Essays about: "rowing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the word rowing.

  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

  2. 2. Creating helpful and motivating motion games for active breaks in a sedentary work environment

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Daniel Norström; [2023]
    Keywords : exergaming; HCI; games for health; mediapipe; godot;

    Abstract : One major issue that office workers face in their daily lives is a large amount of sedentary behavior. To help alleviate this, researchers at Linköping University are developing a collection of motion games to create natural and motivating active breaks named Liopep. READ MORE

  3. 3. “It was a free and healthy job” : timber floating on the river Ångermanälven in the 20th century

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Olivia Forssén; [2023]
    Keywords : timber floating; forest history; women in timber floating; interviews; historical records;

    Abstract : The exploitation of northern Sweden's forests began in about the 1830s and continued expanding northwards over the following decades. A key factor that enabling the exploitation of these forests was the natural infrastructure, such as the network of rivers, creeks and flooding during the summer, which made it possible to float timber from the forests to the sawmills on the coast. READ MORE

  4. 4. Drivers leading Olympic Athletes to Entrepreneurial Opportunities: An Analysis of the US Olympic Team from Tokyo 2020 : A bachelor thesis that analyzes the drivers towards entrepreneurship amongst US Olympic athletes with a qualitative research design.

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Julian Abuzeni; Kristaps Obodnikovs; [2022]
    Keywords : Drivers; Entrepreneurial Opportunities; Olympic Athletes; Team USA; COVID-19;

    Abstract : Background: The authors have observed that Olympic athletes of Team USA supplement their income, or finance themselves entirely, through entrepreneurial opportunities. This study focuses on Olympic Athletes from the United States - with a limitation to members of the US Olympic Rowing Team that competed at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. READ MORE

  5. 5. Modeling and Automatic Control of a Seedbed Tine Harrow

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Reglerteknik

    Author : Henrik Fallgren; Viktor Uvesten; [2021]
    Keywords : control theory; agriculture; modeling; automatic control;

    Abstract : The agricultural industry is facing a major technological change with autonomousvehicles in focus. This follows the global trend, where the interest lies in increas-ing production, while reducing costs with the help of automation. READ MORE