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A brick is a type of construction material used to build walls, pavements and other elements in masonry construction. Properly, the term brick denotes...

A tunnel is an underground or undersea passageway. It is dug through surrounding soil, earth or rock, or laid under water, and is usually completely enclosed...

Timber framing (German: Fachwerkbauweise) and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures...

In urban planning, zoning is a method in which a municipality or other tier of government divides land into "zones", each of which has a set of regulations...

A diorama is a replica of a scene, typically a three-dimensional model either full-sized or miniature. Sometimes it is enclosed in a glass showcase for...

A dugout or dug-out, also known as a pit-house or earth lodge, is a shelter for humans or domesticated animals and livestock based on a hole or depression...

In architecture, a steeple is a tall tower on a building, topped by a spire and often incorporating a belfry and other components. Steeples are very common...

Dry stone, sometimes called drystack or, in Scotland, drystane, is a building method by which structures are constructed from stones without any mortar...

This is a list of places of interest in Cornwall, England. See List of places in Cornwall for a list of settlements in the county. List of farms in Cornwall...

A chapter house or chapterhouse is a building or room that is part of a cathedral, monastery or collegiate church in which meetings are held. When attached...

A portal is an opening in a wall of a building, gate or fortification, especially a grand entrance to an important structure.[page needed] Doors, metal...

An architectural model is a type of scale model made to study aspects of an architectural design or to communicate design intent. They are made using a...

A Bailey bridge is a type of portable, pre-fabricated, truss bridge. It was developed in 1940–1941 by the British for military use during the Second World...

The Villa Giulia is a villa in Rome, Italy. It is named after Pope Julius III, who had it built in 1551–1553 on what was then the edge of the city. Today...

Architectural acoustics (also known as building acoustics) is the science and engineering of achieving a good sound within a building and is a branch of...

A window blind is a type of window covering. There are many different kinds of window blinds which use a variety of control systems. A typical window blind...

Windsor House is an office building in Victoria Street, City of Westminster, London, England. It was built in 1973 by R. Seifert & Partners, The building...

The British Museum Reading Room, situated in the centre of the Great Court of the British Museum, used to be the main reading room of the British Library...

A marquee is most commonly a structure placed over the entrance to a hotel, theatre, casino, train station, or similar building. It often has signage stating...

An underground city is a series of linked subterranean spaces that may provide a defensive refuge; a place for living, working or shopping; a transit system;...