architecture
architecture — noun
1. the skill, study, and professional work of planning what new buildings will look
the skill, study, and professional work of planning what new buildings will look like, then drawing them in detail so that builders can construct them.
Hadiya studied architecture at university because she wanted to design schools and libraries.
study + architecture
After graduating in architecture, Maria joined a small Tokyo firm that designs schools.
graduate + in architecture
Studying architecture taught Diego how natural light can change the feel of a small room.
Gita wants a career in architecture, so he is learning to draw plans by hand and on a computer.
Professor Lin teaches architecture at NYCU, where students design earthquake-resistant homes for coastal towns.
- building design
plainer everyday wording
- architectural design
narrower; the design output rather than the whole field
文法句型
study/practise architecture
用法筆記
Usually uncountable in this sense. Subject is typically a person studying or practising the field, or an institution teaching it.
常見錯誤
2. the particular look and shape of buildings from a country, period, or designer —
the particular look and shape of buildings from a country, period, or designer — for example, the tall pointed windows of medieval churches or the flat roofs of 1960s houses.
Tourists come to Kyoto to see its wooden temples and traditional Japanese architecture.
the architecture of [place]
Walking through Lukang, Mei admired the architecture of the red-brick houses along the narrow lanes.
the architecture of + plural noun
On their tour of Rome, the students photographed the arches and domes of ancient Roman architecture.
Esme loves the colourful architecture of the small fishing villages along the coast.
The new museum mixes modern glass with the older architecture of the surrounding streets.
文法句型
the architecture of [place]
用法筆記
Frequently appears as 'the architecture of [place/period]' or with an adjective of nationality or era (Gothic, Roman, Victorian). Distinguish from sense 1: this sense names the visible style, not the profession.
常見錯誤
3. the way the parts inside a computer or software system are arranged and connecte
the way the parts inside a computer or software system are arranged and connected, so that data and instructions move between them in the right order.
Dr. Priya explained the architecture of the new chip on the whiteboard.
the architecture of [system]
Our team is rewriting the app using a simpler architecture so that small changes are easier to make.
[adjective] + architecture
When ticket sales opened, the cloud architecture let the concert website handle thousands of fans at once.
Before writing any code, the engineers drew a diagram of the system architecture on a big screen.
The old game ran slowly because its architecture was not built for modern phones.
文法句型
system architecture
用法筆記
Common in technical writing and software job descriptions. Frequently in fixed phrases like 'system architecture', 'cloud architecture', 'software architecture'. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about computer or software structure, not buildings.