🇬🇧🇪🇸 architecture - arquitectura : English Lesson

Meaning of "architecture" ("arquitectura"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Architecture is the art and science of planning and designing buildings. It is what decides how a house, school, or castle will look and how it will stand safely without falling over. The shapes of windows, the height of walls, the kind of roof, and even where the doors go are all part of architecture. Different places and times have different styles of architecture, like tall glass skyscrapers or old stone castles with towers.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My cardboard castle’s architecture included eight towers, two drawbridges, and zero bathrooms—poor planning.

The squirrel stared at the birdhouse’s architecture like a tiny inspector, then moved in without paying rent.

Our sandcastle’s architecture looked royal, but one rude wave turned it into modern abstract art.

The pillow fort’s architecture included a secret tunnel that led straight to the snack cabinet.

The dog studied the architecture of his new doghouse, then decided the couch was still a better building.

Tom walks in a small town. He points at a round roof and a tall door. He says, "Look! That architecture!" He touches an old wall and says, "This architecture is warm." He draws the lines on paper. He says, "I like that architecture. Nice architecture! Old architecture!" He smiles and keeps the paper.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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