Essays about: "vinterviken"

Found 4 essays containing the word vinterviken.

  1. 1. Vinterviksdalen : A project about minor architecture as developing factor in urbanizing a park in southwest Stockholm.

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Pontus Restadh; [2018]
    Keywords : shed; wall; ground; path; minor architecture; vinterviken; hägersten; landscape architecture;

    Abstract : This project deals with a transformation of a park to an entity of a urban scale. Context; Stockholm is growing but have many spaces that could connect areas but doesn’t. They often connect with small gestures but have big spaces of nothing which is experienced as unsafe and uninviting borders. READ MORE

  3. 2. THE WALKABLE CITY: ALONG THE EDGE OF STOCKHOLM. Developing the edge to reconnect a former industrial site to the city

    University essay from KTH/Stadsbyggnad

    Author : Vittoria Albertini; [2014]
    Keywords : Urban Redevelopment; Lövholmen; Vinterviken; Stockholm; Edges; Former Industrial Site; Waterfront; Water s Edge; Promenade; Connecting Path; Walkability; Promenadstad; Holger Blom; Strollology;

    Abstract : Stockholm is an archipelago of islands connected by water that historically has been an important resource for the city and for the industries, which found an easy access for ships and therefore they settled on strategic positions along the edges. This thesis investigates the topics of water, industrial heritage and edges in the city of Stockholm: these aspects are strong in their individual identity but they also interact in a powerful and interesting way. READ MORE

  4. 3. Grounds For Healing : Tales of Toxic Terrain

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Anna Ingebrigtsen; [2014]
    Keywords : architecture; landscape architecture; design; bioremediation; phytoremediation; ecology; toxins; contamination; environment; sustainability; stockholm; aspudden; meadows; compost; narrative; history; feminist; theory; nobel; dynamite; pollution; extract; harvest; decompose; grow; crops; green roof; pathways; barge; fields;

    Abstract : This project proposes the restoration of Vinterviken’s contaminated grounds, a legacy of Nobel’s dynamite production. How can we live with toxicity? The design sows phytoremediating meadows, extracts toxins, harvests, decomposes, burns, and grows new crops. READ MORE

  5. 4. An analysis of the potential of local stewardship as a management mode for increasing and enhancing ecosystem services in the urban landscape : Three case studies in Stockholm Municipality – Igelbäcken Allotment Garden, Akalla Allotment Garden and the Vinterviken Garden

    University essay from Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Josefina Oddsberg; [2011]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The capacity of urban areas for generating quality of life is largely dependent on theecological processes and the green spaces of the cityscape. The ecosystem services supportedand generated by urban green spaces are fundamental to human well being in cities. READ MORE