The Narratives of ‘In-Between’

Abstract

This chapter provides space for the three architects, Kamran Diba, Nader Ardalan and Hossein Amanat, to express their obsessions and intentions in listening to the voice of place, discovering the demands of land, responding to them, and hence creating their narrative of ‘space-in-between’. In this regard, I asked the above-mentioned figures to describe how they realized the necessity of resisting dominant trends and managed to find their own unique approach. Based on a challenging but informative written exchange and dialogue (designed to be tailor-made for each individual), these three prominent figures, who are now active in their profession, and in research and teaching, provide us with first-hand explanations of their original endeavours regarding the creation and narration of ‘space-in-between’ in their work. All interviews were conducted over the last 2 years; the final versions were received in April 2017.