Search for dissertations about: "Open spaces"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 92 swedish dissertations containing the words Open spaces.

  2. 21. Detection and Aptness: A study in metaphor detection and aptness assessment through neural networks and distributional semantic spaces

    Author : Yuri Bizzoni; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; metaphor detection; deep neural network; distributional semantic spaces; metaphor aptness;

    Abstract : Metaphor is one of the most prominent, and most studied, figures of speech. While it is considered an element of great interest in several branches of linguistics, such as semantics, pragmatics and stylistics, its automatic processing remains an open challenge. READ MORE

  4. 22. Cross-boundary knowledge work in innovation : Understanding the role of space and objects

    Author : Marta Caccamo; Karin Hellerstedt; Daniel Pittino; Sara Beckman; Robin Teigland; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; cross-boundary knowledge work; knowledge management; knowledge sharing; knowledge integration; sociomateriality; boundary objects; affordances; material scaffolding; collaborative innovation; open innovation; business studios; corporate hackathons; startup accelerators;

    Abstract : This dissertation studies the topic of cross-boundary knowledge work from the perspective of sociomateriality. Cross-boundary knowledge work refers to the collaboration of actors belonging to different social worlds to achieve shared knowledge outcomes. READ MORE

  5. 23. Fashion-able. Hacktivism and engaged fashion design

    Author : Otto Von Busch; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Fashion Design; Hacktivism; Hacking; Heresy; Small Change; Professional-Amateurs; Do-it-yourself; Action Spaces; Artistic Research; Practice-based research;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of a series of extensive projects which aim to explore a new designer role for fashion. It is a role that experiments with how fashion can be reverse engineered, hacked, tuned and shared among many participants as a form of social activism. This social design practice can be called the hacktivism of fashion. READ MORE

  6. 24. Uncommon Ground : Urban Form and Social Territory

    Author : Eva Minoura; Daniel Koch; Meta Berghauser Pont; Alexander Ståhle; Stephen Marshall; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; territoriality; interface; social sustainability; morphology; commons; stewardship; open space; yards; spatial analysis; Architecture; Arkitektur;

    Abstract : Implicit in any urban design is a negotiation between public and private interests. Such a negotiation is articulated and made legible in the facades, fences and even more subtle edges separating this from that. A complex variety of spatial situations are produced depending on how spaces are framed, how interfaces are materialized. READ MORE

  7. 25. Design for all Senses. Accessible Spaces for Visually Impaired Citizens

    Author : Marta Dischinger; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; design methods; spatial perception; urban accessibility; visual impairments; universal design;

    Abstract : The central purpose of this study is to contribute to our knowledge of designing in a way that can be supported by the knowledge of the situation, and by the experience and expectations of those who are affected by design. In this case it means to enable us to find methods that can support the development of design actions to improve the accessibility of public open urban places for visually impaired persons, enhancing their perception and understanding of space, increasing their possibilities of orientating and taking independent decisions, and enabling them participate in the city life. READ MORE