| Abstract from DBPedia | A building, or edifice, is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place, such as a house or factory (although there's also portable buildings). 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, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, prestige, and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the term building compare the list of nonbuilding structures. Buildings serve several societal needs – primarily as shelter from weather, security, living space, privacy, to store belongings, and to comfortably live and work. A building as a shelter represents a physical division of the human habitat (a place of comfort and safety) and the outside (a place that at times may be harsh and harmful). Ever since the first cave paintings, buildings have also become objects or canvasses of much artistic expression. In recent years, interest in sustainable planning and building practices has also become an intentional part of the design process of many new buildings and other structures.建築物（けんちくぶつ）は、建築された物体。建築された構造物。 建築物は使用目的によって形態が異なるほか、構造体も異なる。建築学・建築分野で扱う建築作品、日本語の建物（たてもの）を連想されるが、この場合の〈建築〉及び〈建築する〉は、それだけに留まらない。 建築物は工学で扱われる対象であると同時に芸術的現象としての側面も有する。 (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Building) |
