Applying the Panofsky method to your own design

The Panofsky Method + Le Corbusier’s Building Model

If you are unfamiliar with the Panofsky method it comes from Erwin Panofsky, a German art historian who in 1932 looked into the study of iconography and believed that for us to fully understand the meaning behind any particular piece of art/design, cultural context needs to be applied.

Panofsky applied his method to iconography (religious symbols) in art and wrote multiple books…