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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...

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...

An official residence is a residence designated by an authority and assigned to an official (such as a head of state, head of government, governor, or...

Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority, either central or local. Although the common...

A motel, also known as a motor hotel, motor inn or motor lodge, is a hotel designed for motorists, usually having each room entered directly from the parking...

A hostel is a form of low-cost, short-term shared sociable lodging where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed in a dormitory sleeping 4–20 people...

Quoins (/kɔɪn/ or /kwɔɪn/) are masonry blocks at the corner of a wall. Some are structural, providing strength for a wall made with inferior stone or rubble...

A log cabin is a small log house, especially a less finished or less architecturally sophisticated structure. Log cabins have an ancient history in Europe...

This is a list of bridge failures. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005 novel): The fictional Brockdale Bridge, by the Death Eaters (replaced by...

Google Arts & Culture (formerly Google Art Project) is an online platform of high-resolution images and videos of artworks and cultural artifacts from...

Retail design is a creative and commercial discipline that combines several different areas of expertise together in the design and construction of retail...

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...

An orangery or orangerie is a room or dedicated building, historically where orange and other fruit trees are protected during the winter, as a large form...

A grotto is a natural or artificial cave used by humans in both modern times and antiquity, and historically or prehistorically. Naturally occurring grottoes...

Spanish colonial architecture represents Spanish colonial influence on New World and East Indies' cities and towns, and it is still seen in the architecture...

A public space is a place that is open and accessible to the general public. Roads, pavements, public squares, parks, and beaches are typically considered...

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...

A mobile home (also known as a house trailer, park home, trailer, or trailer home) is a prefabricated structure, built in a factory on a permanently attached...

An alley or alleyway is a narrow lane, path, or passageway, often reserved for pedestrians, which usually runs between, behind, or within buildings in...