Browsing Design, Architecture & Art, School of by Subject "Minnesota."
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Growth Through the Past: Cooperation of the Past, Present, and Future in Revitalizing Clarissa, Minnesota
(North Dakota State University, 2013)This thesis goes on to answer the question of whether a piece of the past can be used as a catalyst for growth in a small community. By adapting a current piece of architecture into a tool that can be used by the residents ... -
Growth without Expansion: Utilizing Space We Already Have
(North Dakota State University, 2013)This Thesis will look into the underutilized and often overlooked land resource above built cities. The air space above our structures and roads is a frontier that rarely is tapped into. In an attempt to counter urban ... -
Healing Heights
(2014)This thesis examines reasons why the Children’s Hospital Minneapolis campus is a location that benefits from a therapeutic green roof. Healing Heights will bring meaning and life to an otherwise conventional roof that is ... -
Healing with Colors
(North Dakota State University, 2020)This study focuses on the relationship between color frequency and healing the human body. There is evidence that color has been implemented as a healing process through therapy, dating back to thousands of years ago. I ... -
Here in the City: Architecture of Lost Spaces
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Can lost space be revitalized to promote the culture of the city? In every city lost space resides. These are slivers and awkward portions of space where no traditional use works. Often found in between buildings, and under ... -
Heritage | Heart of the Community
(2012)This thesis explores small urban city revitalization. When small cities outlast the function of their own infrastructure, city revitalization needs to focus on how the city is functioning overall. City infrastructure is ... -
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 ... -
Hmong Funeral Rites and The Space Between
(North Dakota State University, 2016)The sacred has always been a part of human life from the beginning of time. Religion and faith throughout the timeline has driven multiple major revolutions. They have answered questions that could not be answered, but now ... -
Human's Offense - Nature's Defense
(North Dakota State University, 2016)How can design influence the way we view, understand and interact with a powerfully dynamic natural setting? No matter how long or to what extent that man intervenes with the natural world, mother nature will always ... -
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 ... -
Impactful phenomenologies : Minnesota marching arts
(North Dakota State University, 2014)An emerging field of research in Architectural discourse, Architectural Phenomenology can be represented as the perception of space through the five senses. For some of the world’s most established practitioners and ... -
Improving Physical Health
(2012)Urban environments designed with the pedestrian as the primary user encourage more physical activity and promote lifelong physical health. The obesity rate in the United States for adults “eighteen and older tripled from ... -
In Search of Independence: Progression for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) continue to affect a larger number of people as the medical world expands and broadens its definitions. This disorder currently touches the lives of millions of individuals, leading to an ... -
In the Loop: Making Historically Conscious Pedestrian Connections
(2016)Connecting green spaces, and providing meaningful and convenient pedestrian passage are two ideas that push sustainability, encourage community activity, and create a more enjoyable environment for the users. This is the ... -
Industrial Transparency: Bridging Environments Through Recognition of Industrial Process
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Industrial buildings are all too often forgotten in the world of design and urban planning. Pockets of industry buildings break up well design urban neighborhoods with their large, monolithic walls, usually set back from ... -
Influencing Identity
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Influencing Identity attempts to identify the relationship between architecture and the unique identity possessed by each city. The typology used in identifying this relationship is an addition to an art museum. The ... -
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 ... -
Instascape: Employing Social Media to Connect the Physical and Cultural Environment in Duluth’s Downtown Waterfront
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Eisenhower’s great uniting Interstate Highway System may have brought many communities closer to each other, but in many instances, severed them internally. We see this problem in the city of Duluth, Minnesota. The central ... -
The Integration of Urban Agriculture into the Modern Elementary Education Curriculum - Public Private Partnership as a Community Engaged Design Venture, A Delivery Model for Stronger Schools
(North Dakota State University, 2016)What If we could create social change with the schools we build? What if we could build these schools with local partners, and not dig deeper into our tax payers wallet? Schools have been built largely the same way with ... -
Interweaving Generations: Enriching Elderly and Primary Care Through Integration
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The goal of this project is to bring people together from two different generations. I want to design a place where two groups can come together and mutually benefit from one another. A child’s mind is so amazing because ...