a building or architecture?
a building is only form and matter.
anything beyond that description then we are talking about architecture.

Just a building not architecture....

If you were an engineer you would say it is columns and beams

Are you trying to spark an intellectual conversation by asking this question? It seems like a contrived attempt to sound "deep".

assembled material

Anatomical gift,

What would you like to talk about? If you have nothing to add besides criticism to a legitimate question why are you even here?

Is it a legitimate question?

\Build"ing\, n. 1. The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing.

Hence it is that the building of our Sion rises no faster. --Bp. Hall.

2. The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture.

The execution of works of architecture necessarily includes building; but building is frequently employed when the result is not architectural. --Hosking.

3. That which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a house, a church, etc.

What does that person who wrote the definition know about a building? How did they come to this conclusion?

if you mean the word as a noun, than you are talking about edifices, which are shelters from various elements (not solely weather, for instance) within which people perform various tasks.

if you are asking what the verb 'building' means, than i have no idea

A building is a physical entity which contains space which can be accessed.

lexi - isn't that a jar?

a door is ajar.

anatomical gift, no one's trying to sound deep or intellectual.

this is a question i've pondered for a while myself.. what is building and what is architecture... what are the definitions? qualifications?

I'm hardly against intellectual conversation. My problem lies in the broad framework he used to pose the question, with no underlying context. Had he posed a problem or contradiction it could have fostered a more informed dialogue. As it stands however, we the reader have no basis to answer such a general question that leaves no room for definition. Often, I find people who do not understand the question they are asking intentionally try to be vague so as to infer depth of thought when really the opposite is true.

what is a lame discussion topic?

A building is constructive money.

anatomical - The question gets no simpler and the subject of the question couldn't be any more obvious. Now, if I would have said 'architecture' I could understand your argument. It is obvious that your depth of knowledge in philospohy and theory are minimal based on your responses - you must be an engineer?

Surely an engineer would consider a building as structure. For that matter could any construction would be considered structure?

Just a thought

'your name' - I am not an engineer nor do I feel that my depth of knowledge is lacking in philosophy or theory. Was your question a philosophical one? Was it theoretical? If you feel your question is both "simple" and "obvious" why ask it? If you want anything other than a simple or obvious answer, you might want to try posing the question in such a way that triggers a thoughtful response. For example: "I disagree with Tschumi's definition of a building that relagates architecture to all that is ornamental. What do you guys think?" Maybe if your quesitoning was more sophisticated than that of a kindergardener's, you might get some thoughtful responses.

Engineers are our closest relatives (closer than the artists). And, they are sometimes capable of "building" great architecture.

wouldn't a building be considered a structure which is attached some sort of functional purpose and built only to the boundaries of that particular purpose...as architecture would be the aforementioned with additional thought towards societal, cultural, and aesthetic forces, among others?

such as a metal warehouse built merely for storing, four exterior walls for enclosure; one door for access; and one roof for shelter, all elements meant merely for function. what then when this space is occupied by and pondered upon by a subject?...maybe then it is architecture.

its so funny how many posts this thread got