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    • Land of 10,000 Dying Lakes: Designing for Sustainable Water Management Through Wetland Conservation and Public Recreation 

      Unruh, Zachary (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      In 2017, 169 harmful algal blooms were reported nation-wide. Existing in all water body types, saltwater or freshwater, this number is increasing every year, and Minnesota is no exception. In the land of 10,000 lakes, ...
    • Landfill re-morial : a postmodern reclamation of the City of Fargo landfill 

      Okigbo, Kene (2015)
      This thesis takes a quantitative look at closed landfills to determine a feasible and sustainable solution that can be used in the City of Fargo Landfill, which is expected to close between 2019 and 2023 without a post-closure ...
    • Lead by Example: An Exploration of STEM Schools 

      Pietron, Nicholas (North Dakota State University, 2012)
      This thesis is an exploration into the fundamental question: can educational architecture be specifically designed to optimize one's ability to attain certain knowledge? The title is Lead by Example: An Exploration of STEM ...
    • Learning from Our Past: Catching Dreams 

      Gurule, Rebekah (North Dakota State University, 2016)
      Youth Centers around America are dedicated to improve the health, safety and communication of the overall youth population. Throughout the United States of America, there are several organizations that focus on the youth. ...
    • Learning from the 'Lost Forty' 

      Kummet, Shawn (2012)
      This thesis focuses on the reimagining of Riverside Park in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, to incorporate the principles of successional ecosystems found in the “Lost Forty” to produce a demonstration park that promotes walkability ...
    • Learning to Play in Nature; an Urban Playground for Adolescents 

      Gurath, Priscilla (2013)
      This project examines the problems surrounding the increase in adverse health related issues directly relating to the decrease in society’s physical activity and exercise opportunities for adolescents in their immediate ...
    • Lessons from the polis : the Minneapolis Museum of Art 

      Strombeck, Nicholas (North Dakota State University, 2015)
      Philosophers Alberto Pérez-Gómez and Hans-Georg Gadamer have critiqued the modern museum as a place of art for the sake of art, where the aesthetics of the work have come to dominate the conversation. In the Relevance of ...
    • Life Continues in Prison 

      Kubischta, Makala (North Dakota State University, 2023)
      This study is to create a prison environment that is attuned to the users. To design a prison that enhances the safety of interactions between staff and guards with inmates as well as inmates with each other. I want to ...
    • Life Skills Center 

      Simones, Jeremiah (North Dakota State University, 2012)
      This thesis revolves around the concept of inspiring and reviving the youth and communities of Phillips and Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota, through a Life Skills Center that will promote growth and development. ...
    • Life, Learning, and Sustainablity 

      Martel, Ashley (North Dakota State University, 2012)
      The thesis Life, Learning, and Sustainablility examines the way in which architects can instill a sense of sentiment towards sustainability in future generations. Architects deplete our resources, and therefore through ...
    • Light & Learning 

      Diekman, Luke (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      My thesis investigates the question: how does exposure to natural light enhance academic performance in an elementary school? My claim is that exposure to natural light enhances academic performance in elementary schools. ...
    • Light and shadow : experiential boutique resort 

      Johnston, Cassandra (North Dakota State University, 2014)
      This thesis explores the question, “How can the manipulation of light and shadow through texture affect the experience of a space?” The typology for this thesis is a experiential boutique resort which is located within the ...
    • Lights, Camera, Innovation: Architecture Without Limitation through the Tool of Cinematic Architecture 

      Tucker, Marie (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      Creativity is characterized by the ability to perceive the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions. Architects are creative to the ...
    • Linguistic Spaces Within the Urban Fabric: Music, Story, and Collective Memory in New Orleans 

      Gray, Caiden (North Dakota State University, 2023)
      The modern American city has been shaped by the aggressive domination of circulation and efficiency leading to a continual decline in urban public space. The potential of qualitative public space are often unmet by ...
    • Listen: A Sensory Experience 

      Hatcher, Allison (North Dakota State University, 2017)
      This thesis project uses interpretive and evaluative research methods to examine how best to bring two social circles together through intentional design, education, and immersion. The project is a design proposal for a ...
    • Live + Work + Play: Engaging and Revitalizing the Broader Urban Community Through Sport 

      Pukal, Evan (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      As most professional sports leagues continue moving towards a minor league model in an effort to develop athletes right out of high school as opposed to drafting players from the college ranks, the question of where these ...
    • Live Active : An Architectural Response to Rehabilitation 

      Pangrac, Adam (North Dakota State University, 2011)
      This thesis researches and examines the way we respond to our environment, both natural and built. According to Newtonian physics, for every action there is an equal or opposite reaction. Default stairs, walls, windows, ...
    • Live Mpls 

      Ormsby, Alexander (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      Today we have the luxury of hindsight; this allows for the truth of past actions to reveal itself to us. We can look back on our shared human history and recognize the repercussions of certain actions, and it is with ...
    • Living a Healthier Life: A Connection Between Mind, Body and Spirit 

      Urban, Amanda Mae (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      This thesis project is a wellness center for the city of Moorhead, MN. The site is located on Main Avenue next to the Red River. The site features easy access to both Fargo and Moorhead’s downtown areas and the bike ...
    • Living Lightly on Earth: The Urban Eco Village 

      Angell, Sidney (North Dakota State University, 2022)
      Imaging living a low-impact lifestyle surrounded by nature, food, freshwater and air, wildlife, and a community with a common desire. An eco village is a community with shared land that promotes positive values including ...