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4th And Sustainable: A Balanced Design Approach For The Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (Arden Hills, MN)
(2013) Johnson, Zach
With a lack of appreciation and the underestimation of the importance and benefits a sustainable ecosystem can provide in today’s society, it has become a topic that needs to be tended to. A great way to approach the design of sustainable sites, is to follow the guidelines of The Sustainable Sites Initiative(SITES), as well as find a project that can utilize them, and raise awareness in the publics eye. With the large budget and exposure a stadium receives, it is a strong development type to pair with the guidelines for SITES. This pairing can positively regenerate both sustainable ecosystems and an understanding of the importance they can carry today.
5
(North Dakota State University, 2019) Codden, Aaron
5 investigates how architecture should respond to tragedy and suggests that thoughtful, poetic architecture with deep seeded meaning is the answer. A history museum in Dublin, Ireland focusing on the five largest tragedies in Irish history serves as the vehicle for this investigation. 5 reclaims this landscape and gives a voice to those forgotten in the five largest tragedies in Irish history. The museum dives underground and focuses on ushering the user through narrow, concrete, and eerie exhibits that erupt into a crescendo with flowing water and pools open to the air that serve as a space to reflect and digest the heavy topics discussed in the exhibits. Finally, the towers shoot to the sky slowly revealing more perforations with warm, welcoming light with one tower facing the past of ancient castles and the other hopefully pointed at Dublin.
A. G.L.I.M.P.S.E; Ashland Great Lakes & Industrial Mining Pier & Shipping Exhibits
(North Dakota State University, 2012) Nelson, Megan
This thesis project, ‘A GLIMPSE’, examines the question, how does the configuration and organization of elements in a space influence the engagements of its participants? The typology for examination of this problem is a history museum located in Ashland, Wisconsin, on the shore of Lake Superior. The Theoretical Premise/Unifying Idea that guides the research is, “by using elements both designed and in nature we can engage and evoke responses in a foreseen manner.” The Project Justification is, “Instead of relying solely on the usage of signage and advice from others to navigate and perceive architecture, the use of visual cues, created from natural and built elements, will influence the actions and engagement of each visitor.” The narrative describes the driving concept of the project, and asks “what causes us to react to these elements in such a predictable way?” The client for this project will be the state of Wisconsin, with everyone considered a user. The major elements included in the 310,935 square foot museum include: lobby/ commons area, exhibit halls, theater, café, gift shop, meeting areas, offices lease space, and museum storage. The project emphasis “will be placed on the use of natural and built elements to create sensual cues, whereas to influence its participants in or order to fashion an environment where senses are the main guiding factor”. Research for the project will be done in the areas of project typology, historical context, site analysis, and programmatic requirements, and will be documented in a thesis book which will be preserved in the architectural library and in the institutional repository.
ABSIM Exhibition Design: Agent-Based Simulation in the Curating Process
(North Dakota State University, 2018) Laurin, Brady
The design of museum and gallery spaces are typically done by different designers with a mutual understanding of the scope of work for each. In the best possible scenario, these processes will take place congruently, with cooperation from both designers to realize the complete museum. In many cases, these processes take place in isolation from one another, with little to no collaboration between the building designer and the curator. Agent-Based Simulation, or ABSim, is a process often used to analyze the flow of pedestrians in a designed space. Most commonly used to optimize evacuation patterns and transit terminal layout, the same process of simulated occupancy can be used in the process of designing and curating a museum. By utilizing ABSim in the design phase, architects and curators can work together to identify and minimize problem areas, enhance high-traffic regions, and avoid dead-zones. This project relies on simulation analysis in the design process to better understand and control how hypothetical occupants will use and understand the building and its galleries in order to create a comprehensive museum design.
Accessibility Through Design
(North Dakota State University, 2013) Schwarzkopf, Erik
This thesis, Accessibility Through Design, will seek to explore the question: How can the design of a long-term care facility help promote physical and social accessibility of the elderly within an urban fabric, so as to benefit both the residents and the community? The current minimum standards for long-term care facilities can be a detriment to the health and welfare of its residents. A long-term care facility is better for both the community it is a part of and for its residents when it enables the two to easily interact. As a society, we need to find new ways to maintain the elderly’s sense of independence and freedom, while encouraging their integral involvement in our communities. This thesis will culminate in a long-term care facility located in Duluth, Minnesota. This project will endeavor to fully explore its site context and program requirements in order to find valuable ways for the elderly to interact with their community and environment. If there is to be a revolutionary increase in the population of the elderly in the coming years, then there must also be a revolution of architecture related to long-term care design.
Acknowledging the Tides through the Renewable Energy of the Moon
(North Dakota State University, 2018) Wolf, Drew
A restructure of energy generation and architectures ability to transform power plants into a beacon of culture. This project seeks to reawaken a lost perspective of nature through the acknowledgment of the entwined relationship between our planet and the cosmic forces through the creation of a Tidal Lagoon in Seattle, Washington.
