Essays about: "Old Settlements"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words Old Settlements.

  1. 1. Chúuka’an: Activating Public places in grid settlements.

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

    Author : Valeria Rabelo Cabal; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable Urban Design. Green Mobility. Public Spaces. Live Streets. Mixed use living.; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Throughout the years, Mérida has been subject of an outstanding growth, economically, socially and spatially. Starting from being a major Mayan civilization city, to a colonial Spanish settlement that grew into being the capital of the peninsula, it has always gone through changes and innovations according to the necessities of its inhabitants. READ MORE

  3. 2. Poggio Aquilone - Survey and Repurposing in a Medieval Italian Village

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Philip Reimers; [2023]
    Keywords : Italy; Repurposing; Transformation; Refurbishment; Renovation; Survey; Umbria; Ruin; Rural Tourism; Lidar; drone; scanning; photogrammetry;

    Abstract : The site of this diploma project is the small hilltop village of Poggio Aquilone. The village, situated in the region of Umbria in central Italy, lies roughly halfway between Rome and Florence. READ MORE

  4. 3. The effect of taper on pile shaft bearing capacity : Finite element analysis of a tapered wooden pile in sulfate soil

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

    Author : Jonathan Lindström; [2023]
    Keywords : Pile; taper; timber piles; wooden piles; sulphide soil; sulfate soil; tapered piles;

    Abstract : he usage of piles, especially wooden piles, have been going on for thousands of years in construction and foundation reinforcements. Sometimes this was done temporary like the Romans who used wooden piles to construct bridges in Britain, or more permanently like the piles upon which the floating city of Venice stands. READ MORE

  5. 4. Earth Architecture - Towards a Sustainable Future?

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

    Author : Caroline Halje; Hanna Wernersson; [2022]
    Keywords : Earth architecture; clay; building material; sustainability; future building; Tanzania; Dar es Salaam; field study; green building; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : It is widely recognised that the two major challenges of the 21st century are climate change and poverty. The building sector is responsible for over a third of all global carbon dioxide emissions. READ MORE

  6. 5. Finding a place for old things: The role of pre-Norse features in constructing Norse conceptual landscapes in the Scottish Isles

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Jake Clarke; [2020]
    Keywords : Iron Age; Viking Age; Scotland; Picts; Norse; Norway; Orkney Isles; Outer Hebrides; Isle of Lewis; Rousay; landscape archaeology; GIS; perception; memory; monuments; postmodern archaeology; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : The Viking Age saw the colonisation of most of the isles of Scotland by settlers from Norway. These newcomers brought their own customs, practices and perceptions to the Isles, maintaining close links with the Scandinavian world. READ MORE