Essays about: "Tobias Westerlund"

Found 2 essays containing the words Tobias Westerlund.

1. 1. UnCapitalized Culture: The Struggles for Common Spaces

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Tobias Westerlund; [2014]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : On the basis of the on-going transformation of the city of Umeå that is not only happening in parallel with the Cultural Capital year, but is openly and explicitly presented and discussed in relationship with theories of culture-driven growth, this thesis investigates the complexities of these developments and their social, political and spatial impact on the life of Umeå’s inhabitants, as well the urban and architectural strategies involved in the production, staging and branding of ‘culture’. The thesis explores alternative ways of organizing cultures and communities in/of the city that cherishes the commons, collective work and everyone’s opportunities to express themselves creatively, and intervenes directly upon the making of culture in the city, establishing spaces and times to imagine together, and enabling cultural encounters and productions. READ MORE

3. 2. Reliability of wind farm design tools in complex terrain : A comparative study of commercial software

   University essay from KTH/Kraft- och värmeteknologi

   Author : Tobias Timander; Jimmy Westerlund; [2012]
   Keywords : WindPRO; WAsP; WindSim; Wind Energy; Wake; Complex Terrain; Forest; CFD; Linear Model.;

   Abstract : A comparative study of two different approaches in wind energy simulations has been made where the aim was to investigate the performance of two commercially available tools. The study includes the linear model by WAsP and the computational fluid dynamic model of WindSim (also featuring an additional forest module). READ MORE