What is metonymy in architecture?
Defined literally, metonymy is the substitution of an attribute to refer to the whole. In terms of architcture, this describes a building in which an associated concept or thing replaces an original form associated with its typology. In other words, the buildings are meant to look like something.
Defined literally, metonymy is the substitution of an attribute to refer to the whole. In terms of architcture, this describes a building in which an associated concept or thing replaces an original form associated with its typology. In other words, the buildings are meant to look like something.
