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This is a first draft to establish notabity criteria for articles written about architecture or architects. It is not intended to be a guideline for all buildings and structures as many of these are not necessarily considered architecture. What is and is not architecture can be difficult to define but it is worth bearing in mind that architecture is considered a fine art and as such any building that appears to be striving to create art rather than just fulfill a function is usually also a work of architecture. The acid test should be whether or not the building or structure has been published in the architectural press.
Important note: Failing to satisfy the notability guidelines is not a criterion for speedy deletion. An article that fails to even claim that the subject of the article is notable can be speedily deleted under criterion A7, however. A mere claim of notability, even if contested, may avoid deletion under A7 and require a full Article for Deletion process to determine if the subject of the article is notable.
Many of us who spend a lot of time improving Wikipedia's architectural coverage feel that notability is required for an architectural topic (such as an architect or building) to deserve an article here. Please note that the failure to meet any of these criteria does not mean an article must be deleted; likewise, the meeting of any of these criteria does not mean that an article must be kept. These are merely rules of thumb some editors choose to keep in mind when deciding whether or not to keep an article that is on articles for deletion.
Also, please keep in mind that the article in question must actually document that the criterion is true. It is not enough to make vague claims in the article or assert a building's importance on a talk page or AfD page -- the article itself must document notability.
See also the Wikipedia:Criteria for inclusion of biographies for notability guidelines for biographical articles in general.