Olivia Römert//ACEX35//2021 Introduction As a result of the increased productivity of the industrial revolution, our society has become increasingly more centred around consumption. In order to support the consumerist society, communication in the form of advertisement and images has increased. We are constantly surrounded by information encouraging us to purchase some new product, service or […]
Vestige of Stone Pavilion Stångehuvud Stångehuvud Nature Reserve, Lysekil Research questionsHow can architecture function to enhance the experience of a nature reserve and its cultural values? and How can one design a public building to enhance the historical, cultural and natural values of Stångehuvud? AimThe aim of this master’s thesis is to investigate the intersection […]
The housing market is facing major challenges in terms of inequality. The Swedish housing policy has long been viewed as an instrument for social justice and well-fare. However, the housing market now face a number of challenges to which the solutions are debated among both politicians and citizens. This thesis tries to provide an accessible […]
‘Local-Non-Local’ contains our journey of re-appropriating co-creation methods for remote collaborations in community development projects, along with our reflections during the whole journey. Our thesis is divided into four main parts, each presenting a part of our process. The background and start of our journey are shared in the first chapter Beginning. Next, Act 1 […]
We stumble upon them, unpredictably, in certain life situations or during a side course of professional research. The blank spots on the map of needs represented by the built environment. Rehab care sector is one of them. It is often dealing with social stigma, to such extents, that even deliberate research leaves one with an […]
The Bridge Abstract | Booklet A Bridge Back to Community The Bridge is considered as a place where people with mental disorders are supposed to visit, in their aftercare phase of treatment, to get the holistic rehabilitation treatment as needed. Health promotion and biophilia aspects are actively implemented in the design proposal. Abstract Mental illnesses […]
TALES OF MOVEMENT – The exploration of the correlation between human movement and the built environment through the development of a design methodology. ”Movement and change has always been part of our inheritance; static architecture has always been connected by kinetic passage a duality echoed by life itself.” Lawrence Halprin, Freeways, 1966, p.23 Abstract This […]
What places do you remember from your childhood and what do they mean to you, today? The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in Relation to Planning In January 2020, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was implemented in Swedish legislation. Sweden ratified the Convention already in 1990, however the […]
Maintainability – with time as a design tool