Essays about: "bathhouse"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word bathhouse.

  1. 1. The Public Bath & Community

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

    Author : Egil Ljungkvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Sustainability; Community; Public Bathing; Urban Planning; Spontaneous Settlements; Inclusion; Safety; Bogotá; Colombia; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : The communal bath has a long and complex history. While the bath in modern times is used primarily for practical and hygienic reasons, communal bathing has been a vital aspect of many cultures throughout history, serving not only as a means of hygiene but also as social and therapeutical space, promoting exchange of ideas, health and general well-being. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Gay Bath-house - a Case Study of a Potential Gay-Bathhouse at Liljeholmsbadet

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Edwin Östlund Stockman; [2021]
    Keywords : gay bath-house; swimming pools; saunas; queer-theory; queer spaces;

    Abstract : This case study was written to explore the different branches of queer theory and its links to the architecture of bath-houses. This, from both a historicaland a modern-day societal perspective. READ MORE

  4. 3. Onsen At Långholmen : Swedish Bath House Inspired by Japanese Bathing Culture

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Petter Holm; [2018]
    Keywords : Långholmen; Stockholm; Japan; Japanese; onsen; bathhouse; bath house; wood; subtraction; bathing;

    Abstract : The idea for my Thesis project sprung from a trip I made last June around the Northernmost of the great Japanese islands, Hokkaido. Due to unexpectedly rough weather conditions we had to cancel many of the hikes and climbs that we had planned and instead immerse our bodies and senses in the wonderful onsen culture of Japan. READ MORE

  5. 4. En analys av kulturhistoriska -natur- och sociala värden i den över 150 år gamla Rosenforsparken : ett första steg till att hitta åtgärder för att kunna utveckla, bevara och förstärka värdena i parken

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

    Author : Veronica Bermell; [2016]
    Keywords : park; 1800-tal; värdering; kulturhistoriska värden; naturvärden; sociala värden; Eskilstuna;

    Abstract : Det här arbetet har med hjälp av värderingsmodellen ur skriften ”Fria eller fälla” identifierat vilka kulturhistoriska-, natur- och sociala värden som finns i den över 150 år gamla Rosenforsparken i Eskilstuna kommun. Många av dagens parker skiljer sig från det ursprungliga till utseendet och det är därför svårt att få en uppfattning om hur de såg ut och användes förr. READ MORE

  6. 5. Food, Humans and Other Kinds of Matter : A Posthumanist and Materialist Reading of the Anime Film Spirited Away

    University essay from Tema Genus; Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Hanna Sunnerstam; [2013]
    Keywords : posthumanism; materialism; Spirited Away; Miyazaki; magic; eating; agency; transformations; monster theory;

    Abstract : My aim with this thesis is to use a combination of posthumanist and feminist materialist perspectives in analysing the anime film Spirited Away (2001). The analysis is organised as follows: the first chapter of the analysis deals with the notions of agency and magic. READ MORE