Essays about: "Raggare"

Found 3 essays containing the word Raggare.

  1. 1. Becoming Raggare: Materiality Through the Car : A Sensory Exploration of Car Phenomenology Within the Raggar Subculture

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

    Author : Sandra Gidlöf; [2021]
    Keywords : raggare; raggarbilar; materiality; sensore anthropology; Alfred Gell; enchantment; agency; anthropomorphism; embodiment; automobiles;

    Abstract : Raggare is a unique and rather understudied subculture within Scandinavia that emerged in the 1950s and has been vibrant since. They are noted for their affection towards 1950s American aesthetics and, most importantly, American vintage cars. READ MORE

  3. 2. Obsolescence - affordable adaptive reuse

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Daniel Holmberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Torsby; Värmland; Sweden; Inland; Rural; Studio Making; Rural density; Alteration; Affordable; Transformation; Järnbolaget; Senior; Student; Housing; Apartment; Dwelling; Restaurant; Raggare;

    Abstract : This thesis departures from the urgency to reinterpret the role of the architect. Our job’s main mission can no longer be to supply ideas for cradle to grave type of production. The only way to harmonize our needs with the planetary limits is through a paradigm shift towards reshaping existing materials, infrastructure, and constructions. READ MORE

  4. 3. Obsolescence - affordable adaptive reuse

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Petter Pustina; [2020]
    Keywords : Torsby; Värmland; Sweden; Inland; Rural; Studio Making; Rural density; Alteration; Affordable; Transformation; Järnbolaget; Senior; Student; Housing; Apartment; Dwelling; Restaurant; Raggare;

    Abstract : This thesis departures from the urgency to reinterpret the role of the architect. Our job’s main mission can no longer be to supply ideas for cradle to grave type of production. The only way to harmonize our needs with the planetary limits is through a paradigm shift towards reshaping existing materials, infrastructure, and constructions. READ MORE