ar ‧ chi ‧ tec ‧ ture S3 W3 /ˈɑːkətektʃə, ˈɑːkɪtektʃə $ ˈɑːrkətektʃər/ BrE AmE noun
1 . [uncountable] the style and design of a building or buildings
architecture of
the architecture of Venice
modern/classical/medieval etc architecture
2 . [uncountable] the art and practice of planning and designing buildings:
He studied architecture at university.
3 . [uncountable] the structure of something:
the architecture of DNA
4 . [uncountable and countable] technical the structure of a computer system and the way it works
—architectural /ˌɑːkəˈtektʃ ə rəl◂, ˌɑːkɪˈtektʃ ə rəl◂ $ ˌɑːr-/ adjective :
architectural features
—architecturally adverb :
Architecturally, Chengdu is quite different from most of China.