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armature, cadre, configuration, edifice, fabric, frame, framework, framing, infrastructure, shell, skeleton, structure
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The structure, which has a fusion of Asian and western architecture, was completed this summer. — Savannah Eadens, The Courier-Journal, "Vietnamese Buddhist temple opens in Iroquois Park 'for the whole Louisville community'," 6 Sep. 2019 Grosse, apparently, carefully elided that conversation and stuck to her favorite script — how her work inhabits space and shifts perceptions of architecture, how an ephemeral installation can re-order one’s idea of bricks-and-mortar permanence. — Murray Whyte, BostonGlobe.com, "At the MFA, German artist Katharina Grosse contends with Jackson Pollock," 5 Sep. 2019 What is true of central-bank architecture is also true of central-bank capital. — The Economist, "Narendra Modi’s government dips into central-bank reserves," 29 Aug. 2019 But as a work of civic architecture, John King observes, the futuristic structure is a success. — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, "Bay Briefing: A new day for Mission Bay," 26 Aug. 2019 As a disciple of organic architecture, Bebb often used native sandstone and designed structures with steep overhanging rooflines to emulate the shape of mountains. — Megan Barber, Curbed, "Mountain retreat with midcentury touches asks $1.5M," 19 Aug. 2019 Snap a selfie on the Tempe Town Lake pedestrian bridge, now known as the Elmore Pedestrian Bridge after James Elmore, ASU’s founding dean of architecture. — Arizona Republic, azcentral, "100 free things to do in metro Phoenix," 17 Aug. 2019 In 1951, at the height of his influence, Belluschi turned away from his $150,000-a-year practice to accept a $15,000-a-year academic job as the dean of the school of architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. — oregonlive.com, "Celebrating architect Pietro Belluschi’s 120th anniversary: You’re invited to walking tours, talks this weekend," 16 Aug. 2019 Kudless is currently an associate professor of architecture at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco, as well as founder of the design firm Matsys. — Nancy Sarnoff, Houston Chronicle, "Hines pledges financial gift to UH architecture professorship," 14 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'architecture.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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