Meaning in Architecture

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"Meaning in Architecture" is an influential architectural theory book, co-edited by Charles Jencks, that explores how buildings communicate cultural and symbolic meanings beyond their functional form.

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instanceOf architectural theory book
book
addresses critique of functionalism in architecture
cultural context of architectural form
role of users in interpreting buildings
associatedWith Charles Jencks’s broader theoretical work
postmodern architecture
contributor Charles Jencks NERFINISHED
Christian Norberg-Schulz NERFINISHED
Geoffrey Broadbent NERFINISHED
George Baird NERFINISHED
Umberto Eco NERFINISHED
discusses communication between architect, building, and user
interpretation of architectural space
relationship between sign, symbol, and architectural form
editor Charles Jencks NERFINISHED
George Baird NERFINISHED
focusesOn how buildings communicate cultural meanings
how buildings communicate symbolic meanings
relationship between form and meaning in architecture
format edited collection of essays
genre architecture theory
non-fiction
hasPart essay by Christian Norberg-Schulz
essay by Geoffrey Broadbent
essay by Umberto Eco
introductory essay by the editors
influenced discourse on architectural semiotics
postmodern architectural theory
language English
mainSubject architectural meaning
communication in architecture
semiotics of architecture
symbolism in architecture
notableFor bringing semiotic theory into architectural debate
emphasis on architecture as a system of signs
shaping discussions of meaning and symbolism in late 20th-century architecture
publicationPeriod late 1960s–early 1970s
targetAudience architectural theorists
architecture students
practicing architects
theoreticalApproach phenomenology of architecture
semiotics
structuralism in architecture
typeOfWork anthology

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