The Journal of Architecture ISSN: 1360-2365 (Print) 1466-4410 (Online) Journal homepage: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rjar20 The uncanny side of the fairy tale: post-apocalyptic symbolism in Terunobu Fujimori's architecture Hyon-Sob Kim To cite this article: Hyon-Sob Kim (2016) The uncanny side of the fairy tale: post-apocalyptic symbolism in Terunobu Fujimori's architecture, The Journal of Architecture, 21:1, 90-117, DOI: 10.1080/13602365.2016.1142464 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/13602365.2016.1142464 Published online: 18 Feb 2016. Submit your article to this journal Article views: 598 View Crossmark data Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at https://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=rjar20 90 The Journal of Architecture Volume 21 Number 1 The uncanny side of the fairy tale: post-apocalyptic symbolism in Terunobu Fujimori’s architecture Hyon-Sob Kim Department of Architecture, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (Author’s e-mail address:
[email protected]) Having first established himself as an architectural historian, Terunobu Fujimori (b. 1946) is now more famous for his design work than for his academic publications. He has even been praised as ‘the most influential architect in Japan’ by the critic Kenjiro Okazaki (2006). Fujimori’s popularity is attributable in particular to the fairy tale-like image of his architecture, which tends to appear playful as well as natural and nostalgic. However, this research focuses on the other side of the ‘fairy tale’—specifically, the strangely unfamiliar, even unsettling, feeling that his architecture evokes.