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Stillwater Community Center
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
How can current needs be addressed to form a space that adds value and connectivity to a community?
This is a study of how community driven needs creates a structure that can be used in multiple ways. Using common needs ...
Anishinaabe: re-examining the past
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Nature and human history are the guiding forces to ensure a prosperous future for many generations. Native Americans have a rich history of living off the land and being in close contact with nature in all aspects of their ...
Architecture and Cultural Definition
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Typology: North Dakota American Indian Center
Site: Chief Looking’s Indian Village Bismarck, ND
Area: 23,000 sq ft
This thesis will investigate the role of architecture in representing and retaining a culture ...
Place of Origin: Searching for a Current Vernacular for the St. Croix River Valley
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Cultures entrench themselves in the environment. Their histories are defined by it and their people are at one with it. Current architecture at times is so universally tuned out of unique regional qualities that it begs ...
Architecture & exile : loss and discovery in the design of a refugee facility
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
My thesis examines the relationship between exile and creativity through the design of a refugee facility for learning and temporary living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Prominent philosopher Edward Said describes exile as ...
Inspired Conservation
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
This thesis aims to achieve higher levels of building performance by instilling a consciousness toward energy conservation in inhabitants of a built construct. A variety of methods for harnessing, storing, and using energy ...
Black Hills Conservation Center : connecting back to the environment
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
This thesis looks to answer the question: “How can we create architecture that connects us back to the environment?” A conservation center is the project typology for this thesis, located
in Spearfish, SD. The design looks ...
Lolo Peak Resort
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Architecture in the mountains of Montana. Resorts in the alpine climate seem to only have one season. This is because more people see mountain resorts as a winter, rather than a four season, getaway. The need is out there ...
The Sustainable Middle School of Vancouver
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
There is a lack of awareness of what we are doing to our ecosystems and how we can reverse the trend of harmful practices that threaten our environment. Through education and observation, a more widespread movement of ...
Ecological Living
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
The natural world has set the precedent for life and the cycles in which living beings come and go. Many of our challenges in daily life are the struggles between time, money, and our
personal health. With that, a look ...