A theatre environment with its atmosphere, just as well as a utilitarian architectural space, have their own cultural and social function. Since the very beginnings of the groundbreaking theatre reforms of the 20th century, a theatre production has become an expressive and original reinterpretation of any given piece. Theatre has acquired a tendency to become an appealing discourse not only in its acting and literary dimension, but through its visual expression as well. Dramatic artists started to utilise a wide array of forms and tools. By examining the stage design (scenography), we focus in our treatise on the theatre of architecture and its symbols. Whether it is through a faithful interpretation on stages of brick-and-mortar venues or via experimental projects, we analyse the relationship of the specific location to the play itself as well as the effect it renders. The treatise is structured as a historical overview of such a scenography, with an emphasis on the 20th and the 21st centuries. The scenography is being presented here in a new context of the architecture as a medium. The intent of this thesis research was to establish a new synthesis of the theories of architecture and sceography, resulting in a consistent text that could be used as a part of the Scenography curriculum at the Faculty of Architecture, Slovak University of Technology (FA STU). It also represents a theoretical basis of an experiment which took place at FA STU with the students of Scenography. The experiment, along with the theoretical research, were used to verify a set of hypotheses we had established regarding the perception and interpretation of an architectural symbol in scenography. It was also intended to prove the relevancy of scenography as a subject taught at a school of architecture.