TY - JOUR 
A1 - Wan, Qirui
T1 - Collapse of dimension: the fall of the fourth wall in architecture of John Hejduk

Y1 - 2021
SN - 2340–9851
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11268/9719
AB - The fall of the fourth wall in architecture of John Hejduk / Colapso de la dimensión: la caída de la cuarta pared en la arquitec-tura de John HejdukThis article examines the techniques of breaking the fourth wall in John Hejduk’s architecture. Through the comparative analysis of Hejduk’s early and late paintings, this article points out that in Hejduk’s career, his works have always shown a characteristic of trying to cross multiple dimensions. Hence, it proposes the connection between the forth wall of Bertolt Brecht’s theatrical theory and the long procedure of Hejduk’s intension of collapsing multiple dimensions into architecture. The article tries to define what is the fourth wall in the building and the possible result of breaking it. It then focuses on the three main mechanism that John Hejduk employed in order to break the fourth wall: a long path, transparent façade, and biomorphic and prosthetic form. By doing so, architecture archives the moment when it gains its estrangement effect and as a matter of fact, give the objectification of architecture a solution.

KW - Arquitectura
KW - Pintura
KW - Espacio urbano
LA - eng
ER -