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architecture

architecture

130 4.2
The profession of designing and planning buildings and how they look
  • noun
  • /ˈɑːrkɪtɛktʃər/
translation icon : arquitectura
  • Many students are passionate about studying architecture to learn how to design innovative buildings.
  • architecture and design
  • art and architecture
  • landscape architecture

It is piss poor architecture from top to bottom.

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Examples

Synonyms

design
vsarchitecture
942 2.8

A plan or drawing that shows how something will look and work

is the overall field that also carries out construction and professional practice
architectural style
vsarchitecture
1 4.9

A way of designing buildings from a certain time or place, for example Gothic

is the broader profession that plans and builds with attention to aesthetics and function
style of architecture
vsarchitecture
1 4.4

A way of designing buildings with common features like Gothic or modern

is the wider practice that includes planning, construction, and artistic concerns

Compounds

1 5.4

The design and planning of outdoor places like parks and gardens

colonial architecture
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Buildings from when one country ruled another that show the ruler's style

computer architecture
  • Specialized
1 4.0

The way a computer's parts and basic software are arranged and work together

A way of designing buildings with common features like Gothic or modern

A European church and cathedral style with tall pointed arches and flying buttresses

network architecture
  • Specialized
1 3.9

The design and structure of a computer or communication network showing how parts connect and work together

A style of building from Queen Victoria's time with lots of decoration and mixed older styles

8.8

A style of building with large domes on square bases and many mosaics

A building style that uses tall columns, symmetry, and simple proportions

6.4

The usual design of computers and software that do not use quantum methods

8.0

A style of building with simple straight lines and visible wood parts

9.9

A style of building design with two domes on top

8.9

A style of English church design from the 1300s and 1400s with tall lines, Tudor arches, and fan vaults

A style of large southern United States houses before the Civil War with big columns and decorative details

A first university degree about designing and planning buildings

5.6

An advanced degree from university that lets you become an architect

A computer design where programs can use instruction memory as data memory

Moorish architecture
  • Specialized
8.1

A style of building in Spain with horseshoe arches, detailed tiles, and repeating geometric shapes

A style of building design that copies medieval Gothic features like pointed arches and decorative stonework

6.5

A style of building design with columns, arches, and balanced shapes

A style of building from ancient Greece using columns, symmetry and decorations

network architecture
  • Specialized
4.3

The arrangement of layers and connections in a computer model that learns from data

A building style from the 1800s that copies old Gothic churches with pointed arches and tall towers

Norman architecture
  • Specialized
9.3

A style of building from Normandy with thick walls, rounded arches, and big towers used for churches and castles

A way of building used by ancient Romans that uses arches, curved roofs and concrete

8.9

A European building style from after 1000 with round arches, high curved ceilings, and thick walls often seen in churches

Building style connected with bishops and other church leaders, often seen in churches

A style of English building from 1485 to 1603 with timber-framed houses, steep roofs, and decorated brickwork

How Complex

innovative
165 5.5
architecture
130 4.2
architectural plan
  • Specialized
1 3.9

Surface Forms

architecture singular
architectures plural

Morphology

architecture = architect (transparent) = architect + ure

This is a regular and fairly transparent noun formation from 'architect', and the professional meaning is directly related to the base.

Etymology

Architecture comes from the Greek parts archi- ('chief') and tekton ('builder'), the same root as architect. A good image is a 'chief builder' who plans and designs buildings, which is why architecture means the art and profession of designing and constructing buildings.