Essays about: "Ornamentation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the word Ornamentation.

  1. 1. Högbergsgatan 70

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Tove Freiij; [2023]
    Keywords : Stockholm; housing; infill;

    Abstract : My thesis project is an infill housing project in the inner city of Stockholm. I studied and draw existing facades and mapped all potential infill sites in Stockholm as a process method in the beginning of the project. READ MORE

  3. 2. Chronicled in metal : The biography of a trefoil brooch and the importance of object modification in Viking Age Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Isac Löfgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Trefoil brooch; Vikings; Viking Age; object biography; ornamentation;

    Abstract : Trefoil brooches are one of the most abundant types of Viking Age jewellery in Scandinavia. This thesis delves into the journey of one such brooch, known as 555783, discovered in Birka, Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 3. Differences in velocity between the sexes and stages of courtship in a dance fly

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Filip Myllyaho; [2022-02-17]
    Keywords : Dansfluga; Hilara maura; höghastighetskamera; partner-val; Dance fly; Hilara maura; high-speed camera; mate choice;

    Abstract : Dance flies (Diptera: Empididae: Empidinae) are famous for their elaborate mating behaviour, which can be broken down to three distinct stages in adults: hunting, swarming, and mating. In many species, males hunt for prey that they present as nuptial gifts to recipient females in swarms, after which the pair will copulate in the air or after landing on nearby vegetation. READ MORE

  5. 4. Ornamentation in the Digital Age

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

    Author : Karl Östvall; [2022]
    Keywords : Ornament; Ornamentation; Digital Manufacturing; Digital Design; Complexity; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Decoration has been central to architecture throughout history. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the question of ornament in architecture has been oscillating between the positions of redundant and essential. READ MORE

  6. 5. Super Superficial

    University essay from Konstfack/Industridesign

    Author : Laura Kjaer; [2022]
    Keywords : superficial; surface; decoration; marquetry; feminism; visual responsibility; sustainability; colors and craft.;

    Abstract : The project Super Superficial takes my own practice as its starting point. Being someone who expresses myself through physical objects, working with sustainability is a given for me. Therefore my former mantra, when creating, was to “do as little harm as possible”. But during the master’s  programme, I felt the need to rethink this. READ MORE