architecte manqué

manqué /mɑ̃k/ n. 1 [U] the state of being without something expected, desired, or once present. 2 [C] an absence or deficiency; a void left by what is no longer there. ◆ Architecte manqué One formed by architecture but no longer practicing it; someone who nevertheless retains its habits, references, or way of seeing. Architecture no longer defines my professional path, yet I remain an architecte manqué — no longer by profession, but still by formation.