Metaphor Semantic in Architecture
DIYALA JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES,
2011, Volume 4, Issue 2, Pages 47-64
Abstract
Architecture is the text that displays to receiver and architect, equally. The former (Receiver) try to translate that it while the latter (Architect) try to put the text in explainable form, in accordance to numbers of indicators that have semantic charecters.So architect have to put an indicators signs inside the architectural act. The important factor for study the architectural phenomena is that; how the architectural phenomena participate; itself or with its context, in the symbolic system of community that read and produces of its symbolic system. Architecture is made by human that rediscover through all time and place, and their studied variably depended on the reader, on what semantic have from indicators can interpreted by community even these architecture delivered at or prior to community who read it. The study of semantic and its pictures in architectural act give a database for understanding the architecture and which indicator should use for architecture maker. The research has shown four terms from semantic:- Symbol
- Sign.
- Index.
- Icon.
Using of these semantic forms depends on architect vision, design environment, function of design and what’s position in urban context and society.
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