Chapter 14: Icons Building

1. What is the “Icons Buildings” Page?

This is a themed cheat-sheet showing only the building/structure-related icons from Font Awesome 5 free.

These icons represent:

• Offices, apartments, houses, city buildings
• Companies / corporate HQs
• Hotels / real estate
• City skylines or maps
• Architecture / construction themes (though Construction has its own category)

They’re super useful for:

• Real estate websites
• Company “About Us” pages
• City guides / tourism apps
• Business directories
• Hotel booking UIs
• Maps with building pins
• Corporate dashboards

In Font Awesome 5 free, the Buildings category is small but essential (mostly 2–4 core icons, solid style). Newer versions (FA6/7) exploded this category with dozens more (like building-columns for banks, building-user, building-shield, etc.), but FA5 free keeps it simple with the classics.

2. Main Free Buildings Icons in Font Awesome 5 (From the W3Schools Page)

Here are the key free ones you’ll find in the table (solid fas style, with regular far variants where available):

• Building (modern office / apartment building – the main one!) <i class=”fas fa-building”></i>
• Building (Regular / Outline)<i class=”far fa-building”></i> (lighter, outline version – great for minimal designs)

These two are the primary free ones in the Buildings category for FA5. (Note: Older Font Awesome versions or general searches sometimes show fa-building-o as legacy, but in FA5 it’s consolidated into far fa-building.)

Other related icons (often used with Buildings theme, but in different categories):

• fas fa-city (city skyline – sometimes overlaps or added later)
• fas fa-home (house – more in Household or basic)
• fas fa-hotel (hotel building – in Hotel category)
• fas fa-industry (factory building – in Industry)

But the dedicated “Buildings” page focuses on the core fa-building family.

3. Real Code Examples – How to Use Buildings Icons

Example 1: Company Headquarters Section (very common on “About Us” pages)

Example 2: Real Estate Property Card

Example 3: Corporate Footer with Outline Style

Example 4: Simple Business Directory List

Example 5: Hotel Icon Combo (pair with Hotel category)

4. Teacher Tips for Buildings Icons

• Solid vs Regular — Use fas fa-building for bold/emphasis (corporate feel), far fa-building for lighter/minimal/clean designs.
• Colors — Blues/grays (#007bff, #6c757d) for modern offices, greens (#28a745) for eco-buildings, dark (#343a40) for night/city vibes.
• Size — These look amazing big (fa-5x, fa-6x) on hero sections or cards.
• Accessibility — Add aria-hidden=”true” if decorative; pair with text for meaning.
• Upgrade note — In Font Awesome 6/7, Buildings category has 50+ icons (building-columns, building-user, building-lock, etc.) — great for advanced real estate or SaaS dashboards.

Summary – Quick Recap

Icons Buildings = W3Schools’ page listing Font Awesome 5 free building/structure icons — mainly fas fa-building (solid office/apartment) and far fa-building (outline version). Perfect for real estate, corporate sites, hotels, city apps, business directories, or any “building”-themed project.

Got it now, beta? Want me to:

• Build a full “Real Estate Landing Page” mini-demo with these?
• Show how Buildings icons pair with Maps or Hotel categories?
• Compare FA5 vs newer FA versions (way more building variants)?
• Or next one like “Icons Business”?

Just say the word — teacher is here in Hyderabad mode! 🏢🏙️🚀