What is architecture?

Architecture is one of the most ancient and public of arts, and it is so often the subject of discord between its practitioners and the public. The problem is, how do you tell what constitutes architecture? There are definitions, but they don’t account for every case. In our search for an answer, we will traverse millennia of history and theory. ________________________________________________________________________ Further Reading: 121 Definitions of Architecture - https://www.archdaily.com/773971/architecture-is-121-definitions-of-architecture De Architectura Vitruvius - https://www.gutenberg.org/files/20239/20239-h/20239-h.htm Essai sur l'architecture Marc-Antoine Laugier - https://openlibrary.org/books/OL25399367M/An_essay_on_architecture Someone is Buried Here Adolf Loos - https://theoria.art-zoo.com/someone-is-buried-here-adolf-loos/ Alles Ist Architektur Hans Hollein - http://www.hollein.com/ger/Schriften/Texte/Alles-ist-Architektur A Medium article on the topic - https://medium.com/@AAA_Publication/what-is-architecture-1b52f5339c2a A reexamination of the Primitive Hut - https://pinupmagazine.org/articles/prada-fondazione-the-eternal-of-the-primitive-hut Origins of Architecture Blog - https://originsofarchitecture.wordpress.com/ Immaterial Architecture of Sound - http://www.interactivearchitecture.org/immaterial-architecture-of-sound.html Beehive Architecture - https://www.archdaily.com/946778/the-incredible-architecture-of-bees ________________________________________________________________________ Further Viewing: What is architecture channel page- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGVugauEM4K9Z_EYIa6Z0TA/videos Wattle and Daub Hut Construction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzMfeQyY5xM What is Art? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2VpNx5ZxSA Architecture vs Building - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xz-j3kfpqA ________________________________________________________________________