Design, Architecture & Art, School of: Recent submissions
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Designing for Play in Island Park
(North Dakota State University, 2021)‘Planning for Play in Island Park’ is a design thesis based meant to identify a realistic and multifaceted response to the removal of Ash Trees (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) from Fargo North Dakota’s downtown Island Park. ... -
Temporary Landscapes: Physically Distanced, Socially Together
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Temporary landscapes are where things happen, the bread and butter of urban life. Social, political, and economic battles have been waged in the open spaces of our cities. This is where change starts and grows. Even now, ... -
Returning to Earth: Natural Design for a Cemetery in Otter Tail County, MN
(North Dakota State University, 2021)As awareness of human impact on the environment grows, ethical concerns are raised over the exploitation of natural resources by traditional cemetery design, and burial practices come into question. America’s parks first ... -
Redesign to Protect: Constructed Wetlands for Flood Mitigation, Education, and Wildlife Habitat along the Red River
(North Dakota State University, 2021)The Red River runs north through the hearts of two densely populated urban cores in North Dakota, Fargo and Grand Forks. In 1997 and 2011, the Red River hit the 50-year floodplain and in 2009 reached the 100-year floodplain. ... -
The Psyche of a Building: An Exploration of how Buildings Relate to the Human Psyche Through a Renovated Farmstead
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Farmsteads have been steady reminders of how this country got its start. Hard work, family, faith, and community were all aspects of farm life. Each home was built with the help of neighbors, children learned how to do ... -
Growth Management Strategies for Downtown Development Focusing on Affordable Housing
(North Dakota State University, 2020)With an ever-growing world population, our cities, along with communities have continued to grow. The population in Kansas City Missouri, and the surrounding metropolitan area has increased each year. In 2018 the population ... -
Architecture that Transforms History: Reframing the Birth Place of the Atomic Bomb for a More Critical Future
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Can architecture serve as a critical reminder to our present and future societies of the horrific potential of mass destruction? Throughout history human beings have consistently engaged themselves in the act of ... -
Bringing the Rave out of the Cave
(North Dakota State University, 2020)By examing the types of space raves inhabited, from the anarchist grass-root orgins of the urban undergrounds to the vast landscapes of commodified festivals of today, I question: what would the ideal 21st century rave ... -
Dynamic Modularity: A New Approach to Off-site Construction
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The goal of this thesis project is to examine the several possible ways that a single-family residence can be built using various forms of off-site construction in order to determine which methods are the most suitable. ... -
Healing with Colors
(North Dakota State University, 2020)This study focuses on the relationship between color frequency and healing the human body. There is evidence that color has been implemented as a healing process through therapy, dating back to thousands of years ago. I ... -
rEACH Central Ground Pet Healthcare Facility
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Animals have been beside humans for centuries, throughout the time we have tried to understand and domesticate all sorts of animals. There are many benefits to having pets in our lives, including a happier and healthier ... -
Reintegration Through Architecture: Using Architectural Elements to Support the Process of Reintegration for Survivors of Human Trafficking
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The project typology is transitional social housing for victims of human trafficking. Can a designer focus on location and connection to nature to best support and acknowledge the challenges faced in the process of ... -
Transcultural Education: Building Understanding through Architecture
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Architecture has the innate ability to control the environment in which it creates, so it presents itself as a tool for creating desired outcomes. This desired outcome is the change of social climate through Transcultural ... -
Love in Las Vegas: An Introduction of Spaces of Desire to Sin City
(North Dakota State University, 2020)“Falling in love, according to Socrates, is both madness and a revelation of the world as it really is.” - Perez-Gomez, Built Upon Love. Perhaps this is exactly what Las Vegas so desperately needs: a revelation among ... -
New York City FC Stadium: Making Stadiums Worth Their Price
(North Dakota State University, 2020)In the US alone there is almost 250 major sporting venues. Some dating back to the late 1800’s. These stadiums are beautifully crafted, enormous in size and can hold thousands of people for a game. The only issue with ... -
Redesigning the Passenger Experience Within the Context of Commercial Aviation: Door to Door
(North Dakota State University, 2020)When addressing the topic of travel, a series of mixed emotions can rise up within us. Stemming from our experience from previous trips, we may choose to see the entire trip as a positive or negative based upon a single ... -
Interweaving Generations: Enriching Elderly and Primary Care Through Integration
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The goal of this project is to bring people together from two different generations. I want to design a place where two groups can come together and mutually benefit from one another. A child’s mind is so amazing because ... -
Lights, Camera, Innovation: Architecture Without Limitation through the Tool of Cinematic Architecture
(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 ... -
Enviro-Braille: A Transcribed Language of Architectural Elements
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Architecture has an immense effect on our perception of reality. The way one gains understanding of their surroundings depends heavily on stimulation of senses. The pitfall of designers is the consciousness paid to ... -
Overcoming: Guiding Individuals through Liminal Conditions on the Pathway to Adulthood
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The approach to student housing has been stuck in the past while its inhabitants are evolving towards their future. This thesis research will examine the significance and importance of a building as a rite of passage ...