BUILDING CONSTRUCTION I

INTRODUCTION BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Name: Siti Yaumilia Salsa

SID: 13.036

ARCHITECTURE

TANRI ABENG UNIVERSITY

What is building?

-building is a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in

one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing

edifice"(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/building)

- building is a structure (such as a house, hospital, school, etc.) with a roof and walls that is

used as a place for people to live, work, do activities, store things, etc.

(http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/building?show=0&t=1379336172)

- building is Permanent or temporary structure enclosed within exterior walls and a roof,

and including all attached apparatus, equipment, and fixtures that cannot be removed

without cutting into ceiling, floors, or walls.

(http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/building.html#ixzz2f3UqyDD6)

- building is Any human-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any

use or continuous occupancy, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building)

- building is the art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil

architecture.

(http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/building)

What is construction?

- construction is a the act or process of building something (such as a house or road)

(http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/construction?show=0&t=1379335549)

-construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction)

- construction is a the creation of the built environment from football stadiums to roads.

(http://www.bconstructive.co.uk/en/for-parents/what-is-construction-all-about/)

- construction is a Clearing, dredging, excavating, and grading of land and other activity

associated with buildings, structures, or other types of real property such as bridges, dams,

roads.(http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/construction.html#ixzz2f3b6REe4)

-The term construction refers to the act of building or erecting up something. This term can

also be used to refer to a group of words that form a component of a sentence and are

considered a single unit.( http://www.ask.com/question/what-is-the-meaning-of-

construction)

-construction is the work of building or making something, especially buildings, bridges,(

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/construction_1)

So What is building construction?

-Building construction is the process of adding structure to real property.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Construction)

-building construction is an ancient human activity. It began with the purely functional need

for a controlled environment to moderate the effects of climate.

(http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/83859/building-construction)

What is structure?

- structure is Construction or framework of identifiable elements (components, entities,

factors, members, parts, steps, etc.) which gives form and stability, and resists stresses and

strains. (http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/structure.html#ixzz2f3hla96f)

- structure is the arrangement and interrelationship of parts in a construction, such as a

building. (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/structure)

- structure is mode of building, construction, or organization; arrangement of parts,

elements, or constituents: a pyramidal structure.

(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/structure)

- structure is the way that something is built, arranged, or organized (http://www.merriam-

webster.com/dictionary/structure)

- structure is a building or other object constructed from several parts.

(http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/structure)

- structure is the construction and arrangement of body parts, tissues, or organs.

(http://www.definitions.net/definition/structure)

- Structure is a fundamental, tangible or intangible notion referring to the recognition,

observation, nature, and permanence of patterns and relationships of entities

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure)