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Architects

Noun / ˈɑ:rkʌˌtekts / Another word for architects — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Architects are people who design buildings and other structures.

Synonyms & similar words

architect designer builders designers engineers planners draftsmen contractors builders developers constructors fabricators erectors manufacturers producers

Synonyms by register

Formal

designers planners engineers surveyors

Informal

builders designers

Literary

master builders shapers crafters

Antonyms

builders constructors laborers craftsmen artisans

Common collocations

  • architects of change
  • architects of the future
  • architects and engineers
  • lead architects
  • chief architects
  • building architects
  • urban architects
  • architects' drawings

Word family

noun architect
verb architect
adjective architectural

Usage note

While 'architect' often refers to someone who designs buildings, it can also be used metaphorically for someone who plans or creates something complex.

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Example sentences

  1. The architects drew up plans for a new museum.
  2. The architects are meeting with the builders to discuss the construction schedule.
  3. The architects are designing a new office building.
  4. The architects created a beautiful park for the city.
  5. The architects are working on a new housing development.

Quotes

  • The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul of our own civilization. - Frank Lloyd Wright
  • Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light. - Le Corbusier
  • Architecture is the reaching out for the truth. - Louis Kahn

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