ARCHITECTURE Definition & Meaning

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architecture

[ ahr-ki-tek-cher ]

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noun

the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic effect. Architecture often includes design or selection of furnishings and decorations, supervision of construction work, and the examination, restoration, or remodeling of existing buildings.
the character or style of building:
the architecture of Paris; Romanesque architecture.
the action or process of building; construction.
the result or product of architectural work, as a building.
buildings collectively.
Computers. a fundamental underlying design of computer hardware, software, or both.
the structure of anything:
the architecture of a novel.

architecture

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noun

the art and science of designing and superintending the erection of buildings and similar structures
a style of building or structure
Gothic architecture
buildings or structures collectively
the structure or design of anything
the architecture of the universe
the internal organization of a computer's components with particular reference to the way in which data is transmitted
the arrangement of the various devices in a complete computer system or network

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Derived Forms

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Origin of architecture¹

First recorded in 1555–65; from Middle French, from Latin ��󾱳ٱ𳦳�ū��; architect, -ure

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What was once a small community of curators and patrons, has now grown to include experts from various fields, including art and architecture.

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Ray Adamyk, president and CEO of the Cathedral, captured the aesthetics of Pomona’s art scene and personified it within the architecture of the venue.

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Cat Rossi has spent years researching the creative significance of nightclubs, in her capacity as a design historian and professor of architecture at University for the Creative Arts Canterbury.

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“If the decision is made to move the Hahn Center seems to kill two birds with one stone, preserving the 1960 architecture and housing irreplicable art objects.”

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In the offices of architecture firm Arup, there is a downstairs soundproof room with premium grade surround-sound speakers and a large screen.

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