historic architecture

collocation in English

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historic
adjective
uk
/hɪˈstɒr.ɪk/us
/hɪˈstɔːr.ɪk/
important or likely to be important ...
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architecture
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɑː.kɪ.tek.tʃər/us
/ˈɑːr.kə.tek.tʃɚ/
the art and practice of designing and ...
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(Definition ofhistoricandarchitecturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This has changed forever the perspective through which we view the fragments ofhistoricarchitecturewith which we share our landscape.
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Much can be done, but we must break away from thehistoricarchitectureto build a better organisation for the future.
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During that year everyone will be looking at their great items ofhistoricarchitecture.
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The town hall qualified both because of its well-preservedhistoricarchitectureand because of its place in local history.
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It qualified for inclusion because of its well-preservedhistoricarchitecture, which was seen as significant statewide.
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They often preservehistoricarchitectureand maintain period houses for tour.
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Thehistoricarchitectureof the bank building serves as a conservatory for the skyscraper today.
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It is a racially and ethnically diverse part of the city, where muchhistoricarchitectureis preserved.
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Although as a religious property it would not normally be considered eligible for designation, it nevertheless qualified because of its distinctivehistoricarchitecture.
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The designation encompassed four contributing properties (three buildings and the monument) spread across; the farm qualified for inclusion because of its distinctivehistoricarchitecture.
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The reconstructed theatre therefore incorporates thehistoricarchitectureinto a building that is modern in design.
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Modern buildings and urbanisation now dominate the village centre and very littlehistoricarchitectureremains.
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After 70 years, there is now an archive ofhistoricarchitecture.
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Disfigured by a policy of tabula rasa, the city has kept only a very small portion of itshistoricarchitecture.
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It qualified because of its distinctive engineering, which was seen as representing a significant and well-preserved aspect of localhistoricarchitecture.
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At the last moment, however, the city changed its mind and signed a federal grant that allowed it to keep most of itshistoricarchitecture.
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Key to this designation was its well-preservedhistoricarchitecture, which was seen as significant locally.
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Limington is a tourist destination withhistoricarchitecture.
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In addition to hands-on skills and knowledge of building processes, traditional trade practitioners incorporate knowledge of historic preservation, materials science,historicarchitecture, and procuring replacement materials.
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The site is abundant in shell and other organic material and the site research indicates a strong potential for recovering features that would provide information on pre-historic andhistoricarchitecture.
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