Log building

Log buildings and structures can be categorized as historic and modern. A diverse selection of their forms and styles with examples of architectural elements is discussed in the following articles:


 * Log cabin – a rustic dwelling
 * Log house – a style and method of building a quality house
 * Izba – a type of Russian peasant house, often of log construction. The Cabin of Peter the Great is based on an izba.
 * Crib barn – a type of barn built using log cribs
 * Some barns are log barns such as the earliest of the Pennsylvania barn types.
 * Blockhouse, garrison house – some blockhouse or garrison house structures are tightly fitted timber or stacked plank construction buildings to help withstand an attack.
 * Azekurazukuri – a Japanese style of building using triangular log construction
 * Some granaries (raccard, stabbur, hórreo) are of log or plank construction.
 * The Upper Lusatian house, also called Umgebinde in German, combines timber framing and log building
 * Wooden churches in Ukraine – many of the churches are recognized world heritage sites.
 * Corner post construction sometimes called post-and-plank – this construction method blurs the line between timber framing and log construction with a frame infilled with logs or planks to form the walls.
 * Timber dam – timber crib dams are used to dam rivers.
 * Zakopane Style architecture – inspired by the regional art of Poland's highland region known as Podhale uses log construction.
 * Hogan – this Native American dwelling evolved to be built of logs.
 * Chalet – Originally a dwelling-barn-house type farmhouse typically of timber construction (blockbau)
 * Black Forest house – traditional farmhouse type of timber construction
 * Octagonal churches in Norway are of log construction, some dating from the 17th century
 * For Finnish and German language users see the special type of Finnish log church construction called Tukipilarikirkko or Stützpfeilerkirche