works of architecture

collocation in English

meaningsofworkandarchitecture

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work
noun
uk
/wɜːk/us
/wɝːk/
an activity, such as a job, that a person uses physical or mental effort to do, usually ...
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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 ofworkandarchitecturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This attitude is demonstrated eloquently by the policies of its governors, who also pursued it through acts of patronage and the commissioning of importantworksofarchitecture, sculpture and painting.
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The buildings are both internationally recognizedworksofarchitectureand, in both engaging and manipulating, climate is raised to a formal element within the overall poetic and tectonic stance.
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And it is a fact that someworksofarchitecturealready seem to be manifestations of the world of the 'systems'.
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It is for the courts to identify the borderline between fixed and moveable structures; but we do not want to extendworksofarchitectureto cover the latter.
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Numerous historicworksofarchitectureno longer exist, while many others have been rebuilt to their original configuration.
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It applied toworksofarchitectureand related art of historic uniqueness and exceptional quality (art. 2).
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During the trip he made extensive notes in a diary describingworksofarchitecturehe saw during the journey.
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There is widespread agreementat least among the informed and educated publicas to the aesthetic value of individualworksofarchitecture, painting, music, etc.
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Magnificence regains its ancient splendour also as an aspect ofworksofarchitectureand art.
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Many cathedrals and basilicas, and a number of abbey churches are among the world's most renownedworksofarchitecture.
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Dodds work was not limited to just buildings; he designed furnishings and other decorative arts for some of hisworksofarchitecture.
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The gallery's collection offers an overview of modern and contemporary art, includingworksofarchitectureand design, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, prints, electronic media and artist's books.
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Wolters was given the additional task in 1941 of setting up a special section of the government publishing house which specialized inworksofarchitecture.
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