Modern /Post-Modern Paradigm and the Current Reflections on Residential Building Exteriors in Cyprus

The main aim of this paper was to investigate the existing architecture in Cyprus, and thus identify and describe the overall architectural rationale of the built environment. In Cyprus, where individuals live in a society that reflects postmodern paradigms rather than modern ones, the existing built environment has many different reflections of the structure of its society.

Authors:

• Sevinc Kurt

Keywords:

• Architecture
• Cyprus
• Identity
• modern
• post-modern

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