Architectural Icons Issue No.2 | Page 127

πίσω στα περιεχόμενα / back to the contents > The buffer zone that divides Nicosia in two parts, is a no-man’s land that resulted from the conflict be- tween the two main ethnic groups of Cyprus in 1974. Despite the fact that the buffer zone was established 44 years ago, its edges are still affecting the urban environment from both sides. By investigating the relationship between the edge of the buffer zone and the urban environment, the project aims to propose a new system that can respond to the needs of the city in any possible future scenario. Whether the rela- tionship between the two communities is getting better or worse, the proposed system can be efficiently adapted to its context. 123