Act for Children: Formative Environments
(North Dakota State University, 2018) Jarrett, Kelsey
Can Architecture serve as an education aid in early childhood development? Can we as designers help children learn while provoking discovery and creative thinking? How can we as designers better prepare our nation's youngest generation for success? Our future rests on the success of our children. Due to social and economic trends, there is a tremendous need in our society for quality child care. The impact of the built environment within these facilities can drastically impact many aspects of development. If we as designers can successfully identify the needs and wants of our users, we can create an environment that fosters learning. My thesis seeks to explore redefining the typical day care center into an educational facility which prioritizes learning. I seek to achieve this by identifying key prepared environments that facilitate learning in early childhood development.
The Activated Medium: Modern Architectural Representation and Transposition
(North Dakota State University, 2013) Benke, Brad
This thesis explores the role of the modern architectural representation and its changing relationship to the act of making. The investigation will seek and test outlets for architectural representations to operate under functional and technical demands while activating a generative environment for the positive transposition from representing to building. These outlets will be demonstrated through the design and documentation of a growing building typology of the 21st century: the data center. The design is sited in Downtown Winnipeg Manitoba and is contrived to test the opportunities of an urban, city owned, public data center.
ACTUATED ARCHITECTURE : Driving Healthy Behavior With Design
(North Dakota State University, 2011) Brunik, Laura
The mere sight of architecture can create a behavioral response, so through research, this thesis seeks to develop a better understanding of architecture’s impact on health and wellness. Architecture can create sensory responses with color, odor, illumination, vibration, etc. This Lifestyle Center doesn’t just provide a program to promote healthy behavior, but its architecture influences healthy decisions.
Adagio : étude for the practice and performance of piano
(North Dakota State University, 2014) Lawman, Jakob
Adagio: Étude for the Practice and Performance of Piano explores the interaction between people and music in a community, and how the production of music can be available to anyone. Interaction with music has a multitude of health benefits that can have lasting effects, especially for those who play an instrument. The outcome of the project will be a 56,000 square foot Chicago Center for Piano, to be utilized for the practice, performance, education, and enjoyment of piano through practice rooms, a recital hall, and other performance spaces. An emphasis is placed on the optimization of acoustical qualities in architecture to meet specific instrumental criteria.
Adaptability and Design
(North Dakota State University, 2014) Buck, Nicholas
This thesis project, Adaptability and Design, investigates the following question, how can design be adaptable with society’s technological growth within an educational facility? This proposal’s main emphasis is to challenge the integration of architecture and the ever changing technology of the future. The type of building selected for this project will be University Multipurpose Building in Fargo, North Dakota containting 18,000 sqft. Occupants will find their learning experience to be more efficient. The need for this project comes from the rate in which technology is advancing and the human drive to keep up.
Adaptable Architecture : architecture that changes through time
(North Dakota State University, 2011) Hughes, Kathryn
Just as living things grow and adapt, so should the things we create. In this juxtaposition lays the ability to propel our creations into a cyclical lifestyle of rebirth through functionality. Spatial experiences are received directly as an extension of one’s body, as a dynamic recipient from a static host. In this perspective, it is possible for a dynamic relationship between an individual & their built environment to exist. A building should be able to grow and adjust as we do, creating the opportunity for regeneration & recycling of function & materiality. In this environment, the cyclical rebirth of the building becomes a driving force keeping technological innovation & sociological understanding participating & impacting the local community on a daily basis.
Adaptable Architecture in a Regenerative Medicine Facility
(North Dakota State University, 2013) Thompson, Courtney
The proposed regenerative medicine facility, in downtown Rochester, MN is the platform for investigating how a building can adapt with the expansion of human knowledge. The realization of adaptability in architecture can provide an increase in the lifespan of a building. Numerous benefits are achieved in this architectural process, which include a lessening of a building’s environmental impact, client profitability, and the facilitation of continual knowledge growth. The design provides space for explorative and collaborative research into growing human organs and tissues.
Adaptable Architecture: Architecture That Responds to Changing Needs
(North Dakota State University, 2013) Windschitl, Jacob
This thesis explores the use of adaptable architecture and its ability to change to diverse program and user needs. By using flexible and kinetic components in the design of a performing arts center, it can expand the functions of the structure for the client, to provide for todays need and tomorrows. The infrastructure of the building is designed to provide longevity. This theater is a display of adaptable architecture to the community of Duluth, Minnesota.
Adaptable Spaces for Changing Paces : Design for Demographic Shifts
(North Dakota State University, 2011) Lutterman, Laura
The built environment is currently designed with (only) the present demographic profile in mind. Designing in this manner fails to prepare for changes in demographic profiles and creates an obstacle for users when the program changes. The built environment needs to be designed in a manner that continually adapts to changes in the demographic profiles to facilitate a productive society.
