Wall


 * Wall**

__Notes from the oral presentation:__ Definition: A usually solid structure that defines and sometimes protects an area. Most commonly, a wall delineates a building and supports its structure, separates space in buildings into rooms, or protects or delineates a space in the open air.

Materials: Wood, brick, plasterboard, wood and its derivates.

Types:
 * Non-bearing walls: a wall construction that only has the purpose of supporting the weight of itself
 * Bearing walls: a wall construction that supports the weight of the building.
 * Retaining wall: is a wall built to support or prevent the advance of a mass of earth or water.
 * Partition wall: is a wall for the purpose of separating rooms, or dividing a room.
 * Defensive wall: is a fortification wall used to defend a city or settlement from potential aggressors.