2. • Semiotics in Architecture has been subject to a
considerable amount of conjecture and debate. There
are several theories as to what semiotics is in
architectural terms, and there is even debate amongst
linguists
• each built form has a unique language that speaks to
us literally, contextually, physically, and philosophically,
regardless of whether it intends to or not. It is the
human condition to interpret our surrounds and
beyond basic function, context is also relevant to the
meanings we find.
• Christine Phillips Theory Essay - Whiteread through the semiotics of Eisenman
4. Cultural Theory
Semiotics
Literary/Critical Theory
Roland Barthes
By Graham Allen
Routledge – 2003 – 192 pages
Graham Allen is a lecturer in English at
University College, Cork. He is the author in
Routlede's New Critical Idiom series and has
published widely in literary theory and in the
literature of the Romantic period
6. Specifications
• The Eiffel Tower (French: La tour Eiffel, [tuʁ ɛfɛl]) is
an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de
Mars in Paris. It was named after the engineer Gustave
Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower.
• The tower is 324 meters (1,063 ft) tall
• Construction started28 January 1887
• Completed15 March 1889
• Opening31 March 1889
• Architect Stephen Sauvestre
• Structural engineer Maurice Koechlin,
Émile Nouguier
7. language of lovers
• French language
• static
• Resistance
modernity
rocket,stem,derrick,phallus,lighting
rod ……….
8. Barthes on the Eiffel
Barthes on the Eiffel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfhvFLrS3rA
10. Tokyo Tower (東京タワー Tōkyō
tawā?)
• is a communications and observation tower located in the Shiba-
koen district of Minato, Tokyo, Japan. At 333 metres (1,093 ft), it is
the second-tallest structure in Japan. The structure is an Eiffel
Tower-inspired lattice tower that is painted white and international
orange to comply with air safety regulations.
12. Big Ben
• The tower is officially known as the Elizabeth Tower, renamed as
such to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II (prior to
being renamed in 2012 it was known as simply "Clock Tower")
• The tower was completed in 1858