a. [UN-1 7.]
1. Not in accordance with the principles of architecture.
1849. Ruskin, Sev. Lamps, ii. § 18. 47. It is lawful to paint either pictures or patterns…. But it is not less true, that such practices are essentially unarchitectural.
1862. E. Falkener, Ephesus, etc., I. iv. 49. The old style of building, which, from its irregularity and unarchitectural character, resembled that still used in Eastern climates.
1873. Mrs. Whitney, Other Girls, xxxi. An odd rambling wing,… slanting off at a wholly unarchitectural angle from the main house.
2. Not skilled in architecture.
1884. Pall Mall G., 18 July, 11/1. It is difficult from the mere text of this report for the unarchitectural reader to get a clear notion of what is proposed.
