Essays about: "Athens"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 59 essays containing the word Athens.

  1. 16. Waste[d] Love[s]_Restor[y]ing Fyli Landfill

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

    Author : Vasiliki Zotou; [2020]
    Keywords : landfill; waste; restoration; ecologies; fiction;

    Abstract : Current practices of landfill restoration can be characterised as anthropocentric, violent and unsuccessful gestures of purification and control, while they erase traces of planetary history and habitats generated by waste and dirt. The dominant notion of landfill restoration insists on a concept of humans as directors of geo-bio flow who are capable of controlling and reversing the dirty chaos they created. READ MORE

  3. 17. Growing food in vacant spaces: the challenge of including urban agriculture initiatives in urban planning. A comparative case-study analysis of Athens, Barcelona, Brussels, Detroit and Leipzig

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Louis Fontanot; [2020]
    Keywords : Agriculture and Food Sciences;

    Abstract : Conventional urban planning doesn’t fit anymore the complexity of new urban challenges (heat island effect, biodiversity loss, human health issues). Instead, alternative methods must coexist with existing strategies for municipalities to be more flexible to changes and stay innovative. READ MORE

  4. 18. Indoor air quality, thermal comfort and damages assessment of four buildings in Athens

    University essay from KTH/Hållbara byggnader

    Author : Orfeas Stouras; [2020]
    Keywords : s: Indoor air quality; Thermal comfort; Building damages; Questionnaire; Inspection; Sick building syndrome; Mechanical ventilation; Air distribution system;

    Abstract : Nowadays individuals spend more than 85% of their total time in indoor environments, mainly at home and work. Thereby, the quality of the indoor environment plays a substantial role in human health and wellness. READ MORE

  5. 19. PARASITIC OPERATIONS:  TO INHABIT A CADAVER

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Benjamin Tolis; [2020]
    Keywords : Skeleton; Cadaver; Parasite; Parasitic; Architecture; Lebbeus Woods; Andrew Benjamin; Michael Serres; Graffiti; Street Art; Athens; Greece; Parasitic Method; Parasitisk Metod; Arkitektonisk Parasit;

    Abstract : My project takes place in Athens, address Lagoumitzi 15. The plan is to undertake and give life to the huge skeleton-like unfinished structure there. I transform the "skeleton" to a center for urban art, street art. My ambition is for the buidling to become the epicentre for street art in Athens. READ MORE

  6. 20. Gorgon motifs on Archaic Greek coins

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Elma Mujkanovic; [2020]
    Keywords : Gorgon; iconography; mythology; Athens; Neapolis in Macedon; gorgon; ikonografi; mytologi; Aten; Napolis i Makedonien.;

    Abstract : The Gorgon is a creature described as terrible in ancient literature. It was depicted with glaring eyes, tusks and a hanging tongue and was a part of Greek antiquity from Archaic to Roman Period. The Gorgon motif has frequently been adorned on different materials. READ MORE