Network

NETWORK

1. Definition

1: a fabric or structure of cords or wires that cross at regular intervals and are knotted or secured at the crossings

2: a system of lines or channels resembling a network

3 a : an interconnected or interrelated chain, group, or system network of hotels> b : a system of computers, peripherals, terminals, and databases connected by communications lines

4 a : a group of radio or television stations linked by wire or radio relay b : a radio or television company that produces programs for broadcast over such a network

5 : a usually informally interconnected group or association of persons (as friends or professional colleagues)
From Merriam-Webster online dictionary http://m-w.com

2. Description

Network, as a noun, is describing a set of things that linked together. They are commonly seen in everyday life. The highways together make a network. Highways, waterways and flight lines together build up a broader transportation network. The organization of a union is social network. The supply chain of a production is trade network. The predators and preys in nature is ecology network.
A building can be seen as a node in a network. Actually it is playing various roles in each networks and meanwhile making those networks correlated. As those networks meet in one building, there will come interesting results. Different objects will be put together. Different people will meet. Different places will be related. A building will function like a city.
Picture: Roads and Highways in Metro Detroit by Tingmeng Li