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Novelty architecture, also called programmatic architecture or mimetic architecture, is a type of architecture in which buildings and other structures are given unusual shapes for purposes such as advertising or to copy other famous buildings. Their size and novelty means that they often serve as landmarks.
An office building in Accra, Ghana. Office buildings are generally categorized by size and by quality (e.g., "a low-rise Class A building") [2] Office buildings by size. Low-rise (less than 7 stories) Mid-rise (7–25 stories) High-rise (more than 25 stories), including skyscrapers (over 40 stories) Office buildings by quality [3] [4]
Twisted buildings and structures (1 C, 36 P) Z. ... Pages in category "Buildings and structures by shape" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Category for buildings and structures by function/use. Subcategories. This category has the following 102 subcategories, out of 102 total. ...
A time often depicted as a rural idyll by the great painters, but in fact was a hive of early industrial activity, with small kilns and workshops springing up wherever materials could be mined or manufactured. After the Renaissance, neoclassical forms were developed and refined into new styles for public buildings and the gentry. New Cooperism
Vernacular architecture is influenced by a great range of different aspects of human behaviour and environment, leading to differing building forms for almost every different context; even neighbouring villages may have subtly different approaches to the construction and use of their dwellings, even if they at first appear the same.
Constructed between 1937 and 1938, this restaurant has been called one of the most beautiful McDonald's buildings in the world. Built in 1983, the Rock-N-Roll McDonald's in Chicago was known ...
The Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest structure. The Göbekli Tepe , believed to be the world's oldest manmade structure. The Boeing Everett Factory , the world's largest building by volume.