n.
Pronunciation: ' är-k ə - ˌ tek-ch ə r
Function: noun
Date: 1555
1 : the art or science of building specifically : the art or practice of designing and building structures and especially habitable ones
2 a : formation or construction resulting from or as if from a conscious act <the architecture of the garden> b : a unifying or coherent form or structure <the novel lacks architecture >
3 : architectural product or work
4 : a method or style of building
5 : the manner in which the components of a computer or computer system are organized and integrated