Essays about: "placemaking"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 62 essays containing the word placemaking.

  1. 16. Lighting as a Placemaking tool for a Historic Urban Market Promenade

    University essay from KTH/Ljusdesign

    Author : Anusha Sullia Vijayananda; [2022]
    Keywords : Placemaking; user groups; historic image; public plaza; inclusive lighting;

    Abstract : As we move forward in time, our cities are meant to be progressive, which should ideally prioritize its pedestrians and make spaces inclusive to all socio-economic groups. On the contrary, observation tells that some of our cities get designed with an “orthodox” approach by keeping in mind the interests of motorways with high mast blue-rich LED luminaires. READ MORE

  3. 17. Place Identity in Ny Ellebjerg : A study of the place identity transformation of a post-industrial neighbourhood.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Sofie Valentin Rasmussen; [2022]
    Keywords : Place identity; sense of place; placemaking; Identity transformation; Ny Ellebjerg; Copenhagen; Valby; Denmark; Stedsidentitet; sted; identitets transformation; Ny Ellebjerg; København;

    Abstract : This research investigates two neighbourhoods around the train and S-train Ny Ellebjerg in South of Valby, which is a part of Copenhagen. The area, which is a post-industrial area, includes several old factory buildings renovated as office- and workspaces. READ MORE

  4. 18. “I come here to know” : Muslims navigating space, (in)visibility, and fluidity of religious practice in Uppsala, Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Hossam Eldin Sultan; [2022]
    Keywords : placemaking; space; Muslim; Islam; mosque; religious practice; religion; strategies; tactics; consensus; fluidity; Uppsala; Sweden;

    Abstract : This ethnographic study investigates the process of placemaking in the context of the newly built Al-Hamd Mosque as a Muslim place of worship in Uppsala, Sweden. I consider how access to space e.g., a mosque or a prayer room, affects the religious practices of Muslims in their everyday life at work, school, or in public. READ MORE

  5. 19. Attractive rural living : a future vision for Hjalteyri village in North Iceland

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Anna Kristín Guðmundsdóttir; [2021]
    Keywords : rural living; villages; attractions; public spaces; placemaking; landscape architecture; urban design; landscape identity;

    Abstract : In an era of rapid urbanisation, rural settlements are becoming more fragile to population decline and other coinciding factors. The restrictions following the Covid-19 Pandemic have demonstrated that now there are more possibilities for remote work than before. READ MORE

  6. 20. Balco(n)vid-19 : The use and the importance of balconies before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Michaela Loukia Litsardaki; [2021]
    Keywords : balconies; coronavirus; pandemic; public space; collective initiatives;

    Abstract : To mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, unthinkable restrictions and measures were enforced. In a few weeks’ time, the greatest part of the global population went under strict lockdown policies. In this new reality, Italians took advantage of their balconies and started engaging in collective actions of communal and national solidarity. READ MORE