noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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. US, informal, uncountable

Etymology

Blend of park + architecture.

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