Essays about: "Contemporary architectural design"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 essays containing the words Contemporary architectural design.

  1. 1. Decolonizing architecture in Africa

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

    Author : Emaelaf Tebikew Yalew; [2023]
    Keywords : Decolonizing architecture; vernacular architecture; African architecture; co-working; Kenya; architecture; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : For many cultures, architecture represents more than just physical structures. It signifies culture, affiliation, and ownership within a specific society. READ MORE

  3. 2. Entering the Hosh House: A Study of a Vanishing Baghdadi Dwelling Typology

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Karin Allvin; Jimmy Ibrahim; [2023]
    Keywords : Baghdad; traditional architecture; climate regulating architecture; preservation; historic documentation; dwelling; decline; typology research;

    Abstract : This research project explores the Hosh house typology, a historic dwelling type in Baghdad facing rapid decline and extinction. The study critically examines historic documentation and employs a wide range of methods to expand knowledge and understanding of the Hosh house. READ MORE

  4. 3. Värderingar och ideal i planering och gestaltning av utemiljöer vid nyanläggning av stadsdelar – nu och då : en jämförelse av miljonprogrammets och dagens landskapsarkitekturs värderingar och ideal vid anläggning av stadsdelarna Gottsunda och Rosendal i Uppsala

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

    Author : Albert Jonsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Miljonprogrammet; modern stadsplanering; värderingar; ideal; jämförelse;

    Abstract : Behovet av bostäder kommer och går och har krävt och kräver nybyggnation vilket i sin tur kräver nya utemiljöer för de boende. Två tider av bostadsunderskott är miljonprogrammet som bemötts med kritik och samtiden som inte heller påstås vara felfri. READ MORE

  5. 4. Wetter, Hotter Weather - Adaptation to climate challenges in Amsterdam, Netherlands

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

    Author : Joel Carlos Lopez Criollo; [2022]
    Keywords : Climate; adaptation; heat; drought; increased rainfall; flooding; climate-smart; Buiksloterham; Amsterdam; Netherlands; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Climate change is happening, right now. Its effects will become more pervasive in our daily lives, and it is part of our task as urban designers to explore how to adapt our cities and communities. READ MORE

  6. 5. Approach to Lighting Design and Light Planning in Constructivist Buildings

    University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

    Author : Sergei Godov; [2022]
    Keywords : Avant-garde; Historical building; Architecture for daylight; Restoration; Evolution of lighting design;

    Abstract : Being one of the most significant styles in the architectural avant-garde,  constructivism  introduced  to  the  world  of architecture  a  dozen  principles  that  remain  relevant  and progressive to this day. The  architectural  functionalism  and  purity,  lacking  any disturbances, undertakes Le Corbusier principles and works for the “poetry of a simple form and a philosophy of rationalism”. READ MORE