20) Colours can interact with words, arouse certain emotions and generate meanings that are correlated with colour perception and cultural background ([3], p. 105). Some cultural symbols originate from regional colour features shaped by the natural and cultural vernaculars.Footnote 1([4], p. ...
Coterminous with the public relations industry that disseminatesthem, city symbols (like the Sydney Opera House) and national symbols(like government buildings in Chandigarh and Brasilia or the ThreeGorges Dam in China, and of course the skyscrapers that have emergedon the skylines of so many ...
user refers to when utilizing a word in a particular context that can be inferred bases on the logical architecture of the invention's data structure, effects the conceptual meaning attributed to the words or other symbols in the ontology of domains that share and represent a use context, e....
First opened its doors in 2002, the Sharjah Calligraphy Museum stands as one of the finest museums in Sharjah. Embark on the voyage into the realm of splendour and creativity at the museum and discover the evolution of Arabic calligraphy over the centuries. Enjoy the artworks meticulously created...
Cultural values have identity symbols that distinguish between cultures. Embodiment of this identity through com- munity relations, family relationships, visual symbolization. Architecture is a form of embodiment of visual symbolization that characterizes ethnic identity. Settlements as part of the ...
Buildings may incorporate symbols to make a statement or simply to delight the viewer. Architects working in this style are calling for a more human scale of building, and trying to make structures stylistically appropriate to the surrounding community. Like the visual art world in the 1980s, ...
The signs and symbols that cover the floors—in the tapestry of Berber culture the mother goddess in all her figurative and geometric appearances and motives for example—survive in the decorative patterns used in the ancient mosaic floors and, till today, in ceramic floors, and the design of ...
This thesis strives to uncover the central narrative latent in the forms, symbols, and architectural order of Wat Phra Chetuphon, a major royal temple in Bangkok, and to consider its revelatory significance in relation to the broader question of Thai sacred building. Conventionally Wat Pho's ...
Peirce’s categorization of signs enriches this analysis further, allowing for a nuanced interpretation of architectural and spatial elements as symbols, icons, and indexes that narrate the human experience of a dwelling [19]. Moreover, the examination of cultural codes as systems of signs serves ...
Peirce’s categorization of signs enriches this analysis further, allowing for a nuanced interpretation of architectural and spatial elements as symbols, icons, and indexes that narrate the human experience of a dwelling [19]. Moreover, the examination of cultural codes as systems of signs serves ...