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Architecture as desire : exploring the origins of our desire to hear music
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Our mind is subconsciously entertained and potentially enslaved by classification into categories. A typology is a system used for putting things into groups according to how they are similar and architecture has equally ...
Aeronautical destinations
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
One can arrive at as many as three or more airports on the way to their destination with two layovers during the trip, KFAR to KMSP to KSLC to KPSP for example. How can an airport design be more than just a vehicle for ...
The Nature of happiness
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Designed as a 384,300 SF urban mixed-use community Node and placed in Minneapolis, MN this thesis attempts to show how architectural design may respond to the overwhelming pollution, poor quality of life and mass urban ...
Cinematic perception : exploring relationships between film and architecture
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
The basis of this thesis project stems from exploring relationships between film and architecture by examining the question: “Can the cinematic experience be enhanced by a socially focused and interactive built environment?” ...
Millennial housing
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
In this thesis, the current and past ideals of what is considered a home, the desires to create a home, and the features that make up the idea of home will be examined in regards to their being drastically changed due to ...
The Labyrinth Studies: Exhibiting Culture through Art & Architecture
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Our institutions are predicated on a stable and predictable ground on which to enact our daily affairs. Because architecture embodies our social, cultural, and political beliefs and values, when these beliefs become ...
Architecture and the Body: Integrating Fitness in the Modern Urban Center
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
History reveals the human body in a way that differs greatly from today’s understanding. Through the artefacts of ancient architectural constructs, art, and literature we can see that the body was once articulated as an ...
Intramural cycling environment : Bassett Creek Pedal Club
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Understanding a specific need of the public is very important when looking at how a building can promote a healthy lifestyle, while saving energy and bringing a community closer together. Minneapolis, Minnesota, along with ...
Dreaming and Perceiving: An Approach to Dwelling in the City
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
This thesis aims to answer the question; how can we slow down our perception of city living to create an appropriate setting that reinterprets aspects of community living into an urban setting? The typology is a mixed use ...
Lake Street Teen Center
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
The Lake Street Teen Center addresses the question how can design positively impact a place susceptible to delinquent behavior? The Typology for the investigation of this problem is a center for teens. The Theoretical ...