Abstract:
Design in architecture is naturally inclined to draw near and closer to fact as long as the assumption exists that its final chapter will be a building. The architectural force of attraction is linear in this respect, and each incremental step will gravitate towards cementing the idea into a solid. To suspend from it, however long, would constitute a mistake or a discontent, more so than it is by sheer intention. The thesis looks into interpreting Angela Carter’s novel Nights at the Circus as a method of architectural formation, and a question of process.