Oxford Dictionary of Architecture

Definition of architecture in English:

1The art or practice of designing and constructing buildings.

‘schools of architecture and design’

‘West Berlin became a forcing house for new ideas about urban architecture and planning.’

‘By then his creativity had expanded to incorporate architecture and town planning.’

‘Also, my education is in architecture, not urban planning etc, so some guidance in this realm is desired…’

‘The primacy of maximum rentable square footage over city planning and architecture is not unique to this city.’

‘He has interests in urban planning, architecture and sustainability.’

‘The award recognizes his collective works and his influence on the theory and practice of architecture.’

‘The steep, rocky hills and narrow coastline have influenced architecture and urban planning in Monaco.’

‘It fosters high standards of planning and architecture in towns and cities.’

‘His is an architecture of place, architecture that responds to the landscape and to the climate.’

‘She had no formal training in city planning or architecture, or even a college degree.’

‘Leon Battista Alberti wrote that architecture had nothing to do with construction.’

‘A natural question comes up in the conversation: How closely are architecture and town planning related?’

‘Tom Low practices architecture and town planning in the Carolinas.’

‘It has terrific links to all sorts of things from architects and architecture to straw bale construction.’

‘This panel has experts in town planning and architecture, and lawmakers.’

‘Alberti's early architectural career is a good example of the gulf between the theory and practice of Renaissance architecture.’

‘It stood out from all other houses because of its fine attention to detail in its designer architecture.’

‘The slowdown in building has coincided with the first steps to conserve traditional architecture.’

‘The Greeks invented the science of geometry with practical applications in architecture in mind.’

‘They reinforce the importance of urban planning and civic architecture and the need to bring them to the public realm.’

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