PhD: Recent submissions
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Refashioning Service Design : Designing for popular cultural service experience
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;109, Doctoral thesis, 2021-04)Services are becoming ever more present in our everyday lives and cultural lifestyles, enabling new practices and shaping new values. In the entanglement of people, experiences, interactions, products, technology and media ... -
Trans-alpine landscapes : Transecting a Chinese high mountain in transition
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;108, Doctoral thesis, 2021)The dissertation Trans-alpine Landscapes explores the changing landscapes of a high mountain in China affected by ongoing urbanization. Mount Gongga, the highest mountain of the Hengduan mountainous regions in Southwest ... -
Sites of crisis : histories of the satellite town
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;107, Doctoral thesis, 2021)This thesis is a history of the relationship between the satellite town and the welfare state analysed through the prism of crisis. Extending the architectural historian Manfredo Tafuri’s concept of history as a project ... -
The perforated landscape : a study on contested prospects in Sápmi
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;106, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Mineral prospecting perforate landscapes both physically and discursively. Bringing landscape theory in conversation with critical cartography this monograph emphasis the landscape dimension in interrelated research fields ... -
Reframing wood construction : innovation in architecture through activating material properties with the use of digital technologies
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;105, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Reframing Wood Construction. Innovation in architecture through activating material properties with the use of digital technologies. This thesis focuses on the relationships between material-centred design, digital ... -
Learning for future knowing now : investigating transformative pedagogic processes within a design faculty in a South African university of technology
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;102, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Design educators working in higher education institutions face the enduring challenge of translating creative design practice into pedagogy and curricula that prepare students for entry into the world of work. This not ... -
Bislettbekken og byens fysiognomi : Kristianiaprovisorier omkring 1900
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Inhabiting the architectural envelope : a design-based research on redefining the climatic and atmospheric performances of architectural envelope
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis; 103, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Contemporary facades commonly emphasize the separation of architecture from its local context by positioning them as support zones for various optimization demands or technical requirements. This dissertation rethinks the ... -
Service design in the later phases : exploring user insights, handovers, and service design roadmapping in the transition from service concept to implemented service
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis; 101, Doctoral thesis, 2020)Human-centricity and user involvement have become increasingly emphasized in Norwegian legislation related to service development in the health and public sectors. At the same time, service design has emerged as a relevant ... -
Transforming public organizations into co-designing cultures : a study of capacity-building programs as learning ecosystems
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis ; 100, Doctoral thesis, 2020)When designers try to create lasting change in the public sector, their aim is not only to co-design meaningful new or improved services, but also to embed the capacity – rather than dependency – of co-design into the ... -
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 ... -
Human-centered, collaborative, field-driven ship design : implementing field studies for the design of ships in operation
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;98, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Current ship design processes have two main problems. First, the experiences of crew who operate ships are not included in the design process. This poses a problem because it limits the ability of ship designers to design ... -
Method development for the design of safety-critical systems
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;97, Doctoral thesis, 2019)A common field in academic research is the development and refinement of design methods with the aim of supporting professional design practice. As a result, design practitioners have a wide range of methods and tools at ... -
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 ... -
Unpacking making : a product design critique on emergent uses of additive manufacturing
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;96, Doctoral thesis, 2019)In recent decades, designers have applied 3D printers as Rapid Prototyping (RP) tools for developing design ideas. Today, as technical capabilities are advancing, these tools are finding newfound uses within design practice ... -
The magazine and the city : architecture, urban life and the illustrated press in nineteenth-century Christiania
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;94, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Focusing on two illustrated periodicals, Skilling-Magazin (1835-1891) and Illustreret Nyhedsblad (1851-1866), the dissertation explores the relationships between the city and the magazine from two perspectives, investigating ... -
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 ... -
Fra uro til utvikling : universell utforming som linse for studiet av arkitektpraksis som læringsarena
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;93, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Med et forskningsmateriale fra intervjuer og feltarbeid undersøker jeg i denne avhandlingen arkitekters handlinger og holdninger i møtet med strengere krav til universell utforming under prosjektering av kulturbygg. Jeg ... -
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 ... -
Tegneskolen i Christiania : en nasjonal arkitekturutdannelse tar form
(CON-TEXT. PhD thesis;92, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Tegneskolen i Christiania ble opprettet i 1818 og inngår i dag i Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo. Ved Tegneskolens grunnleggelse var det ønske om at skolen skulle bli et norsk kunstakademi etter europeisk modell, en norsk skole for ...