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This chapter considers linguistic and phenomenological approaches in recent architectural theory. It argues that the analogy of architectural language is imperfect, and any plausible use of it has to include semantic and pragmatic as well as syntactic dimensions. The phenomenological approach to architecture pioneered by Rasmussen and recently developed by Steven Holl in both his writings and his work has to take account of function and construction as well as the aesthetics of the experience of architecture.

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The Introduction uses the examples of two weekend retreats built four centuries apart by Andrea Palladio and Steven Holl to argue that for all their differences, both structures aim at good construction, functionality, and aesthetic appeal. The argument is amplified by consideration of a very different structure, a recycling plant designed by the contemporary architect Annabelle Selldorf. The cast of characters for the rest of the book are then introduced.

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3 - Multiplicity of Meaning in Twentieth-Century Theories

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