Essays about: "ruin"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 50 essays containing the word ruin.

  1. 1. Post-Traumatic Urbanism

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Dalia Diary; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban planning; City development; post-traumatic urbanism; ruin; rebuild;

    Abstract : Terrorism, conflict, and natural disasters. How can architecture respond to a world at odds with itself?On a daily basis we see tragic news about cities around the world that are undergoing trauma. READ MORE

  3. 2. "Stick vs. Rope. Gun vs. Strand." : The Monomyth and the Hero as Warrior in Kojima Productions' 2019 Video Game Death Stranding

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Beatrice Näsling; [2022]
    Keywords : Kojima Productions; Death Stranding; video game; Joseph Campbell; monomyth; hero s journey; violence; heroic archetypes.; Kojima Productions; Death Stranding; TV-spel; Joseph Campbell; monomyt; hjältens resa; våld; hjältearketyper;

    Abstract : Released in 2019, the video game Death Stranding follows the monomythic structure described by Joseph Campbell in his 1949 book The Hero with a Thousand Faces. The journey begins with the protagonist, Sam “Porter” Bridges, reluctantly accepting his calls to adventure, and, as he begins to move west, he receives supernatural aid from an increasing number of helpers he encounters along the way. READ MORE

  4. 3. The new apprentice in the world of craftsmanship.

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Blanca Obrador Urquijo; [2022]
    Keywords : craftsmanship; apprentice; master; local; traditional materials; mediterranean; refurbishment; restoration; ruin; concrete; metal; workshop; studio; terrazzo; adapt; re-purpose;

    Abstract : To re-purpose an abandoned wine cooperative into a set of workshops and studios with a focus on re-interpreting the role of the ‘crafts apprentice’ in a contemporary setting. The project hopes to upsurge society’s interest in the cultural value that such skills and products hold today, as a way of ceasing the decrasing number of dissapearing crafts and craftmen and women. READ MORE

  5. 4. Den äldre katten och dess beteende och behov : vad är ålder och vad är sjukdom?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Rebecka Åkesson; [2022]
    Keywords : katt; åldrande; sjukdom; beteende; beteendeförändringar; fysiologi;

    Abstract : Many cat owners are not aware of how their cats change while aging nor how to differentiate illness from natural aging. This can result in unnecessary suffering and insufficient veterinary care. READ MORE

  6. 5. Nästa station: Igelbäckens naturreservat : gestaltning av en övergiven tunnelbanestation till en naturreservatsentré

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Erik Eckersten; [2022]
    Keywords : gestaltning; landskapsarkitektur; naturreservatsentré; modern ruin; tillgång till natur; tunnelbanestation; rekreation; urban natur;

    Abstract : Projektet är ett gestaltningsförslag som handlar om Kymlinge övergivna tunnelbanestation som ligger på blå linjens Akallagren i norra Stockholm. Tunnelbanestationen byggdes och förbereddes på 1970-talet för en planerad men inte byggd stadsdel, och öppnades sedan ald- rig. READ MORE