architecture

noun7

1. •
   The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.

   • The architecture throughout NYC is amazing.
   • April 21, 2017, Max Roscoe, How Your City Is Killing You With Uglinesshttps://web.archive.org/web/20201112015531/https://www.returnofkings.com/118275/how-your-city-is-killing-you-with-ugliness Architecture is the visual public expression of a culture’s achievements, values, and outlook.# The profession of an architect.
2. •
   Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship.

   • Our soules, whose faculties can comprehend The wondrous Architecture of the world: And measure euery wandring planets course, Still climing after knowledge infinite, […] — 1587
3. •
   A unifying structure.
4. •
   The structure and design of a system or product.

   • The architecture of the company's billing system is designed to support its business goals.
5. •
   Any particular style of building design.
6. •
   A family of CPUs sharing a common instruction set and having partial or full compatibility with software built on each other.
7. •
   A specific model of a microchip or CPU.

   • The Intel architectures have more software written for them.