duck architecture
A style of novelty building where the structure's shape is the direct representation…A style of novelty building where the structure's shape is the direct representation of its function.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A style of novelty building where the structure's shape is the direct representation of its function.
Origin
From duck + architecture. The term was coined by architects Robert Venturi and Denise ScotFrom 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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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable