{"product_id":"horror-in-architecture-9781935935902","title":"Horror in Architecture","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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 buildings re-imagine the possibilities of architectural language  shifting from \"natural\" norms to other  more rarified and exciting options. They define an expanded aesthetic field that marries the beautiful to the distorted  the awkward  the manifold  and the indeterminate.  Through an investigation that spans architecture  art  and literature  this study attempts to limn horror through its shifting forms and meanings--and to identify a creeping unease that lingers at the very center of the modern project.  Horror in Architecture may be read as a history  as an alternative to the classic canon of good and proper architectures  or as a sly manifesto for a new approach to the design of the built environment--one that encourages a playful subversion of conventions.  To capture horror in its many guises  this study is presented in a unique manner. An introductory essay describes the historical fortunes of horror as an aesthetic idea  from Roman antiquity to the pulp films and novels of the present day. Here  the authors put forward a new theory of the sources and effects of horror in modernity and in modern architecture. This is followed by case studies of types  linking classic tropes (clones  doubles  hybrids  psychotics and the undead) to specific buildings and architectural theories.  As a result  this study may be read in a number of different ways. It may be consumed as a total theoretical piece  from start to finish. Or it may provide a series of more casual readings  in the various chapters and brief presentations of the works of individual architects or buildings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67923902955573,"sku":"ByrdShop_1935935909","price":247.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781935935902.jpg?v=1794118598","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/horror-in-architecture-9781935935902","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}