Essays about: "Architectural Theory"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 69 essays containing the words Architectural Theory.

  1. 16. SPACE WARS

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

    Author : José Carlos Neiva Abreu Barbosa; [2021]
    Keywords : Social Sciences; Cultural Sciences; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : The term Space Wars was coined by sociologist and philosopher Zygmunt Bauman to describe the way in which space is fabricated, has turned into a power play. The fabricators are those who are in positions of power and wishing to homogenise cities to fit a specific narrative. READ MORE

  3. 17. Green City Branding – How people respond to the built environment

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Peter Olsson; [2020-06-23]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In the last decades, places such as cities, regions and nations have become active participants in the global competitive economy. They now operate in a global marketplace, competing with other places all over the world for tourists, investors, residents and workforce. READ MORE

  4. 18. Illuminating filters of perception : an interview survey with leading landscape architects on their approach to site

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Anna-Maria Pershagen; [2020]
    Keywords : site; genius loci; intuition; place; place theory; education; site; unconventional analysis; site analysis; perception; filter; dowsing; feng shui; geomancy; alternate approach;

    Abstract : The starting point for this work is an interest in the concepts of genius loci, intuition and unconventional site analysis. Since the 70s, the genius loci has had a definition in landscape architectural theory, but the contemporary attitudes on the concept as well as its implementation in practice are less illuminated in research. READ MORE

  5. 19. Compatible spaces for emotional support of child and adolescent patients : design of in-between and outdoor spaces in healthcare settings

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

    Author : Galina Ekström; [2020]
    Keywords : emotions; self-regulation; design; healthcare; children; adolescents; compatible spaces; in-between spaces;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the importance for child and adolescent patients to have contact with such outdoor spaces that conform with their emotional state and promote well-being while being at healthcare settings. In some contemporary hospitals, holistic approaches to patients’ health are used in such a way that they may be beneficial for the whole healing process. READ MORE

  6. 20. Multifaceted Architecture and the Public space

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Douglas Larsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Architecture; City Planning; Living City; Micro Architecture; Multifaceted;

    Abstract : Focusing on human interaction with the dense built environment in a city, this essay exploresthe experienced space, i.e. the physical built space and the perceived space as one dimension.From this perspective, the essay considers the visual information that the built environmentprojects. READ MORE