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Diverse Growth: Exploring Symbiotic Tree-Human Relationships in Landscape Ecosystems to Inspire Diversity in Urban Tree Plantings at Civic Center Park in Fargo, North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Trees and humans have a symbiotic relationship, trees provide beauty, protection, and economic gains for humans and we take care of them to live fruitful lives. They can often have multiple humans or even animal caretakers ... -
Divinity Through Metaphor: A Poetic Observation of the Cosmos
(North Dakota State University, 2024)For centuries, the connection between cosmic phenomena and spiritual narratives has imbued celestial events with a sacred significance, integrating them deeply into the fabric of human culture. However, the rise of scientific ... -
Domus Dei: Diocese of Fargo Retreat Center
(North Dakota State University, 2005)In 2003 the Catholic Diocese of Fargo moved into a new building in south Fargo next to the new Shanley High School. They did this to get all of the offices into a single building which is call the Pastoral Center. The old ... -
Domus Dei: The House of God
(North Dakota State University, 2024)The architecture of Catholic church buildings has an intrinsic connection with the liturgy, theology, and tradition of the Church. Creating transcendent spaces to engage in the worship of God has been an essential part of ... -
Down to Earth
(North Dakota State University, 2021)My thesis project dives into the question, “Can subterranean architecture create a more sustainable design?” The idea is to submerge the architecture into the landscape for the purpose of creating designs that can be more ... -
Downtown Development: A Lifestyle Approach
(North Dakota State University, 2010)This thesis provides some answers to the question: how can the implementation by architects of minimal energy consumption and better material utilization in design begin to stop the wasteful ways so prevalent in our current ... -
Dreaming and Perceiving: An Approach to Dwelling in the City
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This thesis aims to answer the question; how can we slow down our perception of city living to create an appropriate setting that reinterprets aspects of community living into an urban setting? The typology is a mixed use ... -
Dreaming of Home: Connected, Emotional, and Inspiring Dwelling in New York's Superblocks
(North Dakota State University, 2024)In the past, homes provided a way to connect to the world, the community and oneself. Moving through time, the house changed shape and these connections became weaker, yet the longing for a home where one belongs stayed. ... -
Drifting Intersections: A Campus for Inciting Collaboration
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Collaboration among design professionals is a crucial component of a comprehensive design solution. The proximity of minds, each providing expertise and experiences unlike the others, produces an environment ripe for ... -
DuSable Tricademy for Artistic Expression: An Application of Kinetic Architectural Design for a Performing Arts Community
(North Dakota State University, 2006)The building typology for the thesis will be a campus for education in the performing arts. The site is located at the mouth of the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois. The thesis will examine kinetic architecture as ... -
Dwelling in Nomadic Architecture: Transitional Housing for the Suddenly and Chronically Homeless
(North Dakota State University, 2016)The goal of this thesis project is to create a welcoming and respectful space to house, educate, and rehabilitate the chronic homeless population in the Minneapolis area. The challenge of this premise is to provide ... -
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. -
Dynamic Modularity: A New Approach to Off-site Construction
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The goal of this thesis project is to examine the several possible ways that a single-family residence can be built using various forms of off-site construction in order to determine which methods are the most suitable. ... -
̶d̶̶i̶̶s̶ Abled: A Salutogenic Approach to Design for the Enhancement of the ADA Design Standards in the Built Environment for the Positive Impact on Mental Health of its Inhabitants
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Physical and mental health encompass the overall well-being of a person. However, people seem to immediately observe the physical health of others in society while the concept of “mental health” is left unspoken. The very ... -
Echo: Elemental Architecture as a Method of Cleansing Freshwater in the Wake of Industrialization
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Existing as a force powerful enough to shape the face of the earth, yet delicate enough to sustain the life within our bodies, water is an element with which humans have continuously sought balance. Water has eternally ... -
Eckelson Lakes Golf Club: Helping Golf and the Environment
(North Dakota State University, 2005)Over the second half of the 20th century and early into the 21st century, the golf course industry boomed and thousands of courses were built. Beautiful courses have been carved out of unused land, mountains, prairies, ... -
Ecological Architecture : Reconnecting Environments
(North Dakota State University, 2011)The typology for this facility derived from the problem concerning the separation of environments. The design will incorporate an Ecological Education and Research Center for Sustainable Development (EERCSD) within the ... -
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 ... -
Ecological Resilient Landscapes: Averting a Pending Disaster
(2011)Scars can be inflicted on landscapes after decades of human intervention. This project is meant to embrace the effects of remedial ecological design on our fragmented landscapes. Limited human intervention is an essential ... -
Ecolux Communities
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Seven years, 103 days, 40 minutes and 17 seconds... On September 17, 2020, Artists Gan Golan and Andrew Boyd displayed a clock in Manhattan Square. This clock, however, displayed exactly how long we have until an ...