architecture
noun
ar·chi·tec·ture
ˈär-kə-ˌtek-chər 
1
: the art or science of building
specifically
: the art or practice of designing and building structures and especially habitable ones
2
a
: formation or construction resulting from or as if from a conscious act
the architecture of the garden
b
: a unifying or coherent form or structure
a novel that lacks architecture
3
: architectural product or work
buildings that comprise the architecture of the square
4
: a method or style of building
Gothic architecture
5
: the manner in which the components of a computer or computer system are organized and integrated
different program architectures
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Examples of architecture in a Sentence
In college, he studied architecture.
The architecture of the building is modern.
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Her fresh voice and aesthetic challenges the homogeneous legacy of landscape architecture in the past century, and makes clear that the medium is in more than capable hands.
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Walter Hood, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Instead, the former vice president of design and architecture at Tiffany & Co. channeled the Hamptons of yesteryear, specifically the regal Gilded Age weekend homes designed by turn-of-the-century architect Stanford White for high-society New York clients.
—Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2024
Similar to the Guggenheim, the structure embodies the tenets of organic architecture, favoring sweeping curves that seamlessly blend into its lush, wooded surroundings.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024
Created in collaboration with high-profile architecture firm the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), El Cosmico is a dramatic expansion and reimagining of the existing El Cosmico campground hotel on a property measuring over 60 acres (24.3 hectares) that situated on the outskirts of Marfa.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2024
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Walter Hood, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Instead, the former vice president of design and architecture at Tiffany & Co. channeled the Hamptons of yesteryear, specifically the regal Gilded Age weekend homes designed by turn-of-the-century architect Stanford White for high-society New York clients.
—Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2024
Similar to the Guggenheim, the structure embodies the tenets of organic architecture, favoring sweeping curves that seamlessly blend into its lush, wooded surroundings.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024
Created in collaboration with high-profile architecture firm the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), El Cosmico is a dramatic expansion and reimagining of the existing El Cosmico campground hotel on a property measuring over 60 acres (24.3 hectares) that situated on the outskirts of Marfa.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2024
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architecture
noun
ar·chi·tec·ture
ˈär-kə-ˌtek-chər
1
: the art or science of designing and building structures and especially ones that can be lived in
2
: architectural product or work
3
: a method or style of building
architectural
adjective
ˌär-kə-ˈtek-chə-rəl
-ˈtek-shrəl
architecturally
adverb
-ē
Medical Definition
architecture
noun
ar·chi·tec·ture
ˈär-kə-ˌtek-chər
: the basic structural form especially of a bodily part or of a large molecule
the architecture and function of the cerebral cortex
the complex molecular architecture of muscle cells—Carolyn Cohen
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