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    • Improving Physical Health 

      Mauel, Sarah (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 Human 

      Carter, Christopher (North Dakota State University, 2017)
      This thesis aims to utilize architecture as the medium to connect children to their environments and to develop them into social beings. Jan Gehl, a Danish architect and urban design consultant, once said, “Only architecture ...
    • In Search of Independence: Progression for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders 

      Strehlow, Benjamin (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 

      Tomkinson, Christopher (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 ...
    • Inbetween: Life, Loss, and Healing within Architectural Space 

      Arroyo, Javan Hur Dy (North Dakota State University, 2018)
      Our relationship with loss is something that has dwindled overtime due to the lack of representation of death within our modern society. At the same time, I believe that our healthcare facilities have also played a part ...
    • Inclusivity in Public Space: Architecture and the Disabled Body 

      Dietz, Grace A. (North Dakota State University, 2023)
      People with disabilities are living in a world that simply was not built for them and it creates a lot of unnecessary struggle and bias because of that. Public spaces are especially discriminatory towards the disabled ...
    • Increasing Population, Decreasing Food Supply 

      Bredeson, Heather (North Dakota State University, 2012)
      This project focuses on urban sprawl and how it is decreasing agricultural land and the world’s food supply. The typology is a 10,250 square foot urban greenhouse, a 6,800 square foot restaurant and a culinary arts school, ...
    • Independence for Young Adults With Disabilities 

      Sidmore, Jonathan (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      In today’s society there are young adults with disabilities who need assistance with day to day activities. Most of these young adults either live at home with their parents who help them, in nursing homes, or even in ...
    • Indian Hills Interpretive Park 

      Prosser, Amanda Marie (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      In 1998, the North Dakota Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Advisory committee met with members of the Three Affiliated Tribes and asked, "What do you want us to tell the world about your culture?" "Tell them we're still ...
    • Industrial Forensics Laboratory 

      Krumwiede, Kurt Charles (North Dakota State University, 2006)
      The design thesis is an advanced, industrial forensics laboratory to be located in the North Dakota State University research and technology park. The project will examine the inherent relationships of industrial ...
    • Industrial Transparency: Bridging Environments Through Recognition of Industrial Process 

      Wentworth, Kristine (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 ...
    • Industrious Revival: Anticipating Architecture 

      Hall, Matthew (North Dakota State University, 2016)
      Utilizing the combination of the adaptive reuse design strategy and prefabricated architecture building systems this thesis will explore strategies that enable a building to adapt to better fit into its environment. Taking ...
    • Infilling the Aging: A Holistic Approach to Urban Care Environments 

      Kuelbs, Peter (North Dakota State University, 2012)
      “Infilling the Aging: A Holistic Approach to Care Environments” adresses the need for an improved connection between family, community, and those in care-based living. It addresses this issue by questioning the difference ...
    • Influencing Identity 

      Litwiller, Joshua (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 ...
    • Inhabit: Densifying Phoenix 

      Legatt, Christopher (North Dakota State University, 2010)
      Do you want to spend more time traveling on busy roadways, spend more money on gas, and spend less time with more important things like your family and friends? More suburban sprawl means more time driving on the roadways, ...
    • Innovations of Health: The Reimagination of Gathering Places Within Communities Today 

      Paul, Ella (North Dakota State University, 2023)
      Costa Rica is a country rich in history and cultural heritage. However, in the remote areas of Guanacaste, a province in the country’s northwest region, citizens face challenges in achieving comprehensive health and ...
    • Inspire - Refugee Center 

      Hussein, Amar (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      In today’s world, many people are forced to flee their homeland due to war, unrest, and persecution. Because of conflict, millions of people worldwide become refugees. Many refugees have experienced persecution, torture, ...
    • Inspired Conservation 

      Kirscht, Nicholas (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 

      Van Der Hagen, Jordan (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 ...
    • Integrating Plains: Connecting Fargo Through a Green Roof System 

      Rydberg, Katlyn (North Dakota State University, 2023)
      The city of Fargo, ND, and the surrounding area has continually grown each year and is expected to grow in the future. With the growth is an influx in the building of homes, businesses, and roads. This growth has caused ...