diff --git a/dfhack/include/modules/Buildings.h b/dfhack/include/modules/Buildings.h
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+#ifndef CL_MOD_BUILDINGS
+#define CL_MOD_BUILDINGS
+/*
+* Buildings - also includes zones and stockpiles
+*/
+#include "Export.h"
+namespace DFHack
+{
+    struct t_building
+    {
+        uint32_t origin;
+        uint32_t vtable;
+        
+        uint32_t x1;
+        uint32_t y1;
+        
+        uint32_t x2;
+        uint32_t y2;
+        
+        uint32_t z;
+        
+        t_matglossPair material;
+        
+        uint32_t type;
+        // FIXME: not complete, we need building presence bitmaps for stuff like farm plots and stockpiles, orientation (N,E,S,W) and state (open/closed)
+    };
+    
+    struct APIPrivate;
+    class DFHACK_EXPORT Buildings
+    {
+        public:
+        Buildings(APIPrivate * d);
+        ~Buildings();
+        bool Start(uint32_t & numBuildings);
+        bool Read (const uint32_t index, t_building & building);
+        bool Finish();
+        
+        private:
+        struct Private;
+        Private *d;
+    };
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/dfhack/modules/Buildings.cpp b/dfhack/modules/Buildings.cpp
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+/*
+www.sourceforge.net/projects/dfhack
+Copyright (c) 2009 Petr Mrázek (peterix), Kenneth Ferland (Impaler[WrG]), dorf
+
+This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any
+damages arising from the use of this software.
+
+Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any
+purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it and
+redistribute it freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+
+1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must
+not claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this
+software in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation
+would be appreciated but is not required.
+
+2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and
+must not be misrepresented as being the original software.
+
+3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source
+distribution.
+*/
+
+#include "DFCommonInternal.h"
+#include "../private/APIPrivate.h"
+#include "modules/Translation.h"
+#include "DFMemInfo.h"
+#include "DFProcess.h"
+#include "DFVector.h"
+#include "DFTypes.h"
+#include "modules/Buildings.h"
+
+using namespace DFHack;
+
+//raw
+struct t_building_df40d
+{
+    uint32_t vtable;
+    uint32_t x1;
+    uint32_t y1;
+    uint32_t centerx;
+    uint32_t x2;
+    uint32_t y2;
+    uint32_t centery;
+    uint32_t z;
+    uint32_t height;
+    t_matglossPair material;
+    // not complete
+};
+
+struct Buildings::Private
+{
+    uint32_t buildings_vector;
+    // translation
+    DfVector * p_bld;
+    
+    APIPrivate *d;
+    bool Inited;
+    bool Started;
+};
+
+Buildings::Buildings(APIPrivate * d_)
+{
+    d = new Private;
+    d->d = d_;
+    d->Inited = d->Started = false;
+    memory_info * mem = d->d->offset_descriptor;
+    d->buildings_vector = mem->getAddress ("buildings_vector");
+    d->Inited = true;
+}
+
+Buildings::~Buildings()
+{
+    if(d->Started)
+        Finish();
+    delete d;
+}
+
+bool Buildings::Start(uint32_t & numbuildings)
+{
+    d->p_bld = new DfVector (g_pProcess, d->buildings_vector, 4);
+    numbuildings = d->p_bld->getSize();
+    d->Started = true;
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool Buildings::Read (const uint32_t index, t_building & building)
+{
+    if(!d->Started)
+        return false;
+    t_building_df40d bld_40d;
+
+    // read pointer from vector at position
+    uint32_t temp = * (uint32_t *) d->p_bld->at (index);
+    //d->p_bld->read(index,(uint8_t *)&temp);
+
+    //read building from memory
+    g_pProcess->read (temp, sizeof (t_building_df40d), (uint8_t *) &bld_40d);
+
+    // transform
+    int32_t type = -1;
+    d->d->offset_descriptor->resolveObjectToClassID (temp, type);
+    building.origin = temp;
+    building.vtable = bld_40d.vtable;
+    building.x1 = bld_40d.x1;
+    building.x2 = bld_40d.x2;
+    building.y1 = bld_40d.y1;
+    building.y2 = bld_40d.y2;
+    building.z = bld_40d.z;
+    building.material = bld_40d.material;
+    building.type = type;
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool Buildings::Finish()
+{
+    if(d->p_bld)
+    {
+        delete d->p_bld;
+        d->p_bld = NULL;
+    }
+    d->Started = false;
+}
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