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Definition of Architecture |
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Architecture
The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; -- often called civil architecture. Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship. Related Definitions: And, Architecture, Art, Building, Called, Civil, Construction, Especially, For, Frame, General, Houses, In, Life, More, Of, Often, Or, Other, Science, Sense, Structure, The, Workmanship |
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Architecture Quotations
They can do without architecture who have no olives nor wines in the cellar. Henry David Thoreau Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions. Coco Chanel Switzerland is a small, steep country, much more up and down than sideways, and is all stuck over with large brown hotels built on the cuckoo clock style of architecture. Ernest Hemingway Prose is architecture, not interior decoration, and the Baroque is over. Ernest Hemingway The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to fight in. Voltaire Talking about music is like dancing about architecture. Steve Martin The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture. Salvador Dali A man of eighty has outlived probably three new schools of painting, two of architecture and poetry and a hundred in dress. Lord Byron Maybe we can show government how to operate better as a result of better architecture. Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world. Frank Lloyd Wright Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall. Frank Lloyd Wright |
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Architecture Translations
architecture in French is architecture architecture in German is Architektur {n} architecture in Italian is architettura architecture in Spanish is arquitectura architecture in Swedish is arkitektur |
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