Fearscapes: An Ongoing Portrait of Urban Hostility

Eduardo Kairuz

Fearscapes: An Ongoing Portrait of Urban Hostility

Department of Architecture

Research output: Other contribution › Research

Abstract

This photo essay is an instance of my ongoing project Fearscapes, in which I am investigating the effects of crime and violence in the architecture and urban structures of the contemporary city. In this occasion, a photographic documentation accompanied by a brief text presents the changing facade of Caracas, Venezuela — a city regarded as one of the most dangerous in the world and one of the most obvious examples of the spontaneous effects that emerge as a result of urban hostility.

Original language	English
Publisher	urbanNext
Publication status	Published - 2018

Keywords

Architecture
Violence
Crime

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

http://urbannext.net/fearscapes/Licence: Unspecified

Public Lecture — "Arquitecturas del Miedo: Crimen y Violencia como Transgresores del Paisaje Urbano de Caracas"
Eduardo Kairuz (Contributor)
17 Apr 2009
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Public Lecture — "Architectures of Fear: Crime and Violence as Transgressors of Caracas Urban Landscape"
Eduardo Kairuz (Contributor)
26 Aug 2009
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar

Book Review: Post-Traumatic Urbanism
Eduardo Kairuz Gonzalez
10/06/11
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Review

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Fearscapes: An Ongoing Portrait of Urban Hostility

Abstract

Keywords

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Activities

Public Lecture — "Arquitecturas del Miedo: Crimen y Violencia como Transgresores del Paisaje Urbano de Caracas"

Public Lecture — "Architectures of Fear: Crime and Violence as Transgressors of Caracas Urban Landscape"

Press/Media

Book Review: Post-Traumatic Urbanism

Cite this