parkitecture

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noun

A style of 20th-century architecture developed by the United States National Park Service in its efforts to create buildings that harmonized with the natural environment and avoided the regularity and symmetry of the industrial world.

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Meanings

nounparkitecture (uncountable)
  1. USinformaluncountableA style of 20th-century architecture developed by the United States National Park Service in its efforts to create buildings that harmonized with the natural environment and avoided the regularity and symmetry of the industrial world.

Origin

Blend of park + architecture.

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APA

parkitecture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parkitecture

MLA

“parkitecture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parkitecture. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parkitecture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parkitecture.

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