Essays about: "terrazzo"

Found 2 essays containing the word terrazzo.

1. 1. 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

3. 2. VOX : sittmöbel för det offentliga rummet

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Anders Wallmark; [2010]
   Keywords : Sittmöbel; Furniture; Public places; terrazzo; gummibeläggning; offentliga platser; betong; VOX;

   Abstract : A trend in modern landscape architecture is to design pedestrian streets so that vehicles and people move in the same area. By doing this, traffic tends to slow down. On the market though, there is a lack of furniture that corresponds to the requirements of these kinds of public places. READ MORE