architect
noun
ar·chi·tect
ˈär-kə-ˌtekt 
1
: a person who designs buildings and advises in their construction
2
: a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking
the architect of American foreign policy
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the architect of the economic plan that rebuilt Europe after World War II
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The Turtle, Niagara Falls, New York, completed in 1981 by Arapaho architect Dennis Sun Rhodes, the building, which has been vacant for three decades, stands as a powerful symbol of Indigenous heritage.
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Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Once rented by the Obamas, the owner of Blue Heron Farm in Chilmark is celebrated British architect Norman Foster, who’s extensively renovated the 30-acre estate since purchasing it in 2011 for $22.4 million.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 May 2025
Undeterred, Kenan’s heirs hired architect Leonard Schultze, the man who had designed New York’s Waldorf-Astoria, and The Breakers reopened in Renaissance Revival style in December 1926.
—Thomas Swick, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Designed by prolific modern architect A. Quincy Jones, renovated in 1965 by Frederick Fisher and later redone by the Friends alumna and ex-husband Justin Theroux, the 8,500 square-foot property was purchased for just under $21 million in the early 2010s.
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Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Once rented by the Obamas, the owner of Blue Heron Farm in Chilmark is celebrated British architect Norman Foster, who’s extensively renovated the 30-acre estate since purchasing it in 2011 for $22.4 million.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 May 2025
Undeterred, Kenan’s heirs hired architect Leonard Schultze, the man who had designed New York’s Waldorf-Astoria, and The Breakers reopened in Renaissance Revival style in December 1926.
—Thomas Swick, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Designed by prolific modern architect A. Quincy Jones, renovated in 1965 by Frederick Fisher and later redone by the Friends alumna and ex-husband Justin Theroux, the 8,500 square-foot property was purchased for just under $21 million in the early 2010s.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 5 May 2025
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“Architect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/architect. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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architect
noun
ar·chi·tect
ˈär-kə-ˌtekt
: a person who designs buildings and advises in their construction
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