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Architectural Signage and Cultural Design

The document discusses signs, symbols, and the cultural basis of architectural design. It defines signs as objects that indicate presence and symbols as objects that represent ideas. Architectural signage pertains to custom signs installed on or around buildings used for branding, wayfinding, ADA compliance, and other purposes. The cultural basis of architectural design refers to basing a structure's design on the culture of its location so that it fits in its environment.

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Architectural Signage and Cultural Design

The document discusses signs, symbols, and the cultural basis of architectural design. It defines signs as objects that indicate presence and symbols as objects that represent ideas. Architectural signage pertains to custom signs installed on or around buildings used for branding, wayfinding, ADA compliance, and other purposes. The cultural basis of architectural design refers to basing a structure's design on the culture of its location so that it fits in its environment.

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SIGNS, SYMBOLS AND THE

CULTURAL BASIS OF
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
SIGNS
An object, quality, event, or entity
whose presence or occurrence indicates
the probable presence.

Use of symbols to communicate a


message.
Architectural signage pertains to custom
built signs or sign systems that are
installed on, in, or around a building.

Architectural signage can be used on a


stand alone building or on numerous
buildings in a series, such as on a
campus.
SYMBOLS
Object that represents, stands for,
or suggests an idea, belief, action,
or material entity.

It takes the form of words, sounds,


gestures, or visual images and are
used to convey ideas and beliefs.
Uses for Architectural Signage
 BrandingMonument signage
 Directional/wayfinding signage
 ADA-compliant signs
 Engraving and braille
 Visual magnetic graphics systems
 Dimensional signs and graphics
 Wall graphics
 Regulatory signs
CULTURAL BASIS OF
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
It is where architects base the design
in the culture depending on the place
or location of the structure.
It is usually done in order for the
structure to fit in it’s environment or
location where it is built.

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