Essays about: "iconic architecture"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words iconic architecture.
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1. CONNECTION | Vision Järva
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : The project originated from a phenomenon in Stockholm, where immigrant communities are becoming increasingly independent in the city and lack connections with the city and other communities. Moreover, these immigrant communities have a bad reputation and their names usually represent dangerous areas of the city. READ MORE
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2. THE COLLECTIVE NEXT DOOR
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : Fågelbärsträdet 12 is a property on John Ericssonsgatan on the area of Kungsholmen in Stockholm. It has been emptied since 2018 and undergoing the application process for demolition due to erroneous use of aluminate cement during its construction in the 1930’s, making the structure weak and at risk of falling down. READ MORE
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3. Welcome to Nowhere
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : We live in a world built on consumerist values and a spatial rationale of capital accumulation. This modern society has led to architecture thriving through super consumption and super production ultimately leading to the generic. Cities and spaces that were usually rich in variation and texture have now become an architectural melting pot. READ MORE
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4. RETHINKING THE CRYSTAL PALACE. Adaptive reuse of an abandoned warehouse
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : This Master Thesis work is about the rebirth of a warehouse, once part of Innocenti S.p.A. Located in the district of Lambrate, Milano, the factory used to cover an area of nearly 800. READ MORE
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5. Between the tracks. Reclaiming an abandoned railyard in Gdynia, Poland
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : “Between the tracks” builds upon the concept of reclaiming a brownfield. It explores what can happen when industrial activity vacates valuable land in the city center. Through urban recycling, the project unlocks the value of an underutilized railyard and reimagines the last, such a large, and free area in the center of Gdynia in Poland. READ MORE