architecture

7 definitions • 8 examples

the art and practice of designing and making buildings:

to study architecture

the style in which buildings are made:

Roman architecture

the art and science of designing and making buildings, or the style of a building:

modern/classical/Gothic architecture

He studied architecture with Gropius.

the job or activity of designing buildings:

He earned a master's degree in architecture.

a particular type of building:

environmentally sustainable architecture

the design and structure of a computer system, which controls what equipment can be connected to it and what software can operate on it:

hardware/software architecture Their software architecture is good and they continue to show good growth.

the structure of an organization, which influences the relationship between its parts and employees:

He regards this as an opportunity to deliver a radical new departmental architecture.