The following article focuses on built environment, the architecture of spaces designed for human habitation. To immediately skip to other specialised uses of the term "architecture" see architecture (disambiguation).

Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, αρχιτεκτων, "a master builder", from αρχι- "chief, leader" and τεκτων, "builder, carpenter") is the art and science of designing buildings and structures.

A wider definition would include within its scope the design of the total built environment, from the macrolevel of town planning, urban design, and landscape architecture to the microlevel of creating furniture. Architectural design usually must address both feasibility and cost for the builder, as well as function and aesthetics for the user.

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In Texas School, Teachers Carry Books and Guns
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:16:46 -0000
A school board in north-central Texas has drawn attention by letting some teachers carry concealed weapons.
California Moves on Bill to Curb Sprawl and Emissions
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:33:51 -0000
A proposed law encourages housing close to job sites, rail lines and bus stops in order to shorten the time people spend in their cars.
New Orleans Journal: No, We’re Not Nervous. Are We?
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:35:35 -0000
The possibility that Topical Storm Gustav may hit New Orleans is being met with relative calm by residents.

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