Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duck architecture

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: duck- ar-chi-tec-ture
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A style of novelty building where the structure's shape is the direct representation of its function.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Longaberger’s basket building still stands ... The towering edifice of Surrealist proportions is a testament to duck architecture at its most direct—and a reminder to would-be and expert architects everywhere to dream big."
"... eye-catching buildings sprang up along the roadside, competing for the attention ... And it turns out – they have their own bona fide architectural genre and it’s called Duck architecture!"

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.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

architectural duck duck

Questions

What does duck architecture mean?: A style of novelty building where the structure's shape is the direct representation of its function.
Where does duck architecture come from?: 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.

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