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"Place is to architecture" it is said, "as meaning is to language." Given this comparison, architecture gives a place meaning. Examples of this include the Eiffel Tower in Paris, or the White House in Washington, D.C.
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Eric Hedstrand 02/03/2003 "Place is to architecture" it is said, "as meaning is to language1." Given this comparison, architecture gives a place meaning. Examples of this include the Eiffel Tower in Paris, or the White House in Washington, D.C. Without these structures, these places might be as relevant as a banal suburb, usually lacking relevant structures to call their own, apart from big-box superstores. A politically and architecturally relevant structure stands out, even in a large city, because they chronicle either a particular incident, or time period. Architects must consider style, surroundings, and decoration when drafting potentially historic buildings. These three key aspects to architecture are fuelled by the aim of designers to attract and entertain residents and guests to an area and make the city and generally more pleasant place. Therefore, through buildings such as the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., Stockholm City Hall in Sweden, Arc...
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