VOLVO MOBILITY & IMMOBILITY : CONCEPT DESIGN FOR SHANGHAI CITY 2050

The city landscape of China is undoubtedly experiencing rapid transformation. With the fast rate of urbanization it seems plausible that people will live in a vertical city served by new kinds of transportation infrastructure around the year 2050. This project studied the values of the upper middle...

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Main Author: Zhang, Yuhan
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Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet 2015
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car
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spelling ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-umu-1106672015-10-28T05:00:51ZVOLVO MOBILITY & IMMOBILITY : CONCEPT DESIGN FOR SHANGHAI CITY 2050engZhang, YuhanUmeå universitet, Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet2015transportationinfrastructuresculpturevehiclemobility solutioncarThe city landscape of China is undoubtedly experiencing rapid transformation. With the fast rate of urbanization it seems plausible that people will live in a vertical city served by new kinds of transportation infrastructure around the year 2050. This project studied the values of the upper middle class of migrants living in a future Shanghai. Ideation and form development resulted in an aesthetic sculpture informed by the western brand and the eastern culture. This sculpture then inspired the development of a vehicle concept that can act as mobility solution as well as an icon of quality living in the future Chinese home. Student thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-110667application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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topic transportation
infrastructure
sculpture
vehicle
mobility solution
car
spellingShingle transportation
infrastructure
sculpture
vehicle
mobility solution
car
Zhang, Yuhan
VOLVO MOBILITY & IMMOBILITY : CONCEPT DESIGN FOR SHANGHAI CITY 2050
description The city landscape of China is undoubtedly experiencing rapid transformation. With the fast rate of urbanization it seems plausible that people will live in a vertical city served by new kinds of transportation infrastructure around the year 2050. This project studied the values of the upper middle class of migrants living in a future Shanghai. Ideation and form development resulted in an aesthetic sculpture informed by the western brand and the eastern culture. This sculpture then inspired the development of a vehicle concept that can act as mobility solution as well as an icon of quality living in the future Chinese home.
author Zhang, Yuhan
author_facet Zhang, Yuhan
author_sort Zhang, Yuhan
title VOLVO MOBILITY & IMMOBILITY : CONCEPT DESIGN FOR SHANGHAI CITY 2050
title_short VOLVO MOBILITY & IMMOBILITY : CONCEPT DESIGN FOR SHANGHAI CITY 2050
title_full VOLVO MOBILITY & IMMOBILITY : CONCEPT DESIGN FOR SHANGHAI CITY 2050
title_fullStr VOLVO MOBILITY & IMMOBILITY : CONCEPT DESIGN FOR SHANGHAI CITY 2050
title_full_unstemmed VOLVO MOBILITY & IMMOBILITY : CONCEPT DESIGN FOR SHANGHAI CITY 2050
title_sort volvo mobility & immobility : concept design for shanghai city 2050
publisher Umeå universitet, Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet
publishDate 2015
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