Theory
The Architectural Uncanny
Explore in the Atlas →Psychoanalytic reading of unsettling, dreamlike or 'unhomely' qualities in architecture.
Fantasy
Details
- Introduced
- 1990s
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- Lived experience
- Subject
- Human centred
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Relational embodied
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Referenced by
- The Architectural Uncanny: Essays in the Modern Unhomely articulates
- Anthony Vidler proposed
Sources
- Anthony Vidler. The Architectural Uncanny: Essays in the Modern Unhomely. MIT Press, 1992.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "The Architectural Uncanny." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/architectural-uncanny/. Accessed July 17, 2026.