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Architecture (Latin architectura, from Greek v arkhitekton "architect," from - "chief" and "creator") is the process of planning, designing, and creating structures. In the form of structures, architectural works are frequently regarded as cultural emblems and works of art. The architectural achievements of historical civilizations are frequently associated with them. The tradition, which dates back to the prehistoric past, has been employed by civilizations on all seven continents to express their culture. As a result, architecture is regarded as a type of art. Architecture texts have been written since antiquity. The dissertation De architectura by the Roman architect Vitruvius, written in the first century AD, is the earliest extant text on architectural theory. According to Vitruvius, a good structure includes firmitas, utilitas, and venustas (durability, utility, and beauty). Centuries later, Leon Battista Alberti expanded on these views, regarding beauty as an objective feature of architecture that can be discovered in its proportions. In the 16th century, Giorgio Vasari published Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, which introduced the concept of style to the Western arts. "Form follows function," said Louis Sullivan in the nineteenth century. "Function" began to supplant "utility" as a term that encompassed not only utilitarian but also aesthetic, psychological, and cultural components. In the late twentieth century, the concept of sustainable architecture was introduced.