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a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking
the architect of the economic plan that rebuilt Europe after World War II
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The club are still exploring options and conducting feasibility studies with architects and engineers and no plans have yet been sent to the local council for planning permission.
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Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
The wealthiest and most powerful figures in Silicon Valley—ironically, the very architects of social media—have long kept their children away from these platforms.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Then the architects of the germ theory of disease worked long and hard to demonstrate disease by disease that they were actually caused by pathogens.
—Ross Pomeroy, Big Think, 20 Mar. 2025
At the board meeting, port commissioners also directed staff to use a progressive design-build project model, meaning the agency will solicit interest from architects and general contractors who can jointly work on the project from its outset under a single contract.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
To solve this, the architects devised deep cuts in the site to introduce natural light to the lower levels.
—Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
The firm offers full-service interior design for residential and commercial spaces and also tackles renovations and new construction, helping clients handle myriad decisions and serving as liaisons to architects, contractors, and builders.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
Searching for Chicago interior designers and architects to hire?
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
The Atlanta interior designers, architects, and builders in the AD PRO Directory each have styles as unique as the city’s eclectic neighborhoods.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
The wealthiest and most powerful figures in Silicon Valley—ironically, the very architects of social media—have long kept their children away from these platforms.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Then the architects of the germ theory of disease worked long and hard to demonstrate disease by disease that they were actually caused by pathogens.
—Ross Pomeroy, Big Think, 20 Mar. 2025
At the board meeting, port commissioners also directed staff to use a progressive design-build project model, meaning the agency will solicit interest from architects and general contractors who can jointly work on the project from its outset under a single contract.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
To solve this, the architects devised deep cuts in the site to introduce natural light to the lower levels.
—Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
The firm offers full-service interior design for residential and commercial spaces and also tackles renovations and new construction, helping clients handle myriad decisions and serving as liaisons to architects, contractors, and builders.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
Searching for Chicago interior designers and architects to hire?
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
The Atlanta interior designers, architects, and builders in the AD PRO Directory each have styles as unique as the city’s eclectic neighborhoods.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Architects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/architects. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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