Essays about: "Melting Pot"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words Melting Pot.

  1. 1. Nationalstadsparken delta reserve

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Gabriel Stuart; [2022]
    Keywords : Nationalstadsparken; Isbladsviken; Djurgården; blast stone; tunnelbana; environment; Mälaren; Baltic sea; artificial landscape; delta;

    Abstract : Stockholm is built on top of a rare landscape phenomenon: At the ridge of an esker crossing where the sweet water of Mälaren meets the brakish of the Baltic sea. An absolute ecological melting pot, not to be found anywhere else in this part of the world. READ MORE

  3. 2. “I come here to know” : Muslims navigating space, (in)visibility, and fluidity of religious practice in Uppsala, Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Hossam Eldin Sultan; [2022]
    Keywords : placemaking; space; Muslim; Islam; mosque; religious practice; religion; strategies; tactics; consensus; fluidity; Uppsala; Sweden;

    Abstract : This ethnographic study investigates the process of placemaking in the context of the newly built Al-Hamd Mosque as a Muslim place of worship in Uppsala, Sweden. I consider how access to space e.g., a mosque or a prayer room, affects the religious practices of Muslims in their everyday life at work, school, or in public. READ MORE

  4. 3. Space-Time Autonomy by Proximity - A Qualitative Study of Girls´ Accessibility by Proximity in Gothenburg

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för ekonomi och samhälle

    Author : Julia Wilzén; [2021-11-03]
    Keywords : Proximity; Girls; Gender; Constraints; Accessibility; Mobility Patterns;

    Abstract : The urban city is a melting pot of different people, groups of people, experiences, desires, and strivings organized within a shared space and connected through a variety of networks. In this shared urban space, it is important to create equal accessibility to places, services, and activities essential for people's everyday life. READ MORE

  5. 4. Jaffna Tamils Ethnic Identity Formation in Colombo: A Study on Identity Perception through Motivated Identity Construction

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Jasmine Andersson; [2021]
    Keywords : Post-conflict society; Jaffna Tamils; Colombo; Ethnic identity; Identity perception; Motivated Identity Construction Theory; Sri Lanka; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Sri Lankan Tamils have been a part of complex history within Sri Lanka in regard to their ethnic Identity, which is mostly associated with the civil war that went on for almost 30 years. More than a decade after the end of the conflict, this thesis work analyzed how todays Jaffna Tamils view their own identity in Colombo. READ MORE

  6. 5. Welcome to Nowhere

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Tara Fartash-Naini; [2020]
    Keywords : Architecture; Globalization; Urbanization; Consumerism; Dubai; Fragmented city; Homogenous Landscapes; Iconic Architecture; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : We live in a world built on consumerist values and a spatial rationale of capital accumulation. This modern society has led to architecture thriving through super consumption and super production ultimately leading to the generic. Cities and spaces that were usually rich in variation and texture have now become an architectural melting pot. READ MORE