Home›Commercial and Office Buildings›MaterialBrowse ByMaterialMaterial groups buildings by the principal substance they were built from. Wikipedia notes that a classical column's shaft is typically "made of stone, or appearing to be so," one of the oldest building materials still used today alongside brick, timber and steel. This dimension shows which buildings share a common physical fabric.FactsMaterialSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1726 CE 1Origin RegionWell-attestedEngland (Great Britain) 1MaterialFilter Results23 entriesBuilding TypeAllChurch (Building) (1)Commercial Property (12)Dwelling (1)Factory (5)House (3)The Skyscraper (11)Tower (11)Building FamilyAllCommercial Building Types and Terms (1)Corporate Headquarters, Campuses and Office Complexes (7)Department Stores and Shopping Buildings (7)Factories, Mills, Breweries and Works (7)Markets and Market Halls (3)Shophouses and Commercial Blocks (3)Skyscrapers and Office Towers (14)PlaceAllAustralia (1)Brazil (1)China (3)Czechia (1)Denmark (2)France (2)Germany (1)Italy (1)Japan (1)Netherlands (2)Russia (3)Spain (1)Turkey (2)United Kingdom (10)United States (14)StyleAllArt Deco (1)Art Nouveau (2)Beaux-Arts Architecture (1)Blobitecture (1)Brutalism (1)Chicago School (5)Colonial Revival Architecture (1)Deconstructivism (1)Eclecticism in art (1)Gothic Revival (2)High-Tech Architecture (3)International Style (2)Italianate Architecture (1)Mid-Century Modern Architecture (3)Mission Revival Architecture (1)Modernist Architecture (7)Neo-Futurism (1)Neoclassical Architecture (4)New Objectivity Architecture (2)Postmodern Architecture (4)Prairie School (2)Renaissance Architecture (1)Romanesque Architecture (1)Romanesque Revival Architecture (1)Russian Architecture (3)Streamline Moderne (2)Completed YearAll1455 (2)1595 (1)1797 (1)1800 (1)1822 (2)1869 (1)1875 (1)1885 (1)1887 (1)1891 (2)1892 (1)1894 (3)1895 (1)1896 (2)1898 (1)1901 (1)1906 (2)1909 (1)1911 (1)1912 (2)1913 (3)1914 (1)1915 (4)1918 (1)1925 (2)1926 (1)1930 (1)1931 (2)1939 (3)1952 (1)1956 (5)1958 (1)1960 (2)1961 (2)1964 (3)1965 (2)1972 (2)1975 (1)1976 (2)1984 (2)1985 (2)1986 (2)1988 (3)1996 (2)1997 (3)2003 (1)2004 (1)2005 (1)2008 (2)2009 (1)2012 (1)2014 (2)2017 (3)Standing StatusAllDemolished (3)Standing (19)ArchitectAllFrank Lloyd Wright (2)John Burgee (1)Louis Sullivan (2)Norman Foster (5)Philip Johnson (1)Walter Gropius (1)William Le Baron Jenney (1)GroupAllCommercial Building Types and Terms (1)Corporate Headquarters, Campuses and Office Complexes (7)Department Stores and Shopping Buildings (7)Factories, Mills, Breweries and Works (7)Markets and Market Halls (3)Shophouses and Commercial Blocks (3)Skyscrapers and Office Towers (14)Material ClassAllBrick and Clay (2)Concrete (2)Glass (1)Metal (6)Stone (4)Timber (1)Natural or ManufacturedAllManufactured (5)Natural (5)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAluminumMaterial4 entriesBrickMaterial14 entriesBronzeMaterial1 entryCast IronMaterial1 entryConcreteMaterial9 entriesConcreteMaterial3 entriesCopperMaterial1 entryCorten SteelMaterial2 entriesGlassMaterial21 entriesGraniteMaterial5 entriesLimestoneMaterial4 entriesMarbleMaterial2 entriesReinforced ConcreteMaterial3 entriesSandstoneMaterial3 entriesStainless SteelMaterial3 entriesSteelMaterial18 entriesStoneMaterial3 entriesStructural SteelMaterial1 entryStuccoMaterial1 entryTerracottaMaterial4 entriesThatchMaterial2 entriesTimberMaterial4 entriesTitaniumMaterial1 entrySources1. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia, Office, history section, eraThe Old Admiralty (Ripley Building) was built in 1726 and was the first purpose-built office building in Great Britain.Wikipedia, Office, history section, regionThe Old Admiralty (Ripley Building) was built in 1726 and was the first purpose-built office building in Great Britain.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.