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starchitecture

noun

Meaning

  1. Large, unusual building projects designed by celebrity architects.
  2. The use of spectacular and signature projects by urban policy-makers with the purpose of branding or distinguishing the image of one city or place at the international level.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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