architect
noun
ar·chi·tect
ˈär-kə-ˌtekt 
1
: a person who designs buildings and advises in their construction
2
: a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking
the architect of American foreign policy
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the architect of the economic plan that rebuilt Europe after World War II
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The couple’s ultra-modern presidential mansion – commissioned in 1979 and designed by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange – is thought to have cost $1 billion.
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Young is the architect of BCYF, which was created in 2016 when voters approved a charter amendment guaranteeing millions of taxpayer dollars for the fund every year.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
Pinault’s company Kering donated $113 million to the reconstruction of Notre-Dame after the 2019 fire destroyed its spire designed by architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century.
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Greg Wehner, Fox News, 9 Dec. 2024
However, despite being the architects of Assad's downfall, HTS's ability to govern over Syria, filled with opposition factions and encircled by expansionist foreign powers, is far from assured.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Young is the architect of BCYF, which was created in 2016 when voters approved a charter amendment guaranteeing millions of taxpayer dollars for the fund every year.
—Julian Baron, Baltimore Sun, 7 Dec. 2024
Pinault’s company Kering donated $113 million to the reconstruction of Notre-Dame after the 2019 fire destroyed its spire designed by architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc in the 19th century.
—Marissa Muller, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
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architect
noun
ar·chi·tect
ˈär-kə-ˌtekt
: a person who designs buildings and advises in their construction
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