Happy 113th Birthday Alfred Hitchcock, Master Architect of Suspense

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Alfred Hitchcock. Photo via Wikimedia CC User El Matador.

Alred Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980), who would have turned 113 today, is often known as the “Master of Suspense.” But we here at ArchDaily would like to tweak that moniker slightly, to the Master Architect of Suspense.

Hitchcock, who actually worked as a set designer in the 1920s, not only maintained meticulous control over his film sets as a director (many of which were mounted in studio), but incorporated many architectural themes into the narratives themselves.

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Cite: Vanessa Quirk. "Happy 113th Birthday Alfred Hitchcock, Master Architect of Suspense" 13 Aug 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/262818/happy-113th-birthday-alfred-hitchcock-master-architect-of-suspense> ISSN 0719-8884

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