EMARA Indonesian Journal of Architecture
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2020): EIJA | August ~ October 2020 Edition

Exploring the city as text and dominant discourse place

Mojtaba Valibeigi (Buein Zahra Technical University)



Article Info

Publish Date
08 Sep 2020

Abstract

The study has tried to answer the question of how the dominant discourse in the city tries to create meanings and forms an interpretation by using signs and symbols. Accordingly, common semiotics of Dur Untash city has been investigated. In three steps, including preparation, organization, and final report or conclusion, a content analysis method has been done. First, deconstruction views of reading place are explained and how an interpretation discourse is formed. Then we investigated some standard semantic features of Dur Untash city and an image of some familiar ideas and signs is projected. Finally, a bipolar semantic interpretation of these signs and images is presented. The dominant discourse of the city has wanted to catch a meaning, but none of its symbols and characters has such a valid capacity and authority. Therefore, the dominant discourses could not conjure spatial features controlled by meaning-making

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Journal Info

Abbrev

EIJA

Publisher

Subject

Civil Engineering, Building, Construction & Architecture Education

Description

MARA Indonesian Journal of Architecture merupakan jurnal yang diterbitkan oleh Program Studi Arsitektur, Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel Surabaya dengan masa terbit 2 (dua) kali dalam satu tahun. Yang menjadi pokok bahasan EMARA Indonesian Journal of Architecture adalah kajian evaluasi, kajian ...