Etymology

Noun

1. A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction.

   Plato made the causes of things to be matter, ideas, and an efficient architect.

2. A person who plans, devises or contrives the achievement of a desired result.

   Peisistratus was the first architect of the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Verb

1. To design, plan, or orchestrate.

   He architected the military coup against the government.