1977

Dario AREGNTO’S sublime shocker takes place at a dance school in Freiburg Germany. The movie starts with a bang and builds the suspense as the young Suzy slowly uncovers the mysteries of the school. Plenty of brutal killings and an amazing soundtrack by Italian prog rockers goblin.

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1962

low budget film beautifully shot and layered with eery organ music and plenty of spooky atmosphere. Precursor and inspiration to Romero’s zombie defining classic night of the living dead.

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1973

Nicolas ROEG’S thriller stars Julie Chrystie and Donald Sutherland as an architect working in Venice. They meet a strange woman there who seems to be able to communicate with their deceased young daughter. From there the canals and alleys of Venice slowly become a terrifying cage for their unsettling fears and premonitions.

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1982

John CARPENETER’S horrifying film takes place in a remote research station in Antarctica. Kurt RUSSEL and Wilfred BRIMLEY take on a mysterious organism which destroys the members of the station in ground breakingly gruesome ways.

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1973

Brian DE PALMA’S psychological thriller stars Margot Kidder as a woman haunted by her separated siamese twin. The movie explores issues of doubling and voyeurism as Jennifer salt gets pulled into the mystery. With a score by Bernard Hermann. If this movie doesn’t make you want to go out and buy a white couch nothing will.

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1960

Mario BAVA’S classic debut stars barbara steele as a vamipire-witch. Amazing atmosphere and gruesome effects. Beautiful use of black and white cinematography frames the story perfectly. Banned upon release for ‘objectionable content.’

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2008

One of the most elegant, minimally shot horror films ever. Tomas ALFREDSON takes the best selling Swedish vampire novel and turns it into a study on the nature of bullying. Each shot beautifully composed with great special effects used sparingly but to strong effect.

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clearwater bay HONG KONG

suckerPUNCH: describe your project:

davidclovers: House DE is an “infill” townhouse, spectacularly sited on a hillside above Clearwater Bay, Hong Kong. Combining two existing units into one, the design uses the volumes of three staircases to blend, burrow and interlock spaces vertically across four floors. Each “interaction” is materially monolithic, using stone, wood and a series of delicate aluminum fins. Defined by these fins, the texture and form of the lantern-volume subtly changes shape and depth, casting shadow and emitting light in different ways throughout the day.

photo credit: Photograph of lantern - Photography by Almond Chu

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new york NEW YORK

The Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) 2010 Conference
The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union, New York City | October 21- 24 of 2010
ACADIA 2010 will focus on the changing nature of information and its impact on architectural education, research, and practice. The conference will gather leading practitioners, theorists, and researchers who will examine the relation that architecture has with technology and information, and how the latter propels today’s most innovative design experimentation and research. ACADIA 2010 will be centered on a series of keynote lecturers, invited panelists, peer-reviewed essay sessions - included on a proceedings publication- and two groundbreaking exhibition including peer-reviewed projects -featured in an exhibition catalog-.

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troy NEW YORK

tom WISCOMBE / emergent: composite assemblies
Monday 18 October
6.00pm / Concert Hall at EMPAC
The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media + Performing Arts Center
110 8th Street
Troy NY 12180