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The Railway and the Urban Fabric, Lund

Nilsson, Olof LU (2026) AAHM01 20252
Department of Architecture and Built Environment
Abstract
The city is a place where different activities take place side by side. The private next to the public, the sacred next to the everyday. For this, a rich variety of spaces is required - fronts and backs, insides and outsides, large and small, common and private. A spatial ecology of rooms, streets, passageways, and courtyards, relating and dependent on each other. Both general and specific. What makes some places adaptable and grow organically over time? Is accommodating change a way to save resources? What modern building methods can support these aims? I will explore these questions through case studies, readings, and a design proposal in the context of the Lund station area. Can the local character of Lund be enhanced when developing... (More)
The city is a place where different activities take place side by side. The private next to the public, the sacred next to the everyday. For this, a rich variety of spaces is required - fronts and backs, insides and outsides, large and small, common and private. A spatial ecology of rooms, streets, passageways, and courtyards, relating and dependent on each other. Both general and specific. What makes some places adaptable and grow organically over time? Is accommodating change a way to save resources? What modern building methods can support these aims? I will explore these questions through case studies, readings, and a design proposal in the context of the Lund station area. Can the local character of Lund be enhanced when developing the station area? (Less)
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author
Nilsson, Olof LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Järnvägen och stadsstrukturen, Lund
course
AAHM01 20252
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Urban design, Infrastructure, University, Public, Railway, Lund
language
English
id
9223504
date added to LUP
2026-03-05 12:38:27
date last changed
2026-03-05 12:38:27
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  abstract     = {{The city is a place where different activities take place side by side. The private next to the public, the sacred next to the everyday. For this, a rich variety of spaces is required - fronts and backs, insides and outsides, large and small, common and private. A spatial ecology of rooms, streets, passageways, and courtyards, relating and dependent on each other. Both general and specific. What makes some places adaptable and grow organically over time? Is accommodating change a way to save resources? What modern building methods can support these aims? I will explore these questions through case studies, readings, and a design proposal in the context of the Lund station area. Can the local character of Lund be enhanced when developing the station area?}},
  author       = {{Nilsson, Olof}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The Railway and the Urban Fabric, Lund}},
  year         = {{2026}},
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