Decoration/Symbolic Meaning within the Built Envionment (Taiwan Feb-March 2016)

(Japanese House built in the time of occupation) It has a distinct use of decoration that is Weston in appearance.

How Do You Define The Built Environment?

• Geometric Forms
• Imagery
• Function
• Writing
• Symbols/Meanings
• Purpose
• Space 
• Types of architectural styles
• Decorative
• Modern/Minimalist 

I have also realized that different styles of architecture can also embody political meanings that my not be recognized if you do not posses the knowledge to decode it.