When I travel I notice buildings and appreciate their architecture…in a very general way. I don’t spend time memorizing names of architectural details, styles or periods but I do like to look at and do care about preserving cool buildings. With this in mind I came across Ourbania: We’re built by buildings, a community of architecture, real estate and construction enthusiasts.

This site combines several communities: commercial real estate folks and architect/urban enthusiasts photograph and upload beautiful buildings throughout the world. The buildings are tagged so users like me can come along and see what is listed for future travels. For example, I’m off to Philadelphia and I thought I’d see what was posted. Not much there yet. As you can see Germans and Europeans have been the biggest users of the site so far–reflecting the owners homeland. Now that I am a “citizen” maybe I’ll post a few buildings while in Philly.

Although, Ourbania says that all buildings worldwide can become urban items, no matter whether they’re historical places or future projects, they are also dedicated to commercial real estate. After reading an interview with CEO Stefan von den Driesch it seems that it’s too early to tell whether this will be a hub for commercial real estate folk or a fun blend of regular folks and those using it for commercial reasons.