As it hasn't been suggested, may I humbly throw out the option of the 17-35/F2.8 AFS lens, if you're not limiting yourself to primes? It may indeed have a bit more distortion than some of the primes--you will want to read reviews carefully--but it has a reputation as being a very fine lens nevertheless. I have one, and I will vouch for it overall, although I generally *don't* use mine for architecture so I can't offer an opinion there.
It is wider--and faster--than some of the lenses recommended above. It is an autofocus lens, but as it has an aperture ring, it will work just fine on a manual focus camera, and indeed the focus ring is better for that than on a lot of other Nikon lenses. It is bigger than a prime, but not nearly so insanely massive as modern fast wide angle zooms. I frequently mount mine on my manual focus film Nikons, and it pairs quite well with them.
They can often be found at very reasonable prices, despite their once being super-expensive "pro" workhorse lenses. That's the one thing, do check the lens carefully if you're considering buying it, as many of these tended to stay glued on the front of pros' bodies, or at least one of their bodies, and may be a bit banged up internally.
You didn't say which body you have, but if you are using an autofocus body, this one will autofocus with practically all of Nikon's AF film cameras (and digital as well, including the Z-series with an adapter) because it has a built-in focusing motor. And of course you have the option of choosing the focal length you wish to use for a particular shot with this lens.