Essays about: "historical building"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 247 essays containing the words historical building.

  1. 1. Repurposing cultural heritage: Design proposal for the Olympic Rowing stadium in Helsinki

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

    Author : Jenna Hukkinen; [2024]
    Keywords : Adaptive reuse; Architecture; Transformation; Adaptive transformation; Adaptive strategies; Cultural heritage; Architectural heritage; Cultural property; Historic preservation; Sustainable development; Building conservation; Revitalization; Economic revitalization; Value assessment; Swimming pool; Simhall; Public architecture; Bath; Arkitektur; Adaptiv transformation; Kulturarv; Historiskt bevarande; Hållbar utveckling; Byggnadsvård; Värdebedömning; Olympic games; Olympiska spelen; Functionalism; Funktionalism; Modernism; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : A network of functionalist buildings and stadiums was originally designed for the 1940 Olympic games in Helsinki. Among these structures was the Rowing Stadium, which hosted the kayaking competition in 1952 after the games were postponed due to World War II. (Malmberg et al. READ MORE

  3. 2. Local History Awareness : And its Influence on Young People in a Post-Communist Region

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Marwan M. Hassan; [2024]
    Keywords : local history; place attachment; regional affiliation; regional pride; civic engagement; social trust; regional identity; mobile learning; mobile website; post-communist communities; retrospective qualitative interviews; Eberswalde; East Germany;

    Abstract : This project explores the impact of a mobile website (MWS) designed to enhance knowledge and interest in local history among residents of Eberswalde as a sample for an Eastern German post-communist city. It aims to strengthen the sense of regional identity and attachment, potentially affecting their decision to remain in or leave the region. READ MORE

  4. 3. Medlemmarnas värderingar i ett lantbrukskooperativ : en studie om medlemmarnas upplevda värde i förhållande till ålder

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Charlotte Alicia Möller; Märta Wässman; [2024]
    Keywords : kooperativ; upplevt värde; medlemskap; lantbrukskooperativ; mänskliga värderingar;

    Abstract : Sverige har idag omkring 1,2 miljoner företag varav drygt 58 000 klassas som jordbruksföretag. Sedan år 1990 har antalet jordbruksföretag i Sverige minskat med 40 %, vilket delvis kan förklaras av den produktionsförändring som sker samt pressade priser på bland annat insatsvaror. READ MORE

  5. 4. Labyrinth routes around the Middle Age Baltic Sea

    University essay from

    Author : Christina Fagerström; [2023-08-17]
    Keywords : The labyrinth-symbol; labyrinth monuments; Trojaborg; Jerusalem; Middle Age Catholic Europe; pilgrimages; the Baltic Sea; the Northern crusades; navigatio; mission; the mendicant friars; the Fourth Lateran Church Council; fish markets;

    Abstract : Stone labyrinths are archaeological monuments found predominantly in the Nordic countries around the Baltic Sea, some 500 specimens are noted in Sweden and Finland. The abundance of smaller stones has provided the building material for lasting monuments around the Baltic Sea, the Swedish west coast and Norway, Iceland, the Scilly islands in England, the Barents Sea and the White Sea’s shores and rivers. READ MORE

  6. 5. Unconditional cash transfers to single mothers effective for child education? – Using a historical policy experiment

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Linnea Karlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Unconditional cash transfers; needs-based cash grants; welfare targeting; human capital development accumulation; skill formation technology; regression kink design;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I examine whether unconditional cash transfers to poor femaleheaded households have an effect on children’s educational attainment. Using a historical Swedish child allowance policy that targeted unconditional cash transfers to widow mothers with an income below a poverty threshold, I lay out a credible identification strategy, to test the hypothesis with a regression kink design. READ MORE