THE ARCHITECT THE RESIDENT AND A MURDER

“The architect enters and stares at the couple, who are embracing in the middle of the room […] ‘No, they are not the ones I really wanted. No, no, they are destroying the harmony of the place. It is terrible! Oh no! They have to go…’ (The architect slowly brings a revolver out of his pocket) They have to go … (He points at them.) ’They absolutely must go!’ (He shoots twice. The couple collapse on to the floor).” This is an excerpt from the short story written by Electra Kadmou. In this paper I analyse how societal conventions translated into architectural design in a house designed by Aris Konstantinidis were experienced as constraining and oppressive by the resident, Electra Kadmou. The paper was published by arq Cambridge University Press.

The published paper

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