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Architecture's Impact
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
This thesis project, Architecture’s Impact, will aim to find a solution to the question, “How can architecture be used as a tool to educate its inhabitants about environmental issues?” The typology involved in this ...
Design by Nature - A Montessori School
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
This thesis examines the ability of designers to use nature as an inspiration in their design process, often referred to as biomimicry. The final design for this Montessori school of 180 students in Winnipeg, Manitoba will ...
Technology Past and Present: An Exploration In Agricultural Archaeology
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
This book examines the history of technology specific to the area of agriculture. Technology exists as a product of culture, and can therefore be studied through the field of anthropology, even more specifically archaeology. ...
Resilient by Nature - Restoring Ecology through Urban Ecotourism
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
This thesis investigates how the Ecotourism Movement can restore the natural environment. The typology in this study is an urban, ecology complex including a museum, restaurant/bar, flexible community space, and outdoor ...
EOS 1: Evolution of Sustainability
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Human interaction is a real need fulfilled by simple communication, verbal or non verbal.
Individualism and congregation are part of everyday settings. The built environment has a large influence on how and when these ...
Haven for the Dead
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
This thesis will study the funerary traditions of the Iron Range people of Minnesota, and the funerary architecture of their western ancestors. The project design is a cemetery with supporting structures. It will also ...
Elements of the Office Workspace
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
When examining office buildings in the world today, it is proper to look deeper at the correlation between productivity and the environments in which people work. In analyzing the office spaces, studies have shown that ...
Immigrant Entrepreneurial Development Center
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
Can architecture redefine the American Dream by assisting immigrants to establish themselves in a community? This question stemmed from various ideas pertaining to architectural movements and their impacts on the built ...
Development of the Youth
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
This thesis presents research on the benefits well designed youth centers can have on children as they grow into adulthood. The typology of this project is a center for the study of children maturation. The site is in ...
Concerning the Masked in Architecture
(North Dakota State University, 2010)
The thesis responds to the statement that queries the role of the designer and asks whether or not one can "unmask" that which has been covered up by our tendencies in the way we live. The typology being a master-builder ...