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architectural semiotics: a standalone construct

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the study of buildings as signs and codes that carry meaning to their users and viewers.

In architecture, architectural semiotics refers to the study of buildings as signs and codes that carry meaning to their users and viewers. This meaning comes from Jencks (1969) in Meaning in architecture.[1]

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  1. Jencks, C., & Baird, G. (Eds.). (1969). Meaning in architecture. Barrie & Rockliff, Cresset Press. ISBN 9780214667978

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