Essays about: "Women of architecture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 63 essays containing the words Women of architecture.

  1. 1. Safety in Urban Spaces using Urban Planning: a Comparative Study in Bogotá, Colombia

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

    Author : Sara Sandefeldt; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban planning; Bogotá; Colombia; safety; urban design; urban spaces; women; gender; fear Stadsplanering; trygghet; publika rum; kvinnor; kön; rädsla; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Many cities around the world are facing the same challenges when it comes to the ability for women to move around and feel safe in public spaces. For women, using public spaces entails fear of sexual violence and of being attacked, which forces them to always be vigilant and reduces their quality of life. READ MORE

  3. 2. Skötselns roll för ett samspel mellan trygghet och biologisk mångfald i samhällsnära naturreservat : en fallstudie på Öresundsparken i Lomma kommun

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Linnea Svensk; [2023]
    Keywords : trygghet; biologisk mångfald; skötsel; naturreservat;

    Abstract : Biologisk mångfald har stor betydelse för våra ekosystem och ekosystemtjänster, och bör finnas i åtanke vid utformning av naturreservat och andra grönområden. Men att enbart fokusera på biologisk mångfald i vegetation kan ha negativa konsekvenser för människors trygghet. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Public Boudoir : – Exploring Radical Feminism, Architectural History, and Publicness in the Design of a Space for Women

    University essay from Konstfack/Inredningsarkitektur & Möbeldesign

    Author : Christine Dybing; [2023]
    Keywords : spatial design; interior architecture; design; social sustainability; feminist architecture; radical feminism; public space; publicness; architectural heritage; architectural history; transformation; borders and boundaries;

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  5. 4. Where Something Goes Up, Something Else Goes Down : May a meeting between textile and glass disrupt the hierarchical order among materials and techniques?

    University essay from Konstfack/Inredningsarkitektur & Möbeldesign

    Author : Malin Glännestrand; [2022]
    Keywords : Glass; glasfiber; textile; interior designer; spatial design; materials; hierarchies; fusing; knitting; lighting;

    Abstract : We have a tendency to want to sort our surroundings, we set things against each other, value them and place them in a hierarchical order.Where something goes up, something else goes down.We attribute different properties to materials, techniques and spaces and load them with values. READ MORE

  6. 5. Gender-Based Violence in Conflict and Post-conflict Societies : A Case Study of South Sudan

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Lathan Yusuf; [2022]
    Keywords : Gender-Based Violence; Human Rights; Conflict; South Sudan;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on GBV against women and girls in conflict and post-conflict societies with a particular emphasis on South Sudan. It notes that women and girls are disproportionately affected by gender-based violence, and other consequences of war, including displacement and loss of livelihood. READ MORE