There is also something very symbolic about the dwelling as described by Bourdieu who suggests that the distinction between public and private spaces reflects the division of the dwelling from the public sphere of the town or community. Indeed, Umberto Eco, cited by Dant , suggests that architecture "incorporates a code that is meaningful in relation to other codes within a culture, in particular what he calls the anthropological system." [vii] Certain buildings that endure for centuries provide a very powerful cultural imprint on a place, making it distinct. For example, the Parthenon symbolizes ancient Greece whereas Notre Dame Cathedral speaks to the high Gothic era in France. Architectural codes reflect society and its cultural values.
Dant views the home as "a site for material expression by people that is unparalleled elsewhere in their lives." [viii]In the dwelling, a process of bricolage works in constructing myths out of ideas and images that already exist in the culture. This re
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