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'meaning' and 'Context' in the Language of Architecture
tadele dejene
I will start my paper with a brief listing of presuppositions, then characterise the problem connected with the understanding of the term 'language of architecture' and the above-mentioned presuppositions, outline the direction of possible answers and, in conclusion, describe what I understand concerning the semantics of architecture and the two approaches to the interpretation of architecture within this frame of understanding. Presuppositions There are five presuppositions in the proposed approach to the interpretation of architecture. First, I suppose that we can speak of the language of architecture in the non-metaphorical sense of the term 'language'. Namely, we can speak of the expressions of architecture, much as we speak of linguistic expressions in our natural language, and of the meaning of architectural expressions or, to put it simply, of architectural meaning. Secondly, I believe that it is possible to create a semantics of architecture, using the conceptual apparatus that has been used in various philosophical models of language. 1 A weaker version of the first presupposition would be to state an isomorphism of the respective semantic theories and not of the two structures – verbal language and architecture. I use the term 'isomorphism' as did Douglas R. Hofstadter in his book Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, namely: 'The word " isomorphism " applies when two complex structures can be mapped onto each other, in such a way that to each part of one structure there is a corresponding part in the other structure, where " corresponding " means that the two parts play similar roles in their respective structures.' (Hofstadter 1980: 49.) We 1 Various philosophical theories of language are considered here as models, not so much as competing ones but simply as different approaches to the interpretation of language.
CLASSIFICATION OF MEANING IN ARCHITECTURE
Bahram Shahedi
The aim of this paper is to discover the essence of "meaning" in architecture. To identify the potential of relevant studies on the subject, a literature search was conducted and a list of key words compiled. A better understanding of these theories and phenomena used to explore and define the philosophy of "meaning" might help us identify creative trends in contemporary architecture. The principal finding was that the definition of "meaning" varies among authors. The perception of the built environment, or its "meaning," is affected by the history of a region, incorporation of modern architecture, and social meaning. Furthermore, how an architect designs a building involves bearing in mind the geometry, art, and decoration of historical buildings as well as incorporating the related concepts of poetry, ritual, and symbolism. Eclecticism, aesthetics, and linguistics all influence the reaction to (or perception of) a building by the people who live or work in it.
International Conference on Engineering, Research, Innovation and Education
How Language Shapes Our Architectural Perception
2019 •
Saikh Safat Shadhin
Language is something which can express our thought verbally. It is always considered as an essential part of our culture. Each language evolves differently and creates unique individuality by its surrounding factors. But some recent studies show that our thoughts affect also the language we speak. This language doesn’t require being a defined legitimate language. Sign language, symbols or any other thing that makes sense to our brain can be considered as a language. On the other hand, the architectural sense of a community has grown naturally by the time they learn to perceive. This is not the perception which we learn from our formal architectural education. This is the instinct of architecture which we learn from our surroundings. Like language, these senses grow naturally in the subconscious part of our mind. This process happens when we start to relate the Linguistic word to some types of object we see. So, when the perception of architecture creates, it varies from person to person. This study tries to find a relation between Language and Architecture and focused on how the perception of architecture is affected by language.
On Meaning and the Architecture of Language
Arne Kjellman
The Subject-Oriented Approach investigates human knowledge from the ”insider’s” point of view, which further develops the theoretical framework of cybernetics. The SOA claims the traditional scientific approach to be misleading because of the numerous feedback loops occurring on the perceptual path of the human mind. For the same reason reference must be treated as a relationship that obtains between a speaker’s personal experience and his construct of a private “external world”- a priverse, where these constructs (model entities) can be seen as the result of an interaction between incoming stimuli and the internal mean available to present it. Therefore languaging reflects human thinking on a personal plane and each statement primarily reflects personal experience contradicting the traditional view. Each statement thus in the tacit bears the sign of its utterer – and the formal framework of language can, according to this view be constructed on a strictly private basis. The fundamental elements of language are words randomly chosen that are connected to the private feelings experienced by its first constructor, say Adam. These words (adjectives and verbs) appoint activities in Adam’s awareness and thus reflect personal experience. When the meanings of these words are later learned by others natural languages will emerge. In the construction of language Adam uses a primary set of names or words that appoint feels in order to construct other lexical categories. The SOA’s success of explaining the creation of language consolidates its very ideas.
Image and Idea in Architectural language formation
Kristina Ivahnenkova
Proceedings
Visual Images and Language in Architecture: Signifier Semiotics and Meaning Semiotics
Marco Vitali
Log, 17 (2009), 17-25
Architectural Formalism and the Demise of the Linguistic Turn
Branko Mitrovic
The "Linguistic Turn" and twentieth-century possibilities of conducting research on old architecture. Perception and reception
Ewa Kubiak
Language plays a leading role in describing, arranging and construing the social world, which also incorporates broadly understood culture. Research on language and its associated methodology is already the subject of interest of psychologists, sociologists, historians, and anthropologists. Attempts to employ the linguistic model in other domains have also included the analyses of the works from the domain of visual arts, such as painting, sculpture, film and architecture. The research that seems the most interesting involves elements of semiotics. With reference to architecture, it has been carried out for a long time and we may be tempted to review its results. On the other hand, it is worth suggesting other possibilities of conducting research based on other linguistic methods, such as the " aesthetics of reception " , which also seems to offer new interpretative possibilities. The analysis of some architectural pieces in South America will serve as an example of these explorations. Language plays a leading role in describing, arranging and construing the social world, which also incorporates widely understood culture. Within its scope, it seems important to describe and interpret the environment in which people conduct their daily lives, including the architecture characteristic for particular areas. As pointed out by Lotar Rasiński, research on language and the methodology associated with it is already observed and implemented by psychologists (Jacques-Marie-Émile Lacan), sociologists (Pierre Bourdieu) and historians
Archtheo'17 Conference Proceedings
COLLOCATION READING IN ARCHITECTURAL TEXTS: WORDS AND CODES
2017 •
Serap DURMUŞ ÖZTÜRK, melis yazıcı
The purpose of this paper is to revisit the links between the words and the codes in architecture, through a theoretical and critical perspective. Subjected to a reread under the light of the collocation method, and presenting an objective picture of the word order and the semantic codes of the words, the architectural texts offer a distinctive perspective towards the relationship between architecture and linguistics, with the help of the analysis based on theoretical foundations serving this purpose. The texts chosen for this very purpose are “Semiotics and Architecture: Ideological Consumption or Theoretical Work” and “A Plain Man’s Guide to the Theory of Signs in Architecture”, two articles discussing the relationship between architecture, linguistics, and semiotics, from the book edited by Kate Nesbitt and compiling leading pieces authored on the architectural theory of the last three decades. The articles thus chosen were then uploaded to AntConc 3.4.4, a corpus software, to identify frequently uttered words and groups of words. The corpus software aims to present the associations a word establishes with the sentences preceding and following it; and produced possible analyses of the messages the architectural texts intend to convey, as well as possible interpretations of the semantic codes they entail. The quantitative and objective data thus gathered were complemented with references to the positions and usage frequency of the words, as well as the other words they have relations with, leading to the conclusion that collocation can be used as a method of rereading architectural texts.
European Online Journal of Natural and Social Sciences
The Structure of Language in Vernacular Architecture
2015 •
Ahmad Khoshnevis
