Read on to learn more about industrial architecture.

Builders and architects were forced to consider individual production processes and workflows and safety concerns for workers.

Industrial-stylearchitecture formed the building blocks formodern architecture.

Large and Old Brick Industrial Building

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A building is industrial when it is used for the production or storage of goods.

These include things like factories, breweries, refineries, and many other tailor-made utilitarian structures.

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Red brick walls in an old brewery in Poznan, Poland

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Grain silo

Grain Silo Seed and grain storage in Milvale, New South Wales, AustraliaOliver Strewe / Getty Images

Derelict warehouse in London

The former Millennium Mills building at Royal Victoria dock, London.John Lawson, Belhaven / Getty Images

Montreal warehouse loft conversion

An old brick building converted into lofts and working offices in Montreal.carterdayne / Getty Images

Oil refinery

Oil refineryChanin Wardkhian / Getty Images

Interior of a modern industrial style loft office in Germany.

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Cooling towers

Cooling towersJeremy Walker / Getty Images

Pump station

Pump stationbgwalker / Getty Images