How does building houses affect the environment?

We are taking over the nature with all of our buildings, roads and other man made equipment.

E.g. Imagine if you were a cute little animal or a huge wilder-beast or even a bird or plant and you had made your home on a nice piece of land and you had lived there all of your life and then one day, you get pushed away and big tall grey building had taken over your home. BECAUSE THAT IS HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT IT.