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'''Architecture''' is the [[art]] and [[science]] of [[design]]ing [[building]]s and [[structure]]s. A wider definition often includes the design of the total built environment: from the macrolevel of [[town planning]], [[urban design]], and [[landscape architecture]] to the microlevel of construction details and [[furniture]]. The term "Architecture" is also used for the profession of providing [[architect|architectural services]].
Architectural design involves the [[manipulation]] of [[mass]], [[space]], [[volume]], [[texture]], [[light]], [[shadow]], [[materials]], [[program]], and other elements in order to achieve an end which is [[aesthetics|aesthetic]] as well as functional. This distinguishes Architecture from the [[applied science]] of [[engineering]] which usually concentrates on the structural and feasibility aspects of design.
Architectural works are perceived as cultural and political [[symbol]]s and works of art. Historical [[civilization]]s are often known primarily through their architectural achievements. Such buildings as the [[pyramids]] of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]] and the [[Rome|Roman]] [[Colosseum]] are cultural symbols, and are an important link in public consciousness, even when [[scholars]] have discovered much about a past civilization through other means. Cities, regions and cultures continue to identify themselves with and are known by their architectural monuments. The [[Tower Bridge]], the [[Eiffel Tower]] and the [[Colosseum]] are representative of the buildings used on advertising brochures.
[[Category: The Arts]]
Architectural design involves the [[manipulation]] of [[mass]], [[space]], [[volume]], [[texture]], [[light]], [[shadow]], [[materials]], [[program]], and other elements in order to achieve an end which is [[aesthetics|aesthetic]] as well as functional. This distinguishes Architecture from the [[applied science]] of [[engineering]] which usually concentrates on the structural and feasibility aspects of design.
Architectural works are perceived as cultural and political [[symbol]]s and works of art. Historical [[civilization]]s are often known primarily through their architectural achievements. Such buildings as the [[pyramids]] of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]] and the [[Rome|Roman]] [[Colosseum]] are cultural symbols, and are an important link in public consciousness, even when [[scholars]] have discovered much about a past civilization through other means. Cities, regions and cultures continue to identify themselves with and are known by their architectural monuments. The [[Tower Bridge]], the [[Eiffel Tower]] and the [[Colosseum]] are representative of the buildings used on advertising brochures.
[[Category: The Arts]]