The Swedish plan- and construction law contains provisions concerning the cultural environment and its protection. These provisions are rather difficult to interpret as they refer to diffuse concepts such as caution and distortion. An opportunity to understand what is a...

ABSTRACT This thesis describes the investigation carried out during the development of guidelines for dendrochronological sampling in listed church buildings in Sweden. Dendrochronology is a dating method of historic timber and wood material developed during the 20th ce...

There are many places in Sweden with the prefix ‘bride’ in their name. Oftentimes there are legends associated with these places. The legends often involve a bride who died, or a bridal procession where turmoil erupted resulting in the death of one or more members of th...

The thesis investigates a city street, Borganäsvägen in the city of Borlänge Sweden and how traces, as palimpsest, memories and stories in and of the urban landscape can be a part of building the cultural heritage of the street. The urban landscape is researched with th...

This study is about the knowledge of driving and working with working horses and how this knowledge could be considered as an intangible cultural heritage. Today, the knowledge on how to work with horses, as well as the number of Swedish work horses, are decreasing and ...

Gårda is an area, east of the central part of Gothenburg. It is a district with an industrial background from the 19th century with factories and working-class homes from that era still standing today. The area has seen several changes to its environment over the years,...

This thesis aims to increase the knowledge on how inhabitants of the Öckerö municipality values their existing ferry connection and why, as well as to find out whether a fixed connection will affect their sense of place. This can then serve as a helpful resource for the...

This licentiate study looks at the Nationalmuseum as a consecrating institution within the Swedish field of art between 1890 and 1920.

This thesis adress the procedure for replacing the sill in south swedish timber-framed buildings, (also named korsvirke in Swedish, bindingsværk in Danish and fackwerk in German) with a focus on lifting the construction and securing the compartment filling. This knowled...