unbuilt

adjective un·built \ ˌən-ˈbilt \

|Updated on: 29 Jul 2018

Definition of unbuilt

1 : not built : not yet constructed

2 : not built on

an unbuilt plot

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Recent Examples of unbuilt from the Web

Though unbuilt, Le Corbusier’s proposals would go on to influence others.

— darran anderson, The Atlantic, "The Cities That Never Existed," 17 June 2018
Some 72 years later, and after more than a dozen commissions, reports and white papers on where to put it, the third runway remains unbuilt.

— The Economist, "Heathrow’s third runway could be blown off course by pollution," 28 June 2018
And every infill home is one that goes unbuilt on the edges, preserving rural and open spaces and prevent sprawl.

— adam rogers, WIRED, "Big Tech Isn’t the Problem With Homelessness. It’s All of Us," 21 June 2018
Citizens would do well to revisit these unbuilt cities, to let their alternate histories roll around in the head.

— darran anderson, The Atlantic, "The Cities That Never Existed," 17 June 2018
The choice is clear -- between a slick bid based on gleaming stadiums in the United States, Mexico and Canada or an ambitious attempt from Morocco based on as-yet largely unbuilt facilities.

— gay jackson, chicagotribune.com, "North America or Morocco for 2026 World Cup - FIFA votes," 12 June 2018
Currently, the city asks builders to maintain 25 feet of unbuilt space in the front of a property, 15 feet in the rear and keep side setbacks to 10% of a lot’s width, between five and 20 feet.

— sara cardine, latimes.com, "LCF Council considers new law to stem tide of setback encroachments," 7 June 2018
Accompanying the client on the drive or flight to the new residence Be Prepared Rome wasn’t unbuilt in a day.

— sandiegouniontribune.com, "Tips for helping your parents downsize and move," 25 Apr. 2018
These artful mini-homes aren’t quite the same thing as the scale models architects craft to give unbuilt structures a sense of physicality.

— liz stinson, Curbed, "People are paying thousands for miniature replicas of their homes," 2 Apr. 2018

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