Noun: architecture 'aa(r)-ki,tek-chu(r)
- The profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their aesthetic effect
"He studied architecture at university and now designs sustainable homes"
- (rhythm) the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
"architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"
- An architectural product or work
"The Guggenheim Museum is a prime example of Frank Lloyd Wright's innovative architecture"
- (computing) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software
"the architecture of a computer's system software";
- computer architecture
Derived forms: architectures
Type of: bailiwick, beaux arts, build, building, discipline, edifice, field, field of study, fine arts, profession, structure, study, subject, subject area, subject field
Encyclopedia: Architecture, SUST