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starchitecture

starchitecture noun: large, unusual building projects designed by celebrity architects.

Noun

starchitecture (usually uncountable, plural starchitectures)

  1. (usually) Large, unusual building projects designed by celebrity architects.
  2. (usually) The use of spectacular and signature projects by urban policy-makers with the purpose of branding or distinguishing the image of one city or place at the international level.
    • But in an age of starchitecture, Erickson's refusal to adopt a signature look kept him from achieving the kind of recognition he deserved.2009 May 22, Christopher Hume, “Arthur Erickson's great works lift our spirit”, in Toronto Star

Forms of starchitecture

pluralstarchitectures

Origin of starchitecture

Blend of star + architecture.

Questions about starchitecture

What does starchitecture mean?
Starchitecture means large, unusual building projects designed by celebrity architects.
What part of speech is starchitecture?
Starchitecture is a noun.
What is the plural of starchitecture?
The plural of starchitecture is starchitectures.

Words near starchitecture in the dictionary

  1. starchiness
  2. starching
  3. Starchiojd
  4. starchitect
  5. starchitects
  6. starchitecture
  7. starchitectures
  8. starchless
  9. starchlessness
  10. starchlike
  11. starchly

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