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Waiting for Ruin
(North Dakota State University, 2013)This Thesis, Waiting for Ruin, is an examination of how adaptive reuse projects can become an intermediary for overlapping contemporary and historic architecture. Adaptive reuse can be used to revitalize historic but ... -
Walker Community Library: Through Interaction Comes the Spread of Knowledge
(North Dakota State University, 2006)This thesis study will explore how the redevelopment of a branch library in a vibrant area of a city can not only strengthen the urban fabric but also breed interaction and facilitate the spread of knowledge though ... -
Walker Reimagined
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Tourism has the unique opportunity to support and create a thriving community in locations across the world that would otherwise be small and sleepy. But what are the impacts of tourism on the local communities of ... -
Warrior's Ranch: Combating the Invisible Enemy
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Warrior’s Ranch is a domiciliary mental health rehabilitation facility that is designed to help treat veterans who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychological and physical disorders. The ... -
Washington Avenue Bridge : a technocentric approach to celebrating the Mississippi River through rhythm and space
(2014)There is a measurable, scientifically proven link between space and memory (Hoelscher, 2004). This means that education is highly sensitive towards the quality of the study environment, especially when it is a space that ... -
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 ... -
Water : the spirit of life
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This thesis will investigate the correct balance between water and architecture that creates a serene environment for the public. Water is seen in today's day and age as a raw material that we humans always have at our ... -
Waterfront Discovery
(2012)Water possesses a fundamental energy that allows for a unique biodiversity of organisms to inhabit this planet. It has long been an overlooked resource on this Earth and for that reason I would like to use its inherent ... -
Wayfinding in Virtual Reality: Wayfinding Through the Lens of Virtual Reality in Videogame Design
(North Dakota State University, 2017)This thesis, Virtual Architecture: application of architectural design within the realm of video games and virtual realities, examines and challenges how architecture is viewed in a simulated setting by its users as ... -
Welcome Strangers: Designing a Sense of Belonging
(North Dakota State University, 2019)As people from cultures around the world come to the United States to resettle they are faced with many difficulties, one of them being the sense of belonging. Starting the process of integration, immigrants are faced with ... -
Wellness in Educational Facilities
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Universally children are sent to attend school to gain basic knowledge in most communities. In the United States the standard is about 7 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 13 years. These educational institutions that ... -
Wellness Through Adaptive Reuse
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The International Existing Building Code (IEBC) was first created alongside the International Building Code (IBC) in 1997 to address health and safety concerns in the built environment based upon prescriptive and ... -
Westport Community Center
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Sioux Falls, South Dakota is one of the Midwest’s most well-known cities nestled in the Southeast corner of South Dakota. The city expands in an 80 square mile range with a population of 180,000 people with surrounding ... -
White and Black, No Room For Gray: Why We Need Contrast To Be Green
(2013)The American Dream is to have a good job in the city, a house and family on your own parcel in a good suburb and nice car or three in the driveway; the bigger the property the better. When one looks at the modern city in ... -
Wildland Fire Research Institute
(North Dakota State University, 2006)The project typology is a university institute for the study of prairie, woodland and forest fires located in Western Colorado. The thesis will examine the need for natural fire and the need to control fire in populated ... -
Wildlife Wetland Park: Restoring Natural Habitat Through Stormwater Management & Public Recreation Along the FM Diversion
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Urban stormwater runoff is at an increasing rate due to climate change causing harmful chemicals and pollutants to drain into rivers and bodies of water. These pollutants are extremely harmful to the environment destroying ... -
Willmar Junior High: Examining Education & Environment
(North Dakota State University, 2006)A new junior high school for Willmar, Minnesota that will examine the meaning of “environment” and its effect on both interior and exterior spaces in relationship to education. -
Winter Landscapes
(2010)Winters in mid western climates create a challenging environment for outdoor activity. Exercise and outdoor interaction decrease with the temperatures, causing a variety of health implications. Conditions such as Seasonal ... -
Within and Without: St. Paul Museum of Architecture
(North Dakota State University, 2018)This thesis project revolves around how museums influence our perception of objects and ideas. Through research on museum design and architectural theory, I have come to understand the idea of framing and its importance ... -
Without Borders - Unifying Modern Patchwork Cities
(2011)Title: Without Borders: Unifying Modern Patchwork Cities Summary: This thesis examines the question, how can American cities be designed or modifi ed to create a more unifi ed city, making it available to anyone who ...