starchitectn.

Brit.

/ˈstɑːkᵻtɛkt/, U.S.

/ˈstɑrkəˌtɛk(t)/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: star n.¹, architect n.

Etymology: Blend of star n.¹ and architect n.

colloquial.

1. A film star who has designed a house.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1940 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. 20 Oct. 7 b/2 Starchitect. Jan Clayton, now playing the romantic lead in ‘Father Is a Prince’, designed the home she and her husband are building.

2. A famous architect, esp. (depreciative) one whose designs are considered extravagant, outlandish, or incompatible with their existing surroundings.

ΚΠ

1987 Chicago Tribune 18 Jan. (Mag.) 8/1 Celebrity-style architects—starchitects—whose hands at the drawing board virtually guarantee a distinctive, eye-catching, even whimsical creation that will enhance the building's marketability.

1999 Building Design (Nexis) 12 Jan. Project director Ivan Harbour of the Richard Rogers Partnership was to give a public ‘Starchitect’ lecture as part of Architecture Week, to explain the dockside scheme.

2006 Washington Times 29 Apr. b1 After being introduced as the ‘the world's starchitect’ by Dutch ambassador Boudewijn J. van Eenennaam, the Rotterdam architect quickly repudiated the diplomat's characterization.

2014 Observer (Nexis) 19 Oct. Gehry is often burdened with the ugly title of ‘starchitect’, meaning a quasi-celebrity with a conspicuous stylistic signature which is applied regardless of function, context, sense or budget to grandiose vanity projects.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	starchitect
释义	starchitectn. Brit. /ˈstɑːkᵻtɛkt/, U.S. /ˈstɑrkəˌtɛk(t)/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: star n.¹, architect n. Etymology: Blend of star n.¹ and architect n. colloquial. 1. A film star who has designed a house.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1940 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. 20 Oct. 7 b/2 Starchitect. Jan Clayton, now playing the romantic lead in ‘Father Is a Prince’, designed the home she and her husband are building. 2. A famous architect, esp. (depreciative) one whose designs are considered extravagant, outlandish, or incompatible with their existing surroundings. ΚΠ 1987 Chicago Tribune 18 Jan. (Mag.) 8/1 Celebrity-style architects—starchitects—whose hands at the drawing board virtually guarantee a distinctive, eye-catching, even whimsical creation that will enhance the building's marketability. 1999 Building Design (Nexis) 12 Jan. Project director Ivan Harbour of the Richard Rogers Partnership was to give a public ‘Starchitect’ lecture as part of Architecture Week, to explain the dockside scheme. 2006 Washington Times 29 Apr. b1 After being introduced as the ‘the world's starchitect’ by Dutch ambassador Boudewijn J. van Eenennaam, the Rotterdam architect quickly repudiated the diplomat's characterization. 2014 Observer (Nexis) 19 Oct. Gehry is often burdened with the ugly title of ‘starchitect’, meaning a quasi-celebrity with a conspicuous stylistic signature which is applied regardless of function, context, sense or budget to grandiose vanity projects. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1940
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