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    • Treading Lightly: White Earth State Forest Interpretive Center & Nature Park 

      Mocnik, Benjamin K. (North Dakota State University, 2023)
      Human development is the leading factor in wetland habitat loss, whether through direct removal (i.e. deforestation, draining, damming, etc.) or through inadvertent means (harmful chemicals, disruption of migration routes, ...

    • TriPeaks Montessori 

      Jansen, Alexander (North Dakota State University, 2017)
      Blending architecture with landscape is not a new feature in design. For the Montessori schooling system, directly relating the natural world into the school’s methods of teaching is crucial for the development of the ...

    • Tuolumne Meadow: Conservation of Yosemite's Meadows through Recreational and Educational Planning 

      Hinz, Gretchen (2016)
      Alpine meadows are delicate ecosystems that are being damaged and declining. In Yosemite only 3% of the park is considered meadow habitat. Through this thesis I am exploring the question; how can we conserve these alpine ...

    • The Twin Cities Transportation Terminal 

      Diehl, Logan (North Dakota State University, 2015)
      The purpose of this thesis is to examine the way that all the different modes of transport in an urban transportation system can be brought together into one seamless solution. This thesis is set in the metropolitan area ...

    • The Two Sides of Otherness: A Cross-Cultural Regeneration of Reality 

      Porwoll, Daniel (North Dakota State University, 2022)
      In our current context, “identity” often stands as an edge where one being ends and the next begins; simultaneously separating and unifying. Yet, this inherent overlapping between self and other continues to be threatened ...

    • Un-Locking the River: Addressing Riparian Ecosystems and Public Recreation Opportunities Along the Mississippi River Gorge in Minneapolis, Minnesota 

      Stottler, Michael L. (North Dakota State University, 2019)
      Lock and dam systems harm rivers across America by disrupting their natural processes and destroying their unique riparian ecosystems. Riverbed habitat is covered by sediments, water temperatures rise due to slower flows, ...

    • UND University Village Development: Finding Community in a Diversely Populated Area 

      Jerke, David (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      Campus planning has become an increasingly important topic over the past twenty years in the field of city planning. With many state’s universities growing at an alarming rate university officials are beginning to ...

    • An Underwater Approach 

      Steffen, Travis (2012)
      “An Underwater Approach” is a series of theoretical premises that will develop into a master plan design. City planning and community involvement projects will be targeted at improving viability and awareness in an ...

    • Unifying Dimensions 

      McCullough, Kellie (North Dakota State University, 2015)
      The practice of adaptive reuse can completely transform the way people interact with and perceive an existing building. However, is there a way to interweave the past with the present, perhaps by analyzing the building’s ...

    • Union Storage & Transfer Co. Charter Art School 

      Rust, Jessica (North Dakota State University, 2006)
      This project is an adaptive re-use project for a new charter art high school in the historic Union Storage Building (Armour Creamery) in downtown Fargo. The thesis will examine the correspondence between alternative education ...

    • Unstitch: Saving an Urban Fabric 

      Hillen, Carissa (North Dakota State University, 2019)
      Shopping malls were designed to be communal spaces that mimicked town squares, where one could shop, socialize, and feel connected. The architect intended for them to be dense, to promote walkability, and have mixed-uses ...

    • Unwanted Inevitability 

      Sager, Zachary (2012)
      According to the USDA, The upper midwest as well as the rest of the regions of the United States have been in a climatic wet-cycle since 1993. Excess precipitation has lead to increased flood likliness. In many countries ...

    • The Upper Arm Bay Resort: On the Missouri 

      Hodenfield, Garrett C. (North Dakota State University, 2023)
      Focusing on scrutinizing the significance of the economic gain and loss of rural communities in North Dakota. Farming communities are slowly declining around the Forth Berthold Indian reservation area due to the lack of ...

    • Upper Harbor Terminal Park: Reconnecting Neighborhood and Linking History through Memories along a Post-Industrial River Front in North Minneapolis 

      Hadera, Nikodemous (North Dakota State University, 2018)
      This thesis examines the potential benefits of having an open public space that can be a downtown amenity for the population of north Minneapolis. Over the coming years the state of Minnesota is experiencing growth due to ...

    • Urban "Gumbo": A Mixed-Use Public Corridor in Lafayette, Louisiana 

      Pickett, Courtney (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      This thesis project invited the exploration of the boundaries between indoor and outdoor spaces. In fact, a boundary does not need to exist. To explore the impact of architecture in public spaces and an existing urban ...

    • Urban Activation 

      Crow, Ashley (North Dakota State University, 2017)
      There are many elements within a city that provide a significant impact on your quality of life. Quality of life is a subjective measure of the overall happiness of a person or a community usually measured within the ...

    • Urban advocate : Fargo City Hall renovation and addition 

      Fremstad, Matthew (North Dakota State University, 2014)
      This thesis, Urban advocate, presents a proposed addition and renovation to Fargo’s current city hall. In Fargo, North Dakota, population growth has forced city leaders to consider their options on the undersized city hall. ...

    • Urban Arcology 

      Corniea, Nick (North Dakota State University, 2011)
      This thesis is a study into an urban Arcology on the East Bank of the Mississippi River in the Twin Cities, MN. It will explore ideas of Utopia and the ideal that architects attempt to realize each time he/she designs. ...

    • Urban Design Assessment 

      Harnisch, Tyler (North Dakota State University, 2016)
      Communities are continually following social life cycles, growing and decaying as society fluctuates. In order to establish a positive connection between advancement and growth one must develop a guiding principle. This ...

    • Urban elder care 

      Bednar, Gregory (North Dakota State University, 2015)
      My thesis project focused on the design aspects of integrating assisted living care facilities with a childcare facility or an animal shelter. The Eden Alternative nonprofit has conducted research and has shown the benefits ...