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Emerging connections : developing transit corridors in Minneapolis-St. Paul
(2014)
A new era is coming to St. Paul’s Hamline-Midway neighborhood on the rails of the new Green Line light rail extension. There is a potential for the Green Line expansion to bring about a flourish of growth and positive ...
Designed Desirable: Deteriorating Urban Communities Renewed
(2012)
This thesis studies how designers and planners can create a desirable community in the
deteriorating urban communities affected by urban sprawl. By its nature this project is a community
planning effort. The results of ...
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 ...
Learning to Play in Nature; an Urban Playground for Adolescents
(2013)
This project examines the problems surrounding the increase in adverse health related issues directly relating to the decrease in society’s physical activity and exercise opportunities for adolescents in their immediate ...
New Productive Landscapes: Designing for Sustainable Urban Food
(2013)
As of 2008 over half of the world’s population is now living in cities, and the number is expected to swell to approximately five billion in the next twenty to thirty years. As the volume of people living in cities rises, ...
Lakeshore Design Intervention
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
This study will quantify the Minnesota
County's concerns with shoreline development and
private landowner's concerns with the unauthorized use of
purchased land due to regulations and wildlife
preservation. This study ...
Hippotherapy Sensory Trails in Stewartville, MN
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
This thesis will focus on healthcare and therapeutic
design with the major focus being hippo-therapy
trails for young individuals with anxiety, depression
and Sensory Processing Disorder. Hippo-therapy or
equine therapy ...
Game Play: Promoting Park Retention, Physical Activity, and Social Interaction in Central Minneapolis through Pokemon GO
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
It’s become increasing obvious how technology has impacted and influenced our everyday lives. People are constantly on their phones, laptops, tablets, or gaming consoles for entertainment and staying connected with their ...
Returning to Earth: Natural Design for a Cemetery in Otter Tail County, MN
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
As awareness of human impact on the environment grows, ethical concerns are raised over the exploitation of natural resources by traditional cemetery design, and burial practices come into question. America’s parks first ...
Bringing Nature Indoors: Tetris Landscaping
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the average American spends
93% of their life indoors. Almost 70% of which is at home. By being indoors there is a greater
chance of being exposed to higher ...