Me: preserving iconic architecture; use parametric modeling to allow certain restrictions but allow for more freedom and possiblities in adapting relic architecture to current uses without losing its cultural reason for being.
Carl: define iconic
Me: Iconic- root is icon; having some sort of symbolism for a group/ culture
Carl: Symbol doen'ts equal Icon?
Me: Icon- has a spiritual component or one of rememberance; memory; as a constant reminder of a function, act, dream fullfilled; some attribute that has become extraordinary or unquantifyable, that has through the icon become quantifyable.
Carl: Icon- is a special kind of symbol. An icon has special meaning in that it is funtional
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I gotta go with Carl on this one. I would say an Icon is a specific type of symbol where the signified is of familiar importance to some demographic. You could even draw this out with a comparison to pop culture icons where the significance shifts but the denotation is still the same because of its demographically specific reference. Interesting...
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