Constructions

Constructions refers to the plural of construction and can denote both the act of building and the resulting structures. In everyday use it covers civil projects such as buildings, bridges, and roads, as well as the techniques, materials, and processes used to create them. The term also extends to the planning, financing, regulation, and management activities that accompany construction work.

In civil engineering and construction industries, projects follow phases from feasibility studies to commissioning. Key stages include planning, design, procurement, construction, testing, and handover. Common delivery approaches include traditional on-site construction, design–build, and modular or prefabricated construction. Safety, quality assurance, cost control, and adherence to codes and standards are central concerns.

In linguistics, particularly construction grammar, a construction is a form–meaning unit that functions as a basic building block of grammar. Constructions encompass words, fixed phrases, and patterned syntactic structures that carry conventional meanings and uses. They are learned from language usage and can be productive or idiomatic, ranging from simple verb phrases to complex sentence templates.

Other uses of the term appear in mathematics, archaeology, and computer science to describe methods for creating objects or artifacts. Across contexts, the concept of construction ties together the act of assembling with the resulting form and function.