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architectonic

[ahr-ki-tek-ton-ik] / ˌɑr kɪ tɛkˈtɒn ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
architectural
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But he is best known for his inimitable, Surrealist pictures featuring skeletal, architectonic figures—merging humans, animals, foliage, totems and signs—which, though indecipherable, are instantly recognizable.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 31, 2026

"A monumental architectonic work, with dimensions comparable to those of the National Mall, in Washington, D.C.," wrote the New Yorker in 2016.

From Salon Oct. 25, 2022

This architectonic quality makes them compatible with the work of the venue’s other current featured artist, Jean Sausele-Knodt, whose 3D wall sculptures have been reviewed in this column previously.

From Washington Post Sep. 23, 2022

Standing by itself, it would come across as simply architectonic.

From New York Times Aug. 11, 2022

I took the liberty of concocting some counter-doggerel, just to show that a mathematician may have architectonic power as well as a metaphysician.

From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I by David Eugene Smith




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