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TOWARD INTEGRATION : Collaborative Architecture and Design Methods
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
This thesis investigates the current delivery methods architects use to create buildings in relation to the access to and quality of them. It pays special attention to investigating new delivery methods, which enable a ...
Identifying and Cultivating a Legacy and Urban Connection
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
This thesis is a response to the exploration of the legacy of our civic communities. It will explore the manner in which these communities are developed, cultivated, and grow to meet the needs of those individuals of which ...
Kinetic Response
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
This thesis examines how a shelter could serve as a vehicle for renewal and investigates the relationship of poverty and progress. The shelter could foster short-term relief as an aid for long-term recovery following natural ...
Relevant Antiquity : Catalyzing Tourism with Architectural Tradition
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
This thesis explores the question of how local architectural traditions affect tourism. The typology for the exploration of this problem is a convention center/hotel in a building complex comprised of adaptive re-use and ...
Boom Abodes : Designing for the Transition
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
With recent technological advances in oil extraction, communities across the Midwest are being hit by an oil boom. With a rapid growth of migrant workers flooding in to rural counties, economic strain and housing shortages ...
Sensitive Significance
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
This thesis studies the question of how the quality of the built environment affects all aspects of well-being in its users. The topic will be explored through mixed method research with an emphasis on the relationships ...
Dwelling up|on the Dock
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
This thesis project will explore the aspects of dwellings that can contribute to making the floor plan more efficient through flexibility and adaptation to the users and environment.
Energy of Water : An Empirical Study into the Human Connection to Water
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
This book is an exploration into how our thoughts and emotions can change our built environment. It will focus on water as the bridge connecting our experiences with our physical environment. By focusing on our earth’s ...
Urban Resurrection
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
Communities are becoming increasingly aware that current trends of expansive growth are not sustainable. Infill development, or the development of vacant or under-utilized sites within urban areas, can be an alternative ...
Children of the Neon Mirage: Proximity, Duration and Homunculi Space
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
This thesis seeks to investigate the relationship of the philosophical ideas of proximity and duration as they relate to architectural expression and representation. In design, linguistic and visual expression and their ...