Essays about: "suburb"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 117 essays containing the word suburb.

  1. 16. THE POTENTIAL OF WATER - A CITY PLANNING PROJECT EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITIES OF FLOATING STRUCTURES

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Sherin Roth; [2021]
    Keywords : Stockholm; Fisksätra; Floating structures; Building on water; City planning; Floating houses; city district;

    Abstract : This project investigates the possibilities of building on water as a way to add valuable land to dense cities. By utilizing floating structures, I have made a proposal for a new city district on the water outside of Fisksätra, a suburb located 30 minutes east of Stockholm. READ MORE

  3. 17. Snösätra in change - A design proposal for when an industrial graffiti landscape encounters a nature reserve

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Nellie Stenvall; [2021]
    Keywords : Urban design; participatory design; adaptive reuse; cultural hubs; urban experiments; graffiti; urban art; architecture; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : In the mid 2010s, a group of graffiti artist asked for permission to paint the walls of an old industrial area outside of the suburb Rågsved in Stockholm. Between two huge rocks, near an overgrown lake, under a powerline in a lush nature area a non profit, public, free and informal art gallery established. READ MORE

  4. 18. Study of optimization of two projects in "Million Program" areas : - a sustainable point of view in a suburb to a big city and a suburb to a small town

    University essay from KTH/Byggteknik och design

    Author : Isac Mihlté; Jonatan Leander; [2021]
    Keywords : substaiability; Million program; renovation; economic; social; ecological; hållbarhet; miljonprogram; renovering; socialt; ekologiskt; ekonomiskt;

    Abstract : The renovation and maintenance projects in the “Million program” areas are currently ongoing in many parts of the country. As the stocks in many descriptions have similar conditions with regard to urban structure, construction technology and socio-economic situation, there is great potential for comparison. READ MORE

  5. 19. Vällingby 2050: Revising the Urban Alphabet of the ABC suburb in Stockholm municipality

    University essay from KTH/Stadsbyggnad

    Author : STELLA KARAGIANNI; [2021]
    Keywords : Vällingby; ABC city; urban alphabet; future suburb;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how the structure (urban alphabet) of the ABC suburban model could evolve and transform in order to achieve a more sustainable future suburb. In particular, the “ABC city” was introduced in Stockholm’s General Plan of 1952 as a prototype for the suburban development of the municipality with Vällingby to be the first area developed according to this idea. READ MORE

  6. 20. Moments of Transition. Transitional Spaces as Agents for Social Change in Favour of Youths.

    University essay from KTH/Stadsbyggnad

    Author : Tarek Diebäcker; Meike Sigrid Wernecke; [2021]
    Keywords : Youths; Urban Justice; Social Change; Transitional Spaces; Järva; Stockholm;

    Abstract : This design thesis is situated in Stockholm’s northernmost suburbs of the Järva area. The area was mainly developed during the era of the Million Homes Programme (1965-1974) and is today commonly considered as one of the city’s socially most challenged areas. READ MORE