Essays about: "roles of architecture"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 79 essays containing the words roles of architecture.

  1. 11. Chunk Metabolism : Exploring how to plan for reuse of structural elements

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Isabella Nilsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Architectural elements; urban metabolism; demolition; deconstruction; design process; structural elements; concrete; steel; circular construction; circular economy; material harvesting; urban mining; Arkitektoniska element; urban metabolism; rivning; dekonstruktion; designprocess; tunga stomelement; betong; stål; cirkulärt byggande; cirkulär ekonomi; material harvesting; urban mining;

    Abstract : With a major share of the negative environmental impacts deriving from construction and its waste, ways to reduce the material and energy use in this sector have been the focus of studies for decades. Reuse of building elements and materials is gaining traction with researchers, architects, developers and real estate owners. READ MORE

  3. 12. disorder, defiance & disobedience : negotiating the city through the confrontations of graffiti—tools for reimagining our rights within the built environment

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Sahlberg Ellen; [2022]
    Keywords : the built environment; anarchist architecture; graffiti; disorder in the built environment; critical architectural theory; critical urban studies; experimental spatial design; the right to the city; space and politics;

    Abstract : Architects imagine and reimagine utopia. It is a role with the task to produce cities that are liveable, beautiful, functional, flexible and inclusive. Spaces made for and together with people, and places that meet their needs and dreams. READ MORE

  4. 13. Ornamentation in the Digital Age

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

    Author : Karl Östvall; [2022]
    Keywords : Ornament; Ornamentation; Digital Manufacturing; Digital Design; Complexity; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Decoration has been central to architecture throughout history. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the question of ornament in architecture has been oscillating between the positions of redundant and essential. READ MORE

  5. 14. A decentralized Git version controlsystem : A proposed architecture and evaluation of decentralized Git using DAG-based distributed ledgers

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Programvara och system

    Author : Christian Habib; Ilian Ayoub; [2022]
    Keywords : Blockchain; Distributed ledger technology; Git; Version control systems; Software Security; Web3; Misuse cases;

    Abstract : This thesis proposes an implementation for a decentralized version of the Git version controlsystem. This is achieved using a simple distributed DAG ledger. The thesis analyzeshow the decentralization of Git affects security. Use and misuse cases are used to compareand evaluate conventional Git web services and a decentralized version of Git. READ MORE

  6. 15. Erosionens naturliga skydd : växtens egenskaper och inverkan på yterosionsbildning vid slänter

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Felix Dahlbäck; [2021]
    Keywords : erosion; ; yterosion; slänter; ingenjörsbiologi; water erosion; erosion control; vegetation coverage;

    Abstract : Vårt landskap utsätts hela tiden för förändringar, där både naturliga processer och mänsklig påverkan kan orsaka stora problem. Erosion är en naturlig process men kan påskyndas av människliga aktiviteter, markanvändning och klimatförändringar. READ MORE