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Architecture and rhetoric : text and design in architectural competitions, Oslo 1939-90
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Drawing and Spatial Representations
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis; 2, Doctoral thesis, 2000)The aim of this thesis is to contribute new knowledge as a basis from which to discuss the development of and justification for art education in the compulsory school. The experienced drawing curriculum in compulsory school ... -
Genuine Christian Modern Art : Present Roman Catholic Directives on Visual Art Seen from an Artist’s Perspective
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;3, Doctoral thesis, 2000)The Professional Problem of the Artist The professional problem of artists who want to produce art for Christian use is to find artistic solutions that may satisfy both patron and artist. To succeed, the artist needs to ... -
Trekirkene før stavkirkene : en undersøkelse av planlegging og design av kirker før ca år 1100
(CON-TEXT / Thesis;6, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2001)Undersøkelsen er et bidrag til forståelsen av oppgaven byggerne sto overfor ved reisning av de tidligere trekirkene i Norge og hvordan de løste dette oppdraget. Forskere har gjennom mer enn 160 år lagt frem opphavsteorier ... -
Barn og omgivelser : virkelighet med flere fortolkninger
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;8, Doctoral thesis, 2002)Et generelt endret syn på barns samfunnsmessige posisjon mot slutten av det 20. århundre er blant annet konstituert gjennom FN's barnekonvensjon og norsk lovgivning. Det er én bakgrunn for studien. Relatert til denne finnes ... -
On Sacred Architecture and the Dzongs of Bhutan. Tradition and Transition in the Architectural History of the Himalayas
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;13, Doctoral thesis, 2003)This thesis contributes with new insight and knowledge on the architectural traditions in Bhutan and the Himalayas, and also discusses questions relevant to architectural theory and history. In Bhutan the traditional society ... -
Bitvis byutvikling : møte mellom privat eiendomsutvikling og offentlig byplanlegging
(CON-TEXT / Thesis;17, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed; Book, 2005)Denne avhandlingen har en målsetting om å være relevant for den praksis som skjer i møtet mellom den offentlige byplanleggingen og den private eiendomsutviklingen. Det betyr at jeg ønskes at avhandlingnen kan leses av ... -
Developing Digital Design Techniques: Investigations on creative design computing
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;20, Doctoral thesis, 2005) -
Apartment layouts and domestic life : the interior space and its usability : a study of Norwegian apartments built in the period 1930-2005
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;26, Doctoral thesis, 2006)The background for this study is Norwegian housing where floor plans of new apartments seem to differ significantly from what previously has been built as well as from what architects have considered good quality. The study ... -
Room for children's participation?: reflections on communicative practice in an educational context
(CON-TEXT;Thesis; 31, Doctoral thesis, 2007)The thesis title asks if there is room for children to participate in matters concerning the built environment. The concept "room" in the title, has three different meanings; the physical room referring to the public place ... -
Brødre og søstre i arkitekturen : ingeniøroffiserer og sivilarkitekter i Norge rundt 1800
(CON-TEXT / Thesis;nr. 32, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed; Book, 2008)Historien om det moderne Norge. Målet for dette arbeidet er å gi en fremstilling av den gryende profesjonsdannelsen innen arkitektfaget, slik den utspant seg i vårt land tidlig på 1800-tallet. Det var ikke slik at ikke ... -
Metaforbasert tegning : undersøkt som et bildespråksystem gjennom avistegninger av Finn Graff og Saul Steinberg med kognitiv metaforteori som hovedredskap
(CON-TEXT. Avhandling;35, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2008)Avhandlingen har to mål. Det ene er praktisk pedagogisk: Å bidra med ny kunnskap om hvordan man kan formulere abstrakte temaer med tegning. Til dette trenger man metaforer og symboler. Det andre målet er teoribyggende: Å ... -
Mellom ord og handling: om verdsetjing i kunst og handverksfaget
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;41, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2009)Med ein case frå norsk allmennlærarutdanning som kjeldegrunnlag, gjev denne avhandlinga innsikt i korleis lærarar og studentar verdset ulike sider ved den skapande verksemda, og korleis desse verdsetjingane vert konstruerte ... -
Den kulturelle skulesekken : narratives and myths of educational practice in DKS projects within the subject art and crafts
(CON-TEXT / Thesis;38, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2009)In 1995, the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Education, Research and Church Affairs released a plan of action for aesthetical subjects and culture in compulsory education (Kulturdepartementet and KUF (Kirke- ... -
Coffee and the city : towards a soft urbanity
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;45, Doctoral thesis, 2010)This dissertation is about coffee bars. In it I ask how and why they have emerged in the urban sphere, how they function and how they may be interpreted as indicators of structural changes on a societal level. To put it ... -
Navimation : a sociocultural exploration of kinetic interface design
(CON-TEXT / Thesis;48, Book; Doctoral thesis; Academic article, 2010)Digitale produkt er ein stadig viktigare del av kulturen vår og er knytte til aktivitetar i arbeid, leik og fritid. Mange av desse aktivitetane skjer gjennom skjermbaserte grensesnitt, som dermed spelar ei viktig rolle i ... -
Cultural similarities and diversities of corporate art and architecture in Norway, USA, Japan and France : an exploratory and comparative study on corporate art collections and the architecture of corporate headquarters
(CON-TEXT, PhD thesis;51, Doctoral thesis, 2011)In this PhD-thesis I examine cultural similarities and diversities in corporate art collections and headquarters architecture in Norway, USA, Japan and France. From the perspective of the flâneur; I discuss, analyzes and ... -
Virtual touch : a study of the use and experience of touch in artistic, multimodal and computer-based environments
(CON-TEXT / Thesis;44, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2011)The central focus of this thesis is the use and experience of touch in artistic, multimodal and computer-based environments. The haptic experience of touch is an area that has only received limited research-based interest. ... -
Between the tag and the screen : redesigning short-range RFID as design material
(CON-TEXT / Thesis;49, Book; Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2011)Industrial and interaction designers are increasingly faced with new computational technologies that may be used as materials in designing. Such materials are important in design practices because they offer conditions for ... -
Verk og vilkår : Christian Norberg-Schulz’ stedsteori i et arkitekturfilosofisk perspektiv
(CON-TEXT / Avhandling;nr. 30, Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed; Book, 2011)