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Ducks and decorated sheds Show image 0 Show image 1 A duck is a building whose confirmation is a complete symbol or icon. A decorated shed is a building to which symbols, often commonplace signs, have been attached. Peter G. Rowe, Design Thinking Googie architecture architecturesymbols