architecture — /ahr ki tek cheuhr/, n. 1. the profession of designing buildings, open areas, communities, and other artificial constructions and environments, usually with some regard to aesthetic effect. Architecture often includes design or selection of… … Universalium
Architecture of the night — De Volharding Building, The Hague, 1928 by Jan Buijs, photographed in 1930 … Wikipedia
Architecture of Singapore — Lai Chun Yuan opera house in Chinatown … Wikipedia
Architecture of Denmark — Renaissance styled Frederiksborg Palace completed by Hans van Steenwinckel the Younger in 1620 … Wikipedia
ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHITECTS — Archaeology has provided information about Israelite architectural practices from the 10th to 6th centuries B.C.E., and to Jewish styles of building and decoration from the late Hellenistic period (1st century B.C.E.) and later. In Antiquity The… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Architecture of Provence — The Architecture of Provence includes a rich collection of monuments from the Roman Empire; Cistercian monasteries from the Romanesque Period, medieval palaces and churches; fortifications from the time of Louis XIV, as well as numerous hilltop… … Wikipedia
Architecture of Croatia — St Jacobs Cathedral, Šibenik The architecture of Croatia has roots in a long history: the Croats have inhabited the area for thirteen centuries, but there are important remnants of the earlier periods still preserved in the country. Contents … Wikipedia
Architecture of the Tarnovo Artistic School — The Architecture of the Tarnovo Artistic School is a definition for the development of architecture during the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185 1396). In the 13th and 14th centuries the capital Tarnovo determined the progress of the Bulgarian… … Wikipedia
Architecture of Toronto — The architecture of Toronto is most marked by its being the financial and cultural capital of Canada. Once an important port and manufacturing centre, today Toronto s economy is dominated by the service sector.Toronto has traditionally been a… … Wikipedia
Architecture of Croydon — This article is about the architecture of Croydon. Croydon has a wide variety of buildings mainly from post war through to modern. Much of the modern architecture in the borough is centred on the commercial centre of Croydon with much of the… … Wikipedia