Did you perchance mean architect?
Etymologies
- Blend of star and architect (Wiktionary)
Examples
“starchitect" - designed buildings, 30 of which have been completed.”
“In a letter, Robert Venturi, perhaps the nation's first 'starchitect', decries the $200-million project to move the Barnes 'Foundation Collection to downtown Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway.”
“There have been no headline-grabbing shows here, no " starchitect " renovations or additions, not even a modest caf é or upscale dining venture.”
“BMW isn't new to the "starchitect" game; Zaha Hadid designed the central building of its BMW Werk factory in Leipzig, finished in 2005.”
“It has been designed by British "starchitect" Will Alsop, best known in Toronto for the futuristic Ontario College of Art on stilts.”
“It has also commissioned international "starchitect" Zaha Hadid to design the $98”
“The subtlety of their work stands out from previous "starchitect" winners like”
“Directly behind the demolition site, meanwhile, a massive new park and cultural centre is rising, anchored by a striking, undulating building designed by the London-based "starchitect" Zaha Hadid.”
“It's easy to laugh at a picture of a fat-headed, smarmy-looking Daniel Libeskind, poster boy for today's "starchitect" in his black suit and thick frames, shilling designs that memorialize cultural grief while he rakes in bank.”
“The gallery's executive director, Kathleen Bartels, said she tries to stay away from terms such as "starchitect" and "iconic," but there's no question the building itself is a big part of her vision.”
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john "It's hard to pinpoint when the 'starchitect' became an object of ridicule. The term is a favorite of churlish commentators, who use it to mock architects whose increasingly flamboyant buildings, in their minds, are more about fashion and money than function."
- The New York Times, December 16, 2007 Dec 17, 2007