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parkitecture

parkitecture noun: a style of 20th-century architecture developed by the United States National Park Service in its efforts to create buildings that harmonized with the natural environment and avoided the regularity and symmetry of the industrial world.

Noun

parkitecture (uncountable)

  1. (US, informal) A style of 20th-century architecture developed by the United States National Park Service in its efforts to create buildings that harmonized with the natural environment and avoided the regularity and symmetry of the industrial world.

Origin of parkitecture

Blend of park + architecture.

Questions about parkitecture

What does parkitecture mean?
Parkitecture means a style of 20th-century architecture developed by the United States National Park Service in its efforts to create buildings that harmonized with the natural environment and avoided the regularity and symmetry of the industrial world.
What part of speech is parkitecture?
Parkitecture is a noun.

Words near parkitecture in the dictionary

  1. Parkinsons
  2. parkis
  3. parkish
  4. Parkison
  5. Parkisons
  6. parkitecture
  7. parkkeeper
  8. parkkeepers
  9. parkland
  10. Parkland County
  11. parklands

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