architectural

American  

[ahr-ki-tek-cher-uhl] / ˌɑr kɪˈtɛk tʃər əl /

adjective

1. of or relating to architecture.

   architectural metals.

2. conforming to the basic principles of architecture.

3. having the qualities of architecture; characteristic of architecture; structural; architectonic.

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Other Word Forms

• architecturally adverb
• nonarchitectural adjective
• nonarchitecturally adverb
• semiarchitectural adjective
• semiarchitecturally adverb
• unarchitectural adjective
• unarchitecturally adverb

Etymology

Origin of architectural

First recorded in 1755–65; architecture + -al ¹

Example Sentences

While it may suit highly minimal or architectural spaces, she says bright whites rarely create calm in real homes.

From BBC

But beyond this, it gives the Studio Museum what it never had before: a distinctive architectural identity.

From The Wall Street Journal

He needs to get his architectural plans — which call for a like-for-like rebuild and an ADU that combine for 3,000 square feet — approved before he can take it to the city for permits.

From Los Angeles Times

There is a palpable nuance and spatial richness in drawings produced by hand, something rarely—if ever—present when most architectural concepts and drawings produced today are digital.

From The Wall Street Journal

He then proceeded to gut the architectural gem, with reports at the time suggesting that he wanted to turn the concrete structure into a kind of modernist bomb shelter.

From MarketWatch