Date of Submission
Spring 2023
Academic Program
Psychology
Project Advisor 1
Kristin Lane
Project Advisor 2
Frank Scalzo
Abstract/Artist's Statement
This proposed study examines the effect of architectural liminality on the emotional experience of occupying buildings. Liminality is a quality of strangeness in built spaces which arises from deviations in normal, expected, or logical design. These deviations may create a sense of unease or being creeped out. The proposed study tests the self-reported emotional reaction of participants to one of two buildings, one having liminal traits and the other being without them. It is hypothesized that a greater degree of discomfort or nervousness will be reported in the liminal space than in the nonliminal.
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Recommended Citation
Knowlton, Alice Eliot Orlando, "Something is Lurking: The Impact of Liminality on the Emotional Valence of Buildings" (2023). Senior Projects Spring 2023. 194.
https://digitalcommons.bard.edu/senproj_s2023/194
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