10 Weird Buildings in the World

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1. The Longaberger Company’s Basket Office, US
2. The dog and sheep buildings at Waikato, New Zealand
3. Walt Disney Concert Hall at Los Angeles, California
4. 30 St Mary Axe, UK
5. Ray and Maria Stata Center, US
6. Teapot Dome Service Station, US
7. Edificio Mirador, Spain
8. Manchester Civil Justice Centre, UK
9. Robot Building, Thailand
10. Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, Singapore

Source:
http://www.mapsofworld.com/travel/blog/travel-tips/top-10-weird-buildings-in-the-world

Music : Bayou State of Mind,Jingle Punks; YouTube Audio Library

A building is a man-made structure with a roof and walls standing more or less permanently in one place.[1] Buildings come in a variety of shapes, sizes and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, to land prices, ground conditions, specific uses and aesthetic reasons. To better understand the term building compare the list of nonbuilding structures.

Buildings serve several needs of society – 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 canvasess of 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.

The word building is both a noun and a verb: the structure itself and the act of making it. As a noun, a building is 'a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place'; "there was a three-storey building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice". In the broadest interpretation a fence or wall is a building However, the word structure is used more broadly than building including natural and man-made formations and does not necessarily have walls. Structure is more likely to be used for a fence. Sturgis' Dictionary included that "[building] differs from Architecture in excluding all idea of artistic treatment; and it differs from Construction in the idea of excluding scientific or highly skilful treatment." As a verb, building is the act of construction.

Structural height in technical usage is the height to the highest architectural detail on building from street-level. Depending on how they are classified, spires and masts may or may not be included in this height. Spires and masts used as antennas are not generally included. The definition of a low-rise vs. a high-rise building is a matter of debate, but generally three storeys or less is considered low-rise.

A report by Shinichi Fujimura of a shelter built 500,000 years ago is doubtful since Fujimura was later found to have faked many of his findings. Supposed remains of huts found at the Terra Amata site in Nice purportedly dating from 200 000 to 400 000 years ago have also been called into question. (See Terra Amata.) There is clear evidence of home-building from around 18 000 BC. Buildings became common during the Neolithic (see Neolithic architecture).