Essays about: "spatial appropriation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words spatial appropriation.

  1. 1. Parallel City

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Joar Nordvall; [2022]
    Keywords : Valhallavägen; Democracy; Collaborative construction; Associations union; Small house; Truss; Public Space; City; Territorial Practice;

    Abstract : This thesis project is about an associations union and territorial practice through the lens of collaborative construction. The project started with reading a newspaper article about an associations union being evicted from Fältöversten Centrum. The union contains 53 clubs, associations, and interest groups. READ MORE

  3. 2. Facebook and the Circulation of Capital: The Rentier Supply Chain of Social Media Marketing

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Axel Sievers; [2021]
    Keywords : Digital Platforms; Digital Space; Facebook; Global Inequality Chains; Political Economy; Rentier Capitalism; Social Media; Supply Chain; Value Theory; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Digital space is a novel form of spatial expression which have been core to the business model of some of the largest firms within the 21st century. Mobilizing tools from geographical political economy, Facebook and the core function of its digital space is critically analyzed, along with how value is distributed along the advertising supply chain. READ MORE

  4. 3. Perceived Proximity in Times of Spatial Distance : Understanding the Mediating Effect of Communication Behavior in Suddenly Dispersed Teams

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Företagsekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Chantal Forssmann; Lisa Hildebrand; [2021]
    Keywords : Team communication behavior patterns; communication practices; perceived proximity; virtuality; spontaneity; appropriation of technology; spatial dispersion; computer-mediated communication;

    Abstract : Background: The persistent Covid-19 pandemic tremendously challenged existing work teams as it drove spatial dispersion among colleagues and greater dependence on virtual communication tools. Consequently, teams were required to adapt proven communication practices that mediate the exchange of social information and the perception of proximity to teammates. READ MORE

  5. 4. Spatial Appropri-Action : Tactics for the post-industrial designer

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)

    Author : Karen Cort Nielsen; [2020]
    Keywords : Skateboarding; spatial appropriation; architecture; post-industrial design; tactics; public space; imagination;

    Abstract : This is a project that asks questions. Why are we behaving in certain ways? Why are we using objects for a certain purpose and not others? Why can’t we do it differently? Questions most of us never even consider because we have gotten so used to following the path that is predetermined for us. READ MORE

  6. 5. Streets | Facades | Rooftops : Motifs of Duality in Lahore and Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Shayan Firoz Khilji; Zehra Ahsan Chughtai; [2020]
    Keywords : solidarity; resilience; appropriation; visibility; international; diversity;

    Abstract : Old Lahore holds an ephemeral magic in its experiences, lying in the center of not only the city, but also a key component to all religious, spiritual and everyday activities, which expand beyond the horizontal planes. The vibrance of the old city threads itself into the dense urban fabric through its traditional jharokas (balconies) and intricately woven rooftops, these tendrils extend out to the modernized environment from which its identity is unique and unparalleled. READ MORE