Wall

=** Wall **=

== According to their function, walls can be classified into: structural wall system (walls that support loads), partition wall (walls that make separations and divisions), retaining wall (serves to provide a barrier to the movement of earth, stone or water), and shared wall (special laws often govern walls shared by neighbouring properties). ==

Nowadays exist many buildings made of walls, of them exist two exceptional houses: the Gilardi House and German Pavillion.
 A wall is a vertical structure, that defines and sometimes protects an area. Exist three principal types of structural walls: Building walls, exterior boundary walls and retaining walls.  the walls are very important for architecture, are the principal element of construction, and they are very used by architects in design of any building.  Some walls characteristics are:  ü they can be built with different materials (for example: wood, concrete, brick, etc).  ü the shape of the walls is usually prismatic horizontal and vertical.  ü wall texture depending on material used.  In all course of history, the walls are been used like a shelter, to make separation (interior of exterior), to prevent invasion, etc.  According to their function, walls can be classified into: ** structural wall system ** (walls that support loads), ** partition wall ** (walls that make separations and divisions), ** retaining wall ** (serves to provide a barrier to the movement of earth, stone or water), and ** shared wall ** (special laws often govern walls shared by neighbouring properties).  Nowadays exist many buildings made of walls, of them exist two exceptional houses: the Gilardi House and German Pavillion.