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THE ARCTIC IDENTITY What is the arctic identity? It is a region full of diversities in people and industries that have come and disappeared. What now? The hard arctic climate is an important reason why there are so few people living in the arctic regions. Could there be a way to make a completely new arctic identity? A new utopian artic? Maybe a place where there are more places to meet outside of the home and in the streets? BIO DIVERSITY AND SLOWING DOWN GLOBAL WARMING Preventing new oil and gas industry from settling in the arctic regions seems almost impossible, but it is important to have the climate changes and bio diversity in mind as much as possible while developing the region. CULTURE Very important for the well-beeing of people and could be a way to prevent people from moving away from the city. Of the cities we visited, the ones that had a rich cultural life, like Kirkenes and Kautokeino, appeared to have a good city atmosphere and to be more succesful in some ways than other cities in the area. Cultural activities are also a good way to make people go out and meet, in regions where people tend to stay in/at home more due to cold weather. WOMEN Especially women are moving away from the arctic regions. The culture is often male-dominated. In Murmansk, the men have their garages for meeting other guys and to enjoy their hoppies. Should women be more integrated and get their own ¨garage¨ in order to keep a good city diversity? And what about the activity offers for kids and youth? INDUSTRY Many of the arctic cities have industrial plants that is or soon will be out of use. These are part of the city´s history and makes intriguing spaces. The parts that are bad for the environment should be removed, and the rest could get a new life, in meeting with the modern. LOCAL IDENTITY Most cities in north of norway was burnt down after the 2. world war. In architectural expression, many cities, like Hammerfest and Alta seem to lack a local identity. Arctic architectural projects like “The worlds tallest treehouse” and ¨The worlds biggest elk¨, I think are projects by places in search of an identity. In my opninion, projects as per say Vardø´s ¨Bird Watching¨ project, is a much better and site specific project that gives Vardø identity, while also giving it city-acitivities and tourism.
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THE ARCTIC IDENTITYWhat is the arctic identity? It is a region full of diversities in people and industries that have come and disappeared. What now?The hard arctic climate is an important reason why there are so few people living in the arctic regions. Could there be a way to make a completely new arctic identity? A new utopian artic? Maybe a place where there are more places to meet outside of the home and in the streets?
BIO DIVERSITY AND SLOWING DOWN GLOBAL WARMINGPreventing new oil and gas industry from settling in the arctic regions seems almost impossible, but it is important to have the climate changes and bio diversity in mind as much as possible while developing the region.
CULTUREVery important for the well-beeing of people and could be a way to prevent people from moving away from the city. Of the cities we visited, the ones that had a rich cultural life, like Kirkenes and Kautokeino, appeared to have a good city atmosphere and to be more succesful in some ways than other cities in the area. Cultural activities are also a good way to make people go out and meet, in regions where people tend to stay in/at home more due to cold weather.
WOMENEspecially women are moving away from the arctic regions. The culture is often male-dominated. In Murmansk, the men have their garages for meeting other guys and to enjoy their hoppies. Should women be more integrated and get their own ¨garage¨ in order to keep a good city diversity? And what about the activity offers for kids and youth?
INDUSTRYMany of the arctic cities have industrial plants that is or soon will be out of use. These are part of the city´s history and makes intriguing spaces. The parts that are bad for the environment should be removed, and the rest could get a new life, in meeting with the modern.
LOCAL IDENTITYMost cities in north of norway was burnt down after the 2. world war. In architectural expression, many cities, like Hammerfest and Alta seem to lack a local identity. Arctic architectural projects like “The worlds tallest treehouse” and ¨The worlds biggest elk¨, I think are projects by places in search of an identity.In my opninion, projects as per say Vardø´s ¨Bird Watching¨ project, is a much better and site specific project that gives Vardø identity, while also giving it city-acitivities and tourism.
