Browsing Design, Architecture & Art, School of by Subject "Nature centers."
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Black Hills Conservation Center : connecting back to the environment
(North Dakota State University, 2015)This thesis looks to answer the question: “How can we create architecture that connects us back to the environment?” A conservation center is the project typology for this thesis, located in Spearfish, SD. The design looks ... -
Collecting Varied Energies within a Disconnected Community
(North Dakota State University, 2016)For centuries cities have been formed and various cultures shaped by the natural formation and flow of fresh water resources. Nature has an ever-changing pattern, rich-complexity, and various textures and forms that appeal ... -
Connected by Nature: Linking the Public to Science
(North Dakota State University, 2017)As human development increasingly puts pressure on the natural environment, research into how to mitigate damage will be more vital than ever. Despite this, society chooses to ignore the advice of experts and disregard the ... -
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 ... -
Naturalization of Boom Island : restoration of the Great Lakes habitat in present day Minneapolis, Minnesota
(2015)This thesis researches the ecosystem of what is now modern-day Minneapolis, Minnesota before its settlement in the 19th century. An understanding of the area’s natural state is applied to the redevelopment of Boom Island, ... -
QUARRY INQUIRIES : resistance in material, method and measure
(North Dakota State University, 2015)How does the methodology for constructing site information influence architectural design? This thesis is an investigative proposal for an Environmental and Cultural Interpretation Center for Quarry Park and Nature Reserve. ... -
Regenerative Architecture: Making Nature an Equal Partner in Design
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The current example in the field of architecture today is one of degeneration and obsolete building technologies. Regenerative architecture is the practice of engaging the natural world as the medium for, and producer of ... -
Sheyenne National Grasslands: An Ecological Learning Center and Trail Enhancement in Ransom and Richland Counties of North Dakota
(2017)In the last few decades, more and more land has been converted to farmland and developed land, destroying natural habitats that can never be fully restored to their original diversity despite restoration efforts. ...