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“Why so serious?” – The joke as a means of expression
in architecture

Publication date: 07.03.2016

Technical Transactions, 2015, Architecture Issue 9-A (15) 2015, pp. 337 - 342

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Anna Szczegielniak
Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Opole University of Technology
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“Why so serious?” – The joke as a means of expression
in architecture

Abstract

The paper presents the joke as a means of expression used in architecture. The author debates whether the architecture should always be serious. The paper describes and gives historical and contemporary examples of how the comical effect is achieved in architecture. The paper is also an attempt to explain and understand what the jokes in architecture are used for.

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Information: Technical Transactions, 2015, Architecture Issue 9-A (15) 2015, pp. 337 - 342

Article type: Original article

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Polish:

“Why so serious?” – The joke as a means of expression
in architecture

English:

“Why so serious?” – The joke as a means of expression
in architecture

Authors

Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Opole University of Technology

Published at: 07.03.2016

Article status: Open

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Anna Szczegielniak (Author) - 100%

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