What is Architectural Design?

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architectural_designer:

It is the design of buildings or urban landscapes. It requires good creative skills, imagination and artistic talent.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architectural_design:

Architectural design requires values which affect the designer’s decisions and operation. Different design values tend to have considerable history and can be found in numerous design movements. The influence that each design value has had on design movements and individual designers has varied throughout history.

From http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/architectural-design.html:

Architectural design is a concept that focuses on the components or elements of a structure or system and unifies them into a coherent and functional whole, according to a particular approach in achieving the objective(s) under the given constraints or limitations.