"duck architecture" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From duck + architecture. The term was coined by architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown in 1968; inspired by the original "Big Duck" building in Long Island, New York, built in 1931 to sell ducks and duck eggs. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|duck|architecture}} duck + architecture Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} duck architecture (uncountable)
  1. (architecture) A style of novelty building where the structure's shape is the direct representation of its function. Tags: uncountable Coordinate_terms: architectural duck, duck
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