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Healing the Invisible
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Every day, the environments that
surround are constantly impacting who we
are and how we feel. Unfortunately, the
power that we hold as designers is often
overlooked, especially in the fields of
healthcare and healing. ...
Built on the Rock
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
American church buildings age, deteriorate, and vanish, their
congregants dwindling and lacking the financial resources to
build or maintain them.
Simultaneously, a global pandemic sheds light on shortcomings
in ...
Getting Old: A Design Solution to Improve Mental Health Post Retirement
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Individuals 65 years and older are struggling with the alarmingly high suicide rates among their peers.
This is often caused by the sudden lack of purpose following retirement. Designing for community involvement while ...
Wasted Space: Reimagining and Repurposing Spaces
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Cities throughout the world have developed urban landscapes sprawling with buildings of various uses, green spaces linking neighborhoods and networks of transportation systems. Some areas within these types of cities have ...
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 ...
Redesign to Protect: Constructed Wetlands for Flood Mitigation, Education, and Wildlife Habitat along the Red River
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
The Red River runs north through the hearts of two densely populated urban cores
in North Dakota, Fargo and Grand Forks. In 1997 and 2011, the Red River hit the
50-year floodplain and in 2009 reached the 100-year floodplain. ...
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 ...
Temporary Landscapes: Physically Distanced, Socially Together
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Temporary landscapes are where things happen, the
bread and butter of urban life. Social, political, and
economic battles have been waged in the open spaces
of our cities. This is where change starts and grows. Even
now, ...
Land of 10,000 Dying Lakes: Designing for Sustainable Water Management Through Wetland Conservation and Public Recreation
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
In 2017, 169 harmful algal blooms were reported nation-wide.
Existing in all water body types, saltwater or freshwater, this
number is increasing every year, and Minnesota is no exception.
In the land of 10,000 lakes, ...
Creating a Functional use of City Space Along the St. Croix River in Correlation to Seasonal Flooding
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Many locations within the United States have major flooding problems. One of these locations is along the St. Croix River. The St. Croix River is a tributary of the Mississippi River and it is approximately 169 miles long. ...