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Fine arts > Architecture > Mimetic architecture

Preferred term

Mimetic architecture  

Definition

  • Use for buildings that physically illustrate their name or function in their plan or elevation, for example a dairy stand shaped like a milk bottle [AAT]

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Buildings, mimetic
  • Mimetic buildings
  • Programmatic architecture
  • Representative architecture

Notation

  • 119099

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-P6XQFH9F-K

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