Essays about: "community-centre"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the word community-centre.
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1. Looking for Belonging: Ruptures and Ligaments : A Study of Biographic Narratives of Asylum-Seeking Persons in Europe
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)Abstract : This project deals with the experiences of asylum-seeking persons in their struggle to receive protection in different European countries, exploring how the sense of belonging is shaped during fragmented migration journeys. Conducting biographic-narrative interviews with five persons I met while working in a community centre in Greece, the research shifts the gaze from exclusionary citizenship regimes to migrant agency, revealing the distinct tactics, perceptions and performances of belonging on the move. READ MORE
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2. Designing Hope and Resilience : The Architecture Students ́ Role in Improving Living Conditions for Displaced Communities in Turkey
University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitetAbstract : This thesis aims to depict Syrian refugees' detrimental livelihoods in the area of Izmir, Turkey and to through mapping, prototyping building and analysing two live projects - developed using a combination of Participatory Action Research and Design Thinking - provide examples on how architects and architecture students can work within the field of displacement. The projects are in two different contexts and have been carried out by students at Umeå School of Architecture, including the authors of this paper. READ MORE
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3. Culture centre Björkhagen
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : The thesis project Culture centre Björkhagen investigates how to rebuild and make additions to an unused central heating building in Björkhagen and transform it into a new culture centre. During recent years the area has been under great expansion with new residential buildings and many new inhabitants. READ MORE
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4. Dynamo
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : This project is based on the studies we made of Eskilstuna's countryside. Engines and mechanics are a recurring interest among the population in Eskilstuna. At the same time, petrol prices are becoming more expensive and the transition to electric power is starting to pick up speed, which is positive in many ways. READ MORE
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5. "NO ONE CARES WHAT HAPPENS TO A GYPSY" Conceptualisation and Reasons for Underreporting of Hate Crime by the EU Citizens of Roma Descent in Malmö, Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : Objectives: Romania joined to European Union (EU) in 2007. Consequently, the number of EU citizens of Roma descent increased in Sweden as the movement of freedom was granted. This study attempts to understand the conceptualisation and reason for underreporting hate crimes in Malmö, Sweden. READ MORE