administration building

Campus command center

An administration building houses the offices and administrative functions of an institution—typically a university, hospital, or government complex.

It's where paperwork gets processed, decisions get made, and bureaucracy lives: The registrar's office is in the administration building.

Often shortened to admin building.

Related

red tape · clerks · paperwork · take a number · permits · parking permit · lobby · receptionist · forms · officials · campus · student ID · municipal · city council · city hall · courthouse · public records · records

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institutional function

administration buildingclassroom building

Structure containing instructional rooms

laboratory · research facility · lecture hall · dormitory · student center

formality and accessibility

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Academic community center

recreation center · student lounge · common room · quad · break room

user population

administration buildingstudent union

Academic community center

dormitory · residence hall · student housing · barracks · community center

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G