Technology and meaning

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The age of technology found its origin in the birth of symbolic representation, simply put, language Without the benefit of language, in its many fomns, technology could not have developed Language itself is a technology that solves for the practical need of communication of ideas between humans and through its use, language facilitates the development of other technologies by forming a framework for the communication of the ideas and the knowledge necessary to make technologies physical realities with real wortd impacts on the way humans live. Technology is an integral part of westem culture that has formed its own vocabulary of symbols that hold meaning for the individuals that live in and make up westem culture This vocabulary of symbols is derived from thoughts and images that are evoked by both the physical form and more importantly, the uses and effects that technologies assume by design Therefore, by symbolic reference to its uses and effects technology can be a component In the communication of meaning in architecture.

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