Browsing by Author "Zikmund, Jacob"

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    Hopeful Youth
    (North Dakota State University, 2012) Zikmund, Jacob
    This thesis examines the question, how can architecture encourage positive relationships and inspire hope in young cancer patients? The project will study the affects of the natural and built environment and what role it plays on children with cancer. The ultimate goal is to create a space where children with cancer can have fun, relate to one another, and better gain a sense of hope and increase in morale. It is a 25,000 square foot children’s cancer recreational center located in Madeline Island, Wisconsin. This thesis presents a model for a new typology and addresses the issue of children being diagnosed with cancer in today’s world.
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    Water Resource Experiment Station
    (2011) Zikmund, Jacob
    Students in this studio were asked to design a Water Resource Experiment Station at a site on the bank of the Missouri River west of Linton and South of Bismarck, North Dakota. The students were given presentations by studio collaborators from the Biology Department and the Department of Civil Engineering concerning the use of constructed wetlands to clean waste water from the laboratory and rain water harvesting from the building’s exterior to add fresh water to the clean waste water for the use of the laboratory. Each design is approximately 20,000 square feet in area, has public parking and public toilets accessible from the exterior and is intended to be open to the public for their use after hours and on the weekends. This design resulted from the rolling hills and flowing water of the Missouri River Basin. It was inspired by the unique relationship between water and land and how they interconnect one another. With free flowing movements and a plastic landscape they come together to inspire and create.