Sanctuary

"Sanctuary" by Brian Dillon explores the construction and decay of a late modernist building through a fictional lens, while also providing insight into contemporary unease with modernism. Dillon's research into St. Peter's Seminary, a Catholic college commissioned in the 1950s and abandoned by 1980, provides a rich history of the building and its occupants, including student priests, drug addicts, and local teens. This literary analysis of the remains of modernism is a must-read for those interested in architectural history and cultural commentary.