Search for dissertations about: "public art"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 125 swedish dissertations containing the words public art.

  2. 21. The art of love : A study of Dag Hammarskjöld's mystical theology

    Author : Andrew Thomas Kania; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Religion; Dag Hammarskjöld; Mystical Theology; Meister Eckhart; Juan de la Cruz; Friedrich Schiller; Thomas Aquinas; Gustaf Aulén Nathan Söderblom; William James; Thomas à Kempis; Brian Urquhart; Van Dusen; Goethe; Dante; Hägerström; Maritain; Gerson; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Religion Theology; Religionsvetenskap Teologi; Tros- och livsåskådningsvetenskap; Studies In Faiths and Ideologies;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the roots of Hammarskjöld's interest in Mystical Theology bytracing both Vägmärken and the Public Papers of the Secretaries-General (1953-1961)back to the original text material found in Hammarskjöld's private libraries, at theKungliga Biblioteket in Stockholm, and at his Cottage in Backåkra, Skåne. The first partof the thesis seeks to illustrate the principle concepts of Mystical Theology by recourseto the Mystical theologian Jean Gerson, and those writers on Mystical Theology whowere available to Hammarskjöld during his formative years. READ MORE

  4. 22. Effects of Art and Design on Orientation in Healthcare Architecture : A study of wayfinding and wayshowing in a Swedish hospital setting

    Author : Muna Ibrahim; Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; health-care architecture; hospital design; interior design; public art; wayfinding; orientation; affordance; familiarity; wayshowing; heterogeneity; temporality;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the role of interior design elements, especially artwork, in way-searchers’ wayfinding and orientation in hospital environments. The thesis considers the way-searcher’s background and the impact of cultural belonging, occupation, memories, aesthetic preferences, and language, and the influence that such factors might have on the perception of the hospital environment and its guiding elements. READ MORE

  5. 23. A preschool that brings children into public spaces : Onto-epistemological research methods of vocal strolls, metaphors, mappings and preschool displacements

    Author : Christine Eriksson; Hillevi Lenz Taguchi; Monica Sand; Maggie MacLure; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; early childhood education; onto-epistemological research methods; site-specific art practices; construction of public space; vocal strolls; vocal mappings; displacements; metaphors as methods; democratic participation; Early Childhood Education; förskoledidaktik;

    Abstract : The interest of this doctoral thesis in early childhood education concerns the discourse on the need to integrate as well as include the youngest children in society. The overall purpose is to produce methodological experimentations on the possibilities of constructing a preschool which facilitates for preschool and preschool children to be present and take place in, and thereby participate in the construction of public spaces, together with other actors and the places themselves. READ MORE

  6. 24. Exploring Public Procurement of Swedish Railway Infrastructure Maintenance

    Author : Jens Aldenlöv; Bjarne Bergquist; Tina Karrbom Gustavsson; Per Erik Eriksson; Henrik Eriksson; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Public Procurement; Railway Maintenance; Supply Chain Management; Contract Design; Kvalitetsteknik; Quality Technology Management;

    Abstract : In 2002, Sweden started to outsource its railway infrastructure maintenance. Through gradual exposure (i.e. outsourcing one contract area at a time), the Swedish Transport Administration has developed its competence of being a client towards its contractors. READ MORE

  7. 25. Mixed Reality in Public Space : Expanding Composition Practices in Choreography and Interaction Design

    Author : Marika Hedemyr; Susan Kozel; Maria Engberg; Sarah Fdili Alaoui; Malmö universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Although artistic augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) experiences have been discussed in multiple scholarly fields, when it comes to interaction design, comprehensive accounts of actual design practices are rare. To expand our knowledge of design practices, this PhD dissertation brings together choreography and interaction design, approaching MR as site-specific performance. READ MORE