| ([[Latin]] ''architectura'', after the [[Greek]] ἀρχιτέκτων – ''arkhitekton'' – from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder, carpenter, mason") | | ([[Latin]] ''architectura'', after the [[Greek]] ἀρχιτέκτων – ''arkhitekton'' – from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder, carpenter, mason") |
| *1: the [[art]] or [[science]] of building; specifically : the art or [[practice]] of [[designing]] and building [[structures]] and especially habitable ones | | *1: the [[art]] or [[science]] of building; specifically : the art or [[practice]] of [[designing]] and building [[structures]] and especially habitable ones |
| ''Architecture'' has to do with planning, designing and constructing [[form]], [[space]] and [[ambience]] to [[reflect]] [[functional]], technical, [[social]], environmental and [[aesthetic]] considerations. It requires the [[creative]] [[manipulation]] and [[coordination]] of materials and technology, and of [[light]] and [[shadow]]. Often, conflicting requirements must be resolved. Architecture also encompasses the pragmatic aspects of realizing buildings and structures, including scheduling, cost estimation and construction [[administration]]. Documentation produced by architects, typically drawings, plans and technical specifications, defines the structure and/or [[behavior]] of a building or other kind of system that is to be or has been constructed. | | ''Architecture'' has to do with planning, designing and constructing [[form]], [[space]] and [[ambience]] to [[reflect]] [[functional]], technical, [[social]], environmental and [[aesthetic]] considerations. It requires the [[creative]] [[manipulation]] and [[coordination]] of materials and technology, and of [[light]] and [[shadow]]. Often, conflicting requirements must be resolved. Architecture also encompasses the pragmatic aspects of realizing buildings and structures, including scheduling, cost estimation and construction [[administration]]. Documentation produced by architects, typically drawings, plans and technical specifications, defines the structure and/or [[behavior]] of a building or other kind of system that is to be or has been constructed. |
− | The word "architecture" has also been adopted to describe other designed systems, especially in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology information technology]. | + | The word "architecture" has also been adopted to describe other designed systems, especially in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology information technology]. |