Browsing by Subject "Parks."
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Acknowledging the Tides through the Renewable Energy of the Moon
(North Dakota State University, 2018)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 ... -
Cascade Creek revitalizing community
(2014)Located adjacent to downtown Rochester, MN are three neighborhoods that are in the midst of revitalizing their housing infrastructure. Each neighborhood is taking steps to become a viable family neighborhood with a developed ... -
Collision Course: Leveraging Open Space Conservation and Public Education to Minimize Bald Eagle Aircraft Strikes in St. Paul, Minnesota
(North Dakota State University, 2018)While many of us travel on an airplane day to day, the responsibility that pilots take on from boarding to deboarding is intensely high. Many considerable things could go wrong, and being responsible for many lives puts ... -
crime framework: designing for crime prevention
(2012)Crime changes the social perception of the first time visitor and returning user and their ability to adapt in a changing environment while establishing their role in a community that is currently influenced by inclusionary ... -
Cully Park remediating the Willamette Waterfront of Portland
(2015)This thesis is a remediation greenway project with an emphasis on waterfront revitalization and phytoremediation. Researched greenways focus on the conservation, recreation, and non-motorized transportation of a maintained ... -
Ford Park: Creating Hydrologically Sensitive Connections to the Mississippi Riverfront System
(2016)The main question this study aims to answer is how can we create an urban space that celebrates the riverfront at all times of the year, while still creating viable flood protection? Other questions considered are, what ... -
Forming Neighborhood: Creating Community Identity through Connectivity, Placemaking, and Functionality for the Urban Plains Development in Southwest Fargo
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The city of Fargo, ND has been growing steadily in recent years. This has brought up issues of urban sprawl and lack of intentional design because developers mainly just try to keep up with the demand. It is becoming a ... -
HOLOSCENE: High Performance Landscape Systems
(2012)This work studies landscape infrastructural solutions to community health. It addresses the health, sustainability, and resilience of habitated environments. The work suggests an interconnected working landscape system of ... -
Ickworth Park
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In the Loop: Making Historically Conscious Pedestrian Connections
(2016)Connecting green spaces, and providing meaningful and convenient pedestrian passage are two ideas that push sustainability, encourage community activity, and create a more enjoyable environment for the users. This is the ... -
Landfill re-morial : a postmodern reclamation of the City of Fargo landfill
(2015)This thesis takes a quantitative look at closed landfills to determine a feasible and sustainable solution that can be used in the City of Fargo Landfill, which is expected to close between 2019 and 2023 without a post-closure ... -
Learning from the 'Lost Forty'
(2012)This thesis focuses on the reimagining of Riverside Park in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, to incorporate the principles of successional ecosystems found in the “Lost Forty” to produce a demonstration park that promotes walkability ... -
Mining the Past: A Celebration of History and Culture in Minnesota's Iron Range
(2012)This project examines how the development of brownfields can benefit local communities and ecologies. Reclamation-based design principles are used to propose remediation of contaminated soils and the adaptive reuse of ... -
Naturalization of Boom Island : restoration of the Great Lakes habitat in present day Minneapolis, Minnesota
(2015)This thesis researches the ecosystem of what is now modern-day Minneapolis, Minnesota before its settlement in the 19th century. An understanding of the area’s natural state is applied to the redevelopment of Boom Island, ... -
Prairie Park: An Ecological Wetland Proposal & Recreational Destination for North Fargo
(2016)The city of Fargo, ND, has approximately 40 stormwater detention and retention basins throughout the city. Many of which are vast open grass fields with concrete channels that do not support or welcome human interaction. ... -
Russell Square
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Sustainable Lakeshore Tourism
(2012)This thesis examines the importance of urban lakeshore waterfronts for they are merely large wetlands, that play a crucial role in maintaining eco-balance, protecting bio-diversity, and replenishing underground water ... -
Symbiotic beachfront design : sharing Southeast Florida's coast with sea turtles
(2015)This urban beachfront design project is a unique approach to sustainable beachfront design development because it focuses on creating a symbiotic relationship between humans and a sensitive turtle habitat, rather than ... -
Tale of the Mouse: a plan for downtown Minot's riverfront
(2014)This thesis explores the potential benefits a community can gain from a waterfront park as a downtown amenity. Currently, the city of Minot, ND is experiencing a growth in population due to the recent oilfield activity in ... -
Upper Harbor Terminal Park: Reconnecting Neighborhood and Linking History through Memories along a Post-Industrial River Front in North Minneapolis
(North Dakota State University, 2018)This thesis examines the potential benefits of having an open public space that can be a downtown amenity for the population of north Minneapolis. Over the coming years the state of Minnesota is experiencing growth due to ...