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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In college, he studied architecture.
The architecture of the building is modern.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
The presentation also recommended refreshing a bus station north of Comstock Avenue to match the architecture of the nearby train station, or potentially replacing the structure with a new bathroom or rose garden.
—Tyler Williams, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
The coast of Alabama Mobile, Alabama, is a historic, coastal city on scenic Mobile Bay, famed for fresh oysters and antebellum architecture.
—Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 23 Jan. 2025
View 4 Images New details have been revealed on what is arguably Saudi Arabia's most ambitious current architecture project: the world's new tallest skyscraper, which will rise to an incredible height of over 1 km (0.62 miles) in the Red Sea port city Jeddah.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2025
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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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