Buildings are classified according to their function to serve people. There are many types of buildings including domestic/residential buildings like private villas, apartments, and housing projects. Public buildings include governmental, office, commercial, industrial, health, educational, religious, transportation, sports, cultural, and entertainment buildings. Buildings are also classified according to their purpose such as memorial and landmarks, defense construction, and civilian construction.

1. Type of buildings
Building Types – Why ?
Through history man has created things to serve him
Each building has a purpose to fulfill , otherwise it fail . This is what so
called building function.
According to their function,building are classified into
many types:-
 Domestic / Residential buildings :
1- Private villas.
(Detached – semi attached – attached)
2- Apartment.
(walk up buildings – high tower building)
3- Housing projects
* Exploitative: for profit & investment.
* Cooperative: for employees in a factory or a company.
* Popularity: government makes it for low income people.
 public buildings :
 According to function
1- Governmental building: ministries - institutions
2- Office building: companies - authorities
3- Commercial building: shops – supermarkets - stores
4- Industrial building: factories - workshops
5- Health building: hospitals – clinics – therapeutic units
6- Educational building: schools – universities - institutions
7- Religious building: mosques - churches
8- Transportation building: airports – harpours – rail way station
9- Sports building: clubs – swimming pools - stadiums
10- Cultural building: museums – opera – theaters – lecture halls
11- Entertainment building: casino – clubs – cafes - cinema
 According to its purpose:
1- Memorial and landmarks: landmarks – tombs – victory arches
2- Defense construction: forts – camps – weapon stores
3- Civilian construction: bridges – water tanks - dams