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    The Integration of Urban Agriculture into the Modern Elementary Education Curriculum - Public Private Partnership as a Community Engaged Design Venture, A Delivery Model for Stronger Schools
    (North Dakota State University, 2016) Gram, Ryan
    What If we could create social change with the schools we build? What if we could build these schools with local partners, and not dig deeper into our tax payers wallet? Schools have been built largely the same way with the same ideas for over 100 years, but largely to the disservice of the children they serve. Schools are expensive projects but they serve an important population. By looking for strategic local partners better schools can be built and can target local challenges. This school partners with local food corporations of the Minneapolis area to build a school utilizing the growing of food, harvesting and preparation as a curriculum enhancer. As a byproduct of this immersion curriculum the children of this school will benefit from fresh foods that they may not be receiving at home. Just like a CSA program, the students will be able to bring home boxes of produce home to share with their families creating change beyond the school walls. The goal of this project was not to only show one specific model, but to illustrate the potential in any community to face any issue when looking at what partners are there to help.
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    Participatory Design | Public Private Partnerships | Crowdfunding: Creative Financing Solutions for the Modern World of Architecture
    (North Dakota State University, 2015) Gram, Ryan
    The process of an architectural project has long followed the same lineage. - Site selection - Financing - Programming - Design - Construction - Maintenance - Post-Occupancy Review. One of the biggest differences in Participatory Design, Public Private Partnerships or Crowdfunding is the involvement of the stakeholders and how that affects the delivery model. These types of creative financing for a building project can be service driven, profit driven or simply to find a solution to a complex problem. Many firms will participate in the 1% movement, vowing to donate 1% of their time to service projects for no profit. The primary goal of this project is to investigate and find that all of these delivery models can prove profitable for a firm so they can increase their participation in these types of projects. Each one of these delivery models can increase a firm's presence in their communities. Community engagement through Participatory Design, Public Private Partnerships or Crowdfunding, is a great way for a firm to give back, establish a presence and it is great PR. In a changing world, these delivery models will make a greater impression on the design field in the future. Does success and community acceptance of a project increase when the community members are engaged? Looking at projects of both top-bottom and bottom-top organization does the success change? Rather than telling a community what they are missing can the community itself help a design team understand what typology will benefit the community's needs? Engaging the community in decision making and in the design and construction itself historically shows greater project outcome.