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Architecture

The science of designing and building structures for habitation.

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existing

Architecture; Architecture contemporaine

It is said of a building, an environment or a landscape that does exist, is currently present and that the architect has to deal with.

renovation

Architecture; Architecture contemporaine

1. The act of improving by renewing and restoring 2. The state of being restored to its former good condition.

structure

Architecture; Architecture contemporaine

Any large object permanently fixed to Earth's surface or in its orbit, as a result of construction, and the arrangement of its parts. There can be buildings and nonbuilding ...

earthworks

Architecture; Architecture contemporaine

Excavation of earth, as in engineering construction, which consists in removing earth from a sloping place in order to make a flat and horizontal ground.

ventilation

Architecture; Architecture contemporaine

The act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air, around a closed space. A mechanical system in a building that provides fresh air.

religious architecture

Architecture; Architecture contemporaine

Religious architecture (also known as sacred architecture) is concerned with the design and construction of places of worship and/or sacred or intentional space, such as churches, ...

sacred architecture

Architecture; Architecture contemporaine

Sacred architecture (also known as religious architecture) is concerned with the design and construction of places of worship and/or sacred or intentional space, such as churches, ...