Heidegger proceeds to argue that modern times have brought about confusion in the understanding of relations between building and dwelling with building not conceived as related to the state of our existence in the world. Building, in other words, in not a mere problem of providing shelter or housing. Building as dwelling is not just a functional need for a building, in this respect, does not only make apparent but also constitutes a part of the tradition that it endows. It is built as a part of a community and enables this community to experience a mutual sense of the present, forged by a known historical past and a predicted future.