Horror in Architecture by Josuha Comaroff, Ong Ker-Shing

Horror in Architecture

Josuha Comaroff, Ong Ker-Shing

220 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction design history challenging informative slow-paced
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Horror in Architecture by Josuha Comaroff, Ong Ker-Shing is a thought-provoking and visually stimulating read that will captivate anyone fascinated by the darker side of design, architecture, and the human experience, offering a unique blend of history, theory, and aesthetics that will resonate with readers who appreciate the intersection of art, literature, and the built environment.

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This book looks at the idea of horror and its analogues in architecture. In these, normal compositions become strange: extra limbs appear, holes open where they should not, individual objects are doubled or split or perversely occupied.Horrifying ...

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