Essays about: "critical studies in architecture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 42 essays containing the words critical studies in architecture.

  1. 1. Nu ska vi äntligen få prata med Skånetrafiken : en kritisk utvärdering av samverkansprocessen för trafikförsörjningsprogrammet

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

    Author : Johanna Turfors; [2023]
    Keywords : trafikförsörjningsprogrammet; samverkan; kollektivtrafik; region Skåne; regional kollektivtrafikmyndighet;

    Abstract : Svensk kollektivtrafik är en av de offentliga sektorer som de senaste decennierna präglats av idén om decentralisering och effektivisering genom upphandling. Detta har resulterat i att kollektivtrafiken idag styrs av flera aktörer som är beroende av att samverka med varandra. READ MORE

  3. 2. Low-power Acceleration of Convolutional Neural Networks using Near Memory Computing on a RISC-V SoC

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknik

    Author : Kristoffer Westring; Linus Svensson; [2023]
    Keywords : FPGA; ASIC; Near Memory Computing; RISC-V; Convolutional Neural Network; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The recent peak in interest for artificial intelligence, partly fueled by language models such as ChatGPT, is pushing the demand for machine learning and data processing in everyday applications, such as self-driving cars, where low latency is crucial and typically achieved through edge computing. The vast amount of data processing required intensifies the existing performance bottleneck of the data movement. READ MORE

  4. 3. ”The Sea City” in Trelleborg: A climate-adapted design proposal to combat flooding from cloudbursts and rising sea levels

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

    Author : Ulrica Flemström; [2023]
    Keywords : Adaptability; climate adaptation; cloudbursts; coastal protections; flooding; nature-based solutions; resilience; rising sea levels; sustainability; sustainable urban design; urban design; urban planning.; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Scientific studies indicate that the effects of the ongoing climate crisis negatively affect and sometimes also threaten the built environment, humanity and nature in many ways. Cloudbursts and rising sea levels are two examples of such effects, which result in complex dilemmas and interesting challenges that planners and urban designers face within their field of work. READ MORE

  5. 4. EXPLORING ECO-TRAUMA REPRESENTATIONS IN WESTERN SOCIETY’S AYAHUASCA DOCUMENTARY FILM

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Gwendoline Nalvarte Nunez; [2023]
    Keywords : Ayahuasca documentary films; Eco-Trauma; Physical eco-traumas; Psychological eco-traumas; Human-induced eco-traumas; Western filmmakers; World-System Theory; Globalisation; Eco-Criticism; Indigenous Communities; Case Studies: Shamans of the Amazon; Other Worlds; and Ayahuasca UN-Well docuseries Netflix; Arts and Architecture; Cultural Sciences; History and Archaeology; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Through this research, I intend to investigate the fascinating domain of Ayahuasca documentary films. This emerging subgenre showcases explorers and scientists reconnecting with nature and spirituality, which I introduced to the reader through my explorative one-year master's thesis, A Study of Ayahuasca Documentary Film (2020). READ MORE

  6. 5. Exploring the Future in a What-if Mode - A Philosophical and Critical Investigation into the Use of Scenarios in Climate Science

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Franciszek Wieslaw Korbanski; [2023]
    Keywords : scenario; future; the IPCC; Synthesis Report; Mark Fisher; hauntology; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The figure of scenarios is frequently used in present-day climate science and plays a prominent role in the architecture of the IPCC Reports. In this work, I undertake a philosophical and critical investigation into the ontological, epistemological and temporal modalities of the figure of scenario. READ MORE