architecture
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Architecture is the art and practice of designing and constructing buildings and structures that shape our physical spaces. It matters because thoughtful architectural design can transform not only individual buildings and cities, but also influence culture and society, as demonstrated by landmark achievements like Brunelleschi's dome in Florence Cathedral, which elevated the status of architects themselves.
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33 sectionsContents
- Definitions
- Theory
- Historic treatises
- Modern concepts
- History
- Origins and vernacular architecture
- Prehistoric architecture
- Classical era
- Asian architecture
- African Architecture
- Islamic architecture
- European medieval architecture
- Renaissance architecture
- Early modern and the industrial age
- Modernism
- Postmodernism
- Architecture today
- Types
- Residential architecture
- Commercial architecture
- Industrial architecture
- Landscape architecture
- Interior architecture
- Urban design
- Green Design
- Other types of architecture
- Naval architecture
- Metaphorical "architectures"
- Seismic architecture
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
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Architecture is the study and practice of designing structures, especially habitable ones. It utilizes civil engineering techniques, but is considered a visual art. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing buildings or other structures. The term comes ; ; . Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural symbols and as works of art. Historical civilizations are often identified with their surviving architectural achievements.