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Architecture is an academic discipline, industry, and field of study that is a subclass of design. It is practiced by architects and studied through sociology of architecture, architectural theory, and architectural analytics. The subject is distinct from architectural engineering, architectural structure, and building, though it uses architectural engineering. It is partially coincident with urban design and has the characteristic of architectural style.

The field produces architectural structures, elements, and ensembles. Its history encompasses the history of construction and the history of architecture. It is described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, and the Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary. The topic appears in Category:Architecture and is referenced by 7,347 other encyclopedia articles.