\Architecture is solid state; it is the complex matter composed of ideals, purpose, and atoms. This highly refined, and perhaps exotic form of matter is the result of inevitable interactions between highly specialized humanoid mammals, which call themselves Architects, and the naturally occurring elements found on the planet Earth.
Of all the exotic kinds of matter which are a result of interactions between these highly evolved mammals and the Earths natural resources, Architecture appears to be one of the most resilient forms. Architecture often outlasts the survival of the humans which created it, leaving behind a trace, either to be inherited by the next generation of humans, or left to the wastes of time until it is discovered or destroyed.
One of the most interesting properties of Architecture matter is its ability to record the properties of the creatures which created it. The purpose, elemental composition, and methodological procedure of construction, are all recorded in the solid state matter we call Architecture. Thus inevitably, the ideological drive of the creature is exposed by matter it creates. With these principles in mind it can be seen that generational trends found among humans are passed down through the spectrum of refined matter created by the species.
This is by no means a complete description of what architecture is, but, it is the beginning of an attempt at an objective perspective on the amalgam which is architecture.
