Loeckx, André & Heynen, Hilde

Bio Sketch

André Loeckx is an architect and urban theorist (KU Leuven) and Hilde Heynen is a Professor of Architectural Theory (KU Leuven). Together they have written extensively on the history of architectural theory and its "figures of knowledge," including the semiotic turn.

Key Works

• "Meaning and Effect: Revisiting Semiotics in Architecture" (2020, in The Figure of Knowledge).
• Heynen's Architecture and Modernity: A Critique (1999).

Key Concepts

Concepts associated with this author that have pages in this wiki:

• Iconic Architecture
• Everyday Architecture

Relevance to Geoffrey's Research

Loeckx & Heynen matter to Geoffrey's semiotics & representation area: their mapping of architectural semiotics (Saussure/Peirce, Eco, Jencks, typology) provides the theoretical infrastructure for how buildings signify — and so for the "enigmatic signifier," the icon, and the image economy.

Source Support

Source notes in this wiki drawn from this author's work:

• Meaning and Effect: Revisiting Semiotics in Architecture