Essays about: "quirky"

Found 3 essays containing the word quirky.

  1. 1. Saving Erskine — An Example in Circular Heritage Architecture

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Léo Friedmann; [2020]
    Keywords : architecture; heritage; circular; Erskine; Ralph Erskine; Växjö; Kiruna; Sweden; reuse; recycling; concrete; prefabricated concrete; timber; CLT; housing;

    Abstract : This thesis is the story of two housing projects designed by architect Ralph Erskine. The first building, Lassaskog in Växjö built in 1954, is one of the earliest examples of industrialized concrete housing in Sweden. The other one, Kv. Ortdrivaren in Kiruna was built some eight years later following Erskine’s utopian ideas for The Arctic City. READ MORE

  3. 2. Royal Subjects : Feminist Perspectives on Diary Writing and the Diary Form in Meg Cabot's The Princess Diaries Series

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Hanna Liljeqvist; [2016]
    Keywords : The Princess Diaries series; Meg Cabot; Feminism; The princess character; Diaries; Diary writing; YA fiction;

    Abstract : Meg Cabot’s young adult (YA) novel series The Princess Diaries (2000-2009) is one of many modern-day examples of attempts to redefine what Western society considers the classic princess narrative: the story of a beautiful princess passively waiting for Prince Charming. As critics such as Kay Stone and Sarah Rothschild emphasize, the fictional princess is traditionally linked to notions of ideal femininity which, in turn, makes princess stories interesting texts from a feminist perspective. READ MORE

  4. 3. Södergård - a Swedish chair

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Industridesign

    Author : Torgil Lassing; [2014]
    Keywords : Lounge chair; asymmetric; single armrest; Swedish; sustainable; simplicity; Scandinavian; quirky; local production; ash wood; pair chair; Arts and Architecture; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This master degree project has had the purpose of designing a chair for small scale serial production in Sweden. Origin has been a big focus point, and the wood has been carefully selected to minimise ecological footprint through transportation of the product. Another focus point has been the complicated process of designing a chair that is unique. READ MORE