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Same buildings

Hi! I've always wondered if there are same building bought in different places. For example, a school/hospital/airport has been built and people realize that the lay-out is almost perfect for its purpose and they decide to "clone" the building somewhere else. Thanks for your answers! 113.22.86.225 (talk) 03:57, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

Many modern housing developments use a limited number of basic floor plans. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 04:06, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

You might be interested in the ancient city of Petra, where they tried to copy the architectural styles of all the surrounding civilizations. SinisterLefty (talk) 07:22, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

There are plenty of examples, both ancient and modern. Check out the Kutubiyya Mosque in Marrakesh, which was reproduced almost exactly in both Rabat and across the Strait of Gibraltar in Seville. A more modern example is Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral in Montreal, which is basically a scaled-down reproduction of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Xuxl (talk) 12:09, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

Class A airfield for the attempt to create a standard form in WWII. Rmhermen (talk) 17:30, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

I heard this story some years back: An architect designed a house for Palm Springs (desert). The customer was so pleased with it, he used the same plans to build another house in the mountains, where snow collapsed the roof. The customer sued the architect and, if memory serves, won. —Tamfang (talk) 10:27, 10 November 2019 (UTC)

Most architectural firms will have a staple template for various types of building. This can either be sold, used as is, or altered to suit the client's requirements. It is more common than not to have properties built on a copy paste basis. Cite? I work in and have done for many years the funding of property developments. Thanks Anton 81.131.40.58 (talk) 11:25, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

Many new nuclear reactors are standard, modular designs. Some of the major assemblies are even built in off-site and then delivered and installed on location. See for example PRISM (reactor) and AP1000.Tobyc75 (talk) 18:33, 11 November 2019 (UTC)

• See also Modular building. --Jayron32 19:23, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
  • Or Prefabricated building for the other POV fork 93.136.57.235 (talk) 03:35, 14 November 2019 (UTC)