A term used to describe architectural works built after the mid-20th century which fail to adhere to conventional and historic precedent in terms of design integrity, scale, proportion, physical compostition and stylistic competence. "Architorture" is commonly found in contemporary "upscale" suburban developments (see McMansion). Commercial strips, which rely upon visual imagery to lure drivers traveling at a fast clip, provide especially choice examples of the genre.
The CEO's home, with its garish faux-stucco facade, pretentious columns and glassy two-story entrance foyer, is the sort of architorture best suited for Republican fund-raising events.
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"Ten years in Architorture School," he exclaimed, "and this is what it's come to!" And his neighbors enthusiastically agreed.
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I liked da old "plain flat stick" architekture better --- today's fancy-shmancy-shaped pearly-whites cleaners are such a royal pain to use!
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