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architectural engineering

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[ahr-ki-tek-cher-uhl en-juh-neer-ing] / ˌɑr kɪˈtɛk tʃər əl ˌɛn dʒəˈnɪər ɪŋ /

noun

  1. engineering as applied to the construction of buildings or as used to inform architecture or building design.


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Plug-in solar is already widespread in Europe, says Moncef Krarti, a professor of architectural engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Dr Emily So, a professor of architectural engineering at the University of Cambridge, noted that older buildings can and have been strengthened, such as in California, western Canada and New Zealand.

From BBC Mar. 29, 2025

Today, “many areas are seeing a doubling of those costs,” said Paul Chinowsky, an emeritus professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and primary author on the study.

From Scientific American Aug. 18, 2023

It also helps bring Williams’ work full circle: A native-born Angeleno, he studied architectural engineering at USC, graduating in 1919.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2020

As you may suppose, this is real architectural engineering and no place for amateurs.

From The Adventures of a Grain of Dust by Hawksworth, Hallam

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