Essays about: "Ornaments"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the word Ornaments.
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1. Differences in velocity between the sexes and stages of courtship in a dance fly
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskapAbstract : 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
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2. Ornamentation in the Digital Age
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : 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
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3. Compost Compendium
University essay from Konstfack/Grafisk design & illustrationAbstract : I collect things, I chew them up. I put them in a pile, and they merge. Snippets of texts, a note in the margin, screenshots and ornaments rub against each other until they become something else. A fertiliser for new ideas to grow from. READ MORE
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4. Improvisation and wisely borrowing from master’s ornaments. How to adapt playing techniques of other instruments on the Kamancheh
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Högskolan för scen och musikAbstract : The aim of this project is to develop my improvisational and compositional abilities by means of using the traditional method, which is based on imitating the masters` music. In this method not only I try to transcribe, memorize, and then play someone else's melody but also, I will give my own interpretation of a specific melody. READ MORE
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5. Perennparken på Österplan : naturlika perennplanteringar i Uppsala
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Landskapet i städer idag ser väldigt annorlunda ut jämfört med naturen utanför. Ökad täthet i det urbana landskapet innebär nya utmaningar för plantering inne i städer. Under åren har den miljön förändrats drastiskt och en allt större markyta har hårdgjorts. READ MORE