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. I no longer practice architecture; in this sense, I remain an architecte manqué — the discipline is no longer my profession, but it remains part of my formation.