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architecture

[ahr-ki-tek-cher] / ˈɑr kɪˌtɛk tʃər /
NOUN
design of buildings
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NOUN
design, structure of something
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Seen from below, the table’s ebonized-birch legs also suggest, by turns, two figures kissing, ancient post-and-lintel architecture, an undulating serpent and a recumbent figure by Henry Moore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

“California’s constitutional architecture deliberately established an independent schools chief to ensure that public education answers directly to the voters,” wrote a labor coalition that included the two largest statewide teacher unions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Any perception that North America’s trade architecture is becoming unstable risks delaying those decisions, with effects that will be felt for decades.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

The Hospital of Emotions is a large-scale immersive pop-up exhibition in Los Angeles, where art, architecture and emotion come together inside a real hospital building.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

In the fall of 1980, Maya Lin was a senior at Yale University, taking a class on funereal architecture, studying how cemeteries and monuments reflect attitudes toward death.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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