Architecture vs. Infrastructure — What's the Difference?

Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων arkhitekton "architect", from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "creator") is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings or other structures. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural symbols and as works of art.

Infrastructure is the set of fundamental facilities and systems that support the sustainable functionality of households and firms. Serving a country, city, or other area, including the services and facilities necessary for its economy to function.

The art and science of designing and erecting buildings.

An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.

Buildings and other large structures

The basic facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society, such as transportation and communications systems, water and power lines, and public institutions including schools, post offices, and prisons.

A style and method of design and construction

(systems theory) An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system.

Orderly arrangement of parts; structure

The basic facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society.

(Computers) The overall design or structure of a computer system or microprocessor, including the hardware or software required to run it.

The basic structure or features of a system or organization

Any of various disciplines concerned with the design or organization of complex systems

The stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area;

The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.

The profession of an architect.

Any particular style of building design.

Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship.

A unifying structure.

(computing) A family of CPUs sharing a common instruction set and having partial or full compatibility with software built on each other.

(computing) A specific model of a microchip or CPU.

The structure and design of a system or product.

The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; - often called civil architecture.

Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure; workmanship.

An architectural product or work

The discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings;

The profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect

(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software;