Essays about: "Architectural identity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 44 essays containing the words Architectural identity.

  1. 1. Norrbotnia Line Dance

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : David Janson; [2023]
    Keywords : Piteå; Train; Norrbotnia Line; Repurposing; Addition; Relocation; Moving;

    Abstract : The Norrbotnia Line Dance project focuses on the expansion and densification of Piteå, a small city in northern Sweden. To accommodate the expected population growth, the thesis explores interventions to urban sprawl by reorganizing existing buildings along Kyrkbrogatan, a main street in the city. READ MORE

  3. 2. A Series of Stairs : And the production of meaning through architectural research, architectural typology and architectural representation

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Hilma Rundblad; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Liminal spaces are broadly overlooked within spatial research but are no less significant as spaces in which emotions, identity and meaning might be embedded. Residential staircases are no exception. READ MORE

  4. 3. Reading the City: Architectural sites as the interlocutors of past, present and future identity in Dubai

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Freya Yasmin Mainprize Dastoor; [2023]
    Keywords : locality; placemaking; Dubai; architecture; global city; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the ways in which architectural sites establish and maintain Dubai’s claim to global city status. In a globalized world, localities must succeed in translocal networks in order to ensure their survival and prosperity, and global recognition of local uniqueness is thus integral to the establishment of global cities. READ MORE

  5. 4. Gränslös : An architectural portrayal of Torne River Valley

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Julia Olström; [2023]
    Keywords : Torne River Valley; displacement; identity; heritage; narrative; agency of landscape;

    Abstract : This project takes place in a place far north, in a valley that has three rivers. The place is called Torne River Valley or Meänmaa, meaning “Our land” in Meänkieli. The thesis will address the identity displacement in Torne River Valley and the destructiveness of the colonisation of Sápmi. READ MORE

  6. 5. Informal - Informal architecture of South and Central America

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Andrea Jean Hansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Vernacular; architecture; South America; Central America;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to address the topic of informal vernacular architecture in a focal group of chosen villages in South and Central America. With the goal to represent their informal architecture and its connection to identity, culture, and sustainability. READ MORE