Adaptation : transforming existing transit systems for Millennials
(2014) Eckberg, Anna
The Millennial Generation, also known as Generation Y, has a different philosophy than previous generations when it comes to transportation and housing. According to Shyam Kannan, vice president at RCLCO, a leading real estate advisory firm, Millennials are drawn to neighborhoods in city centers and inner suburbs because “they are convenient and have a sense of community and character” (Broberg 2010, p. 2). Phineas Baxandall, a senior policy analyst for transportation reform (2013, p.12), says there is a ‘structural shift rooted in changing demographics’. Millennials are driving less and expecting pedestrian-oriented transportation in their neighborhoods to supplement driving to their daily activities. Transit networks in Midwest cities must become pedestrianoriented to encourage Millennials to retain their residency, otherwise Millennials will move to cities such as Chicago that have transit-oriented neighborhoods. Adapting: Transforming Transportation for Millennials will act as a prototype for cities with populations between 100,000 and 500,000 that are lacking a complete streets approach to transit-oriented development. Complete streets are defined as streets that work for all users, not just those using a car. For neighborhoods to see the feasibility and necessity in shifting transportation infrastructure towards a complete streets approach, they need to see potential design solutions and reasoning behind the switch. This thesis addresses the changing importance of vehicular transportation for individuals now and in the future. Can eighborhoods in Midwest cities with populations of 100,000 to 500,000 adapt their current transportation systems to meet the pedestrian-focused public transportation needs of Millennials and future generations? Research and analysis will prove that cities, such as Minneapolis can adapt their neighborhoods to encourage Millennials to retain and increase residency. Results could lead to future developments of efficient pedestriancentered transportation infrastructure in small to mid-sized cities across the United States.
ADAPTATION: Leveraging Modern Narratives towards Preservation and Public Uses of Pueblo Bonito's World Heritage Ruins in New Mexico's Central Chaco Canyon
(North Dakota State University, 2019) Reed, Joseph
This study focuses on creating new narratives to cultural heritage sites by comparing concepts of ruins from cultural heritage sites and post-industrial landscapes. Both landscapes share that unifying feature of ruins and the historical and cultural significance that comes with them. Such methodology has been the subject of many recent papers on the complex challenge of reclaiming post-industrial landscapes beyond an environmental engineering approach. In landscape design literature there is an approach to focus on industrial ruins as settings for parks worldwide. We propose a similar attention to cultural heritage ruins as parts of a new genre of parks. To answer our research topic, we reviewed extensive literature about landscape narratives, landscape ruins, and post-industrial design approaches. We also analyzed how post-industrial landscapes evolved into ruins over time, the landscape design approach and challenges, and how their landscape revitalization schemes created a new narrative. This thesis will be applied to the Chaco Canyon world heritage site and national park. Specifically focused on the on the central valley ruins of the three-unit mixed-use complexes. These ruins are representative of Pueblo historical and cultural heritage and will be used as a case study to investigate how the creation of meanings and narratives can enhance the qualities of this emerging genre of parks containing cultural archaeological heritage ruins and how it can be applied to them.
Adapting an icon : adaptive reuse of downtown movie theaters
(North Dakota State University, 2015) Senescall, Shawn L.
Downtown theaters serve as landmarks for many communities across our region because of their unique design features. Elaborate auditoriums, decorated facades, and flashy, grand marquees are all iconic characteristics of local theaters. The value of the theater was never in the movie; rather the theater served the community as the center for social interaction, facilitated by the nostalgia that the architecture provided. However, these landmarks have become culturally forgotten and abandoned, and our downtown’s risk losing their sense of place without the prominence and upkeep of the local theater. My project investigates adaptive reuse solutions for the rehabilitation of local, downtown movie theaters into new socially engaged community spaces.
Adapting the City
(North Dakota State University, 2012) Stevens, Caralyn
The title of this thesis is “Adapting the City Center” and explores the question of how do the long-term effects of rapid housing development at Fargo, North Dakota’s perimeter compare to those of adaptive reuse, interwoven toward the city center. The typology for this design is residential mixed-use housing- adaptable and at the city center. In the end product this design is approximately a 51,400 square foot project located in Fargo, North Dakota. The guiding idea is, “land is perhaps our most important limited resource, and current urban development patterns are clearly consuming the landscape in unsustainable ways (Wheeler, 1998).” The project justification is, rather than continuing this city expansion pattern, evident in the decentralization of housing, the solution is recentralizing residential developments, and in turn maintaining the livability of the city.
Adaptive Architectural Value Engineering: A Study of Influencing Factors
(North Dakota State University, 2018) Meyer, Christopher
A study to define value, and define it as a critical variable in domestic residential design and construction, by the use of evaluation of adaptive symbolic models using designer controlled endogenous and external exogenous variables to define a field of optimal solutions. An application of existing and derived methods, and tools, on designer defined preferential models of domestic architecture.

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