Architecture Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Definitions == Architecture can mean: * A general term to describe buildings and other physical structures.<ref name=OED>''Shorter Oxford English Dictionary'' (1993), Oxford, {{ISBN|0198605757}}</ref> * The art and science of [[design]]ing [[building]]s and (some) [[nonbuilding structure]]s.<ref name=OED/> * The style of design and method of construction of buildings and other physical structures.<ref name=OED/> * A unifying or coherent form or structure.<ref>Merriam–Webster's Dictionary of English Usage, {{ISBN|978-0-87779-132-4}}</ref> * Knowledge of art, science, technology, and humanity.<ref name=OED/> * The design activity of the architect,<ref name=OED/> from the macro-level ([[urban design]], [[landscape architecture]]) to the micro-level (construction details and furniture). The practice of the [[architect]], where architecture means offering or rendering professional services in connection with the design and construction of buildings, or built environments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.ns.ca/legislature/legc/bills/60th_1st/3rd_read/b115.htm |title=Gov.ns.ca |publisher=Gov.ns.ca |access-date=2 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721200353/http://www.gov.ns.ca/legislature/legc/bills/60th_1st/3rd_read/b115.htm |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page