2003 — David Bonetti, "Grand Vision", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 14 September 2003:
And it ended up with a masterpiece that has become an attraction in its own right, a pilgrimage stop in "architourism," the phenomenon of design-loving travelers booking vacation time in cities that boast of the latest architectural marvels.
Its luxury loft rooms attract international visitors seeking the "architourism" experience of staying in the only hotel housed in a Wright structure.
2004 — D. Medina Lasansky, "Introduction", in Architecture and Tourism: Perception, Performance, and Place (ed. D. Medina Lasansky & Brian McLaren), Berg (2004), →ISBN, page 10:
While architecture has been a destination of tourists for centuries (and the case of Rome confirms this), Bilbao embodies a new kind of architourism that focuses on modern architecture.
Cordero says group visits to Price Tower are becoming increasingly popular with extended families, business conferences, wedding parties and "architourism" groups.
He said: "I have seen more and more people who are coming here to see the architecture. And I don't know if the term 'architourism' exists as a term, but I think we're seeing it here."
The case was made for using architecture to revitalize the economies of postindustrial cities by establishing a brotherhood of “superstar” architects who would generate spectacles bolstered by our reviews, creating “architourism,” or what has become known today as the “Bilbao Effect.”
Scholars and architects credit the Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim art museum in Bilbao, Spain, for jumpstarting this architourism trend.
2008 — Ivor Tossell, "Sky-high design", Globe and Mail, 22 October 2008:
Passengers can take an architourism detour and use check-in kiosks in the old facility, or proceed straight into the new building (designed by corporate architecture firm Gensler).
2008 — Scott W. Perkins, Building Bartlesville: 1945-2000, Arcadia Publishing (2008), →ISBN, page 8:
This budding "architourism" movement is revealing, and has made a valuable cultural and economic impact upon the city, most recently through the National Trust for Historic Preservation's selection of Bartlesville as one of their Dozen Distinctive Destinations for 2006.