Terminological issues in studying the interaction between sculpture and architecture in the last third of the 20th – early 21st century

We examine the problem of dissimilarities in the terminology used in studies on the interaction between architecture and sculpture at the present stage of development. The purpose of the article is to determine the specifics of the historiography of the terms and identify the main terminological problems associated with the study of the synthesis of sculpture and architecture in the last third of the 20th - early 21st century. Source study methods and comparative analysis help reveal problems of polysemanticism and the uncertainty of the boundaries of the terms used in relation to the arts under consideration. A historiographic analysis is performed, involving studies addressing the theory of architecture and sculpture and mechanisms of interaction between these arts. The analysis reveals contradictions between the meanings of individual terms used, defines the subject area of the studies, and questions the use of the term "communication" in relation to architecture and sculpture.