[Database] (9-NS) Rename Architecture to "Perspective"

[hokath]

Motivation:
I general some tech names and particularly descriptions could be improved. It's a nice, incremental change that improves the overall quality of VP if we do it carefully.
I think Brackenspore's proposal has merit but I prefer this option.
Maybe you do too?

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Proposal:
Rename Architecture to "Perspective"
The pedia text is updated to be
"Linear perspective, the mathematical system for creating 3D depth on 2D surfaces using vanishing points and horizon lines, was formalized and widely adopted during the Italian Renaissance, attributed to architect Filippo Brunelleschi around 1415. While earlier cultures (Greeks, Romans, Egyptians) hinted at depth, Brunelleschi developed the systematic rules, soon mastered by artists like Masaccio, Leonardo da Vinci, and Albrecht Dürer, revolutionizing Western art by creating realistic, immersive spaces."

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References:
This is a counterproposal to

[Database] Thread '(9-NS) Rename "Architecture" Technology to "Linear Perspective"'

Jan 2, 2026

Motivation

Even before the mod Vox Populi appeared, I was already uneasy about the name "Architecture". So, does that mean there was no Architecture in the Middle Ages, Antiquity, or the Ancient World? I don't even know how to answer that question. Architecture as a specific activity originated in Ancient times. As a science, Architecture began to develop in Antiquity (this is even mentioned in the historical background of this technology!). Clearly, the current name of the technology is inappropriate. If we had the Architecture technology in the Classical Era, that would be a...

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