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Silman, Robert Formerly, Robert Silman Associates, P.C., New York, New York.
Last reviewed:August 2021
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.099000
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A fixed permanent structure, more or less enclosed and designed to be used as housing or shelter or to serve the needs of commerce and industry. The history of buildings is almost as old as human history. Most contemporary building techniques are possible because of materials and methods of construction that have been introduced since about 1800.
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