| dc.contributor.author | Schuldt, Aaron | |
| dc.description.abstract | Throughout time, humans have considered ourselves nomads, moving from place to place. We seek new horizons of perception, confined only by the bonds of gravity holding us to the face of the earth. Recently, we have stretched the limits of this bond and our continuous search for expansion by unlocking the art of flight.
Advancements in flight have resulted in an equal growth in the size of the aircraft facilities. Initially defined by grassy fields and small buildings, we now find ourselves with over 180 billion square miles of land dominated by air transportation giants. How sustainable is this growth of transportation facilities and how has this impacted our comfort within airports?
Once a formal event at which to marvel, flying has become a nuisance to be tolerated. The systematic nightmare of the modern airport needs a reevaluation of our movement through these gauntlets to comfortably reach our destinations.
This thesis embraces the evolution of the airport through exploration of vertical takeoff, its effect on land use, and our human experiences within. By creating smoother movement and incorporating sustainable measures throughout our airports, we can once again view flying as a comfortable and awe-inspiring event. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
| dc.rights | NDSU Policy 190.6.2 | |
| dc.title | Destined: The Evolution of airports through futuristic adaptation. | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-12T17:10:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-05-12T17:10:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10365/26019 | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Airports. | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Airport terminals. | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Wind power plants. | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Denver (Colo.) | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Colorado. | |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Architecture (MArch) | |
| ndsu.college | Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | |
| ndsu.department | Architecture and Landscape Architecture | |
| ndsu.program | Architecture | |
| ndsu.advisor | Booker, Darryl | |
