Architecture /(?; 135)/

Ar·chi·tec·ture

Architecture

n.
  1. The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; -- often called civil architecture.
    Many other architectures besides Gothic.
  2. Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship.
    The architecture of grasses, plants, and trees.
    The formation of the first earth being a piece of divine architecture.
    — Burnet.

Phrases & Compounds
Military architecture
the art of fortifications.
Naval architecture
the art of building ships.