can include
office buildings, warehouses, or retail (i.e. convenience stores, 'big box' stores, shopping malls, etc.).

Example: A hotel is an establishment that

provides lodging paid on a short-term basis. Facilities
provided may range from a basic bed and storage for
clothing, to luxury features like en-suite bathrooms.

Grand Hotel Excelsior in Valletta

Residential buildings
 A residential area is a land use in which housing predominates, as opposed to ... for
thousands of new homes, which was largely met by speculative building.

Example: A condominium, frequently shortened to condo, is the

form of housing tenure and other real property where a specified
part of a piece of real estate (usually of an apartment house) is
individually owned.
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Educational buildings
The buildings designed for various activities in a
primary, secondary, or higher educational system and often
including living areas for students, such as dormitories.

Example: A museum  is an institution that cares for (conserves)

a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic,
cultural, historical, or scientific importance and makes them
available for public viewing through exhibits that may be
permanent or temporary.

Government buildings
Example: A diplomatic mission or embassy is a group of people from
one state or an international inter-governmental organization (such
as the United Nations) present in another state to represent the
sending state/organisation officially in the receiving state. 
Philippine Embassy in Washington, D.C

Industrial buildings
Industrial architecture is the design and construction of buildings serving industry. Such
buildings rose in importance with the industrialrevolution, and were some of the pioneering
structures of modern architecture.
Example: A brewery or brewing company is a business that
makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially
made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct
sets of brewing equipment are called plant.
Dominion Brewery Building

Military buildings
A military building is any structure designed to house functions performed by a military unit.
General types include: Administrative Facilities. Ammunition Storage Facilities. Commissary Facilities.

Example: A barrack or barracks is a building or group of buildings

built to house soldiers. 
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Parking structures and storage

A multi-storey car park (also called a parking garage, parking structure, parking
ramp, parkade, parking building, parking deck or indoor parking) is a building designed for car
parking and where there are a number of floors or levels on which parking takes place. It is
essentially a stacked car park.

Example: A boathouse (or a boat house) is a building especially

designed for the storage of boats, normally smaller craft for
sports or leisure use. These are typically located on open water,
such as on a river.

Acton Island Boathouse

Religious buildings
A place of worship is a specially designed structure or consecrated space where individuals
or a group of people such as a congregation come to perform acts of devotion, veneration, or
religious study. A building constructed or used for this purpose is sometimes called a house of
worship. Temples, churches, and mosques are examples of structures created for worship.

Example: A temple (from the Latin word templum) is a structure

reserved for religious or spiritual activities such
as prayer and sacrifice. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as
defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word
"template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked
out on the ground by the augur. 

The Wonders of Somnath Temple

Transport buildings
Transport buildings involve the movement of large groups of people in potentially high risk areas.

Example: An airport is an aerodrome with facilities for

flights to take off and land. Airports often have facilities to
store and maintain aircraft, and a control tower. An airport
consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially
accessible open space including at least one operationally
active surface such as a runway for a plane to take off or
a helipad, and often includes adjacent utility buildings such
as control towers, hangars and terminals.