Design, Architecture & Art, School of: Recent submissions
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Harmony & Design: Representing Music in Architecture
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The ability to play an instrument has been proven through numerous studies to improve executive functions and set students up for academic and future workplace success (Nadine Gaab, Ph.D.) however many students find music ... -
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 ... -
MSCTC Redesign: Bringing Higher Education into the 21st Century
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Colleges and universities are uniquely important to our future as a society as they harbor and cultivate the minds of the future generations of leaders. It’s extremely important for these spaces to cater to learning and ... -
Haven + Nomad40
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The modern day individual has lost connection with their environment by putting up a metaphorical and literal wall. By re-structuring the way in which we design vertical communities we have the potential to develop a system ... -
Unstitch: Saving an Urban Fabric
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Shopping malls were designed to be communal spaces that mimicked town squares, where one could shop, socialize, and feel connected. The architect intended for them to be dense, to promote walkability, and have mixed-uses ... -
ADAPTATION: Leveraging Modern Narratives towards Preservation and Public Uses of Pueblo Bonito's World Heritage Ruins in New Mexico's Central Chaco Canyon
(North Dakota State University, 2019)This study focuses on creating new narratives to cultural heritage sites by comparing concepts of ruins from cultural heritage sites and post-industrial landscapes. Both landscapes share that unifying feature of ruins and ... -
Forming Neighborhood: Creating Community Identity through Connectivity, Placemaking, and Functionality for the Urban Plains Development in Southwest Fargo
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The city of Fargo, ND has been growing steadily in recent years. This has brought up issues of urban sprawl and lack of intentional design because developers mainly just try to keep up with the demand. It is becoming a ... -
Enhancing the Ballpark Experience: NDSU Softball Complex Renovation
(North Dakota State University, 2019)There are countless factors that influence how people experience the environment around them. These influences include sensory dynamics, such as light, noise, temperature, and sound, as well as memorable events, and ... -
Theater of Life: Participatory Design as a Feature for Intentional Adaptation to a Diverse Set of Lifestyles
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The purpose of this thesis is to propose an integrated model for intentional living and participatory design. Theater of Life seeks to expand the potential of housing in a dense urban environment with blank canvas units ... -
Future Forum: Fostering Important Conversations
(North Dakota State University, 2019)As a species we are approaching a convergence of a confluence of factors that will determine the fate of all future conscious experience as we know it. How we use technology in the near future will determine this playing ... -
Design for Well-Being: Architecture to Reduce Health Inequity
(North Dakota State University, 2019)As a society, we are faced with ever-changing healthcare costs and quality of care. Unfortunately, not everyone can access, or afford, the care that they need. Throughout the country, many people are facing illness and ... -
Reflection: The Las Vegas Strip - Introducing Big Data into Project Planning for User Informed Design
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Every world class city has a landmark, in Vegas it is “The Strip." Yet, this important gateway to Las Vegas venues is little more than a 10 lane downtown street controlled by stop lights. Reminiscent of 1970’s streets in ... -
Caesura: Enhancing the Culture of Fargo-Moorhead
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The downtown area of Fargo-Moorhead is growing exponentially, yet the rapid boom in growth may result in a monotonous city center. Downtown needs an attraction — something other than shops, bars, restaurants, and apartments. ... -
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(North Dakota State University, 2019)5 investigates how architecture should respond to tragedy and suggests that thoughtful, poetic architecture with deep seeded meaning is the answer. A history museum in Dublin, Ireland focusing on the five largest tragedies ... -
Bear Den Landing: Creating Resilient Environments & Tribal Communities through Ecological Planning & Public Participation on Fort Berthold Reservation
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Over half of the 135,000 miles of oil and gasoline pipelines in the U.S. were installed before 1969, with implementation of pipes occurring before maturation of steel or coating technology. Leaks and spills are becoming ... -
Sensory Overlay: Promoting Inclusivity and Accessibility for Americans with Disabilities along the Midtown Greenway in Uptown Minneapolis
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Urban spaces are often hostile environments for individuals with disabilities. The bigger American cities grow the harder they become to navigate for those with disabilities as they provide more challenges and obstacles. ... -
Flight: Reducing the Environmental Impact of Air Travel while Incorporating Nature within Architecture
(North Dakota State University, 2019)How can an airport be designed to be sustainable, highly efficient, economical and a destination for people to travel to? Often an airport is the first thing people see when traveling to a new place, and all too often the ... -
Shedding Light: On the End to Native Genocide
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation has seen historical trauma. Located roughly 75 miles southeast of the Black Hills in South Dakota, Pine Ridge has received international attention for its incredible despair. Plagued for ... -
Exchange Optimized: Utilizing Predictive Paths of Travel to Improve Circulation Efficiency and Urban Infill Patterns, as Applied to Fargo's West Acres Mall
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The rapid expansion of American cities led to historical marketplaces morphing into ubiquitous suburban shopping malls. For the last two decade these shopping malls along with the entire retail sector has experienced a ... -
Designing for Humanity
(North Dakota State University, 2018)This thesis aims to explore the idea that a healthy prison design will in turn create a healthy atmosphere. I will work to design a prison that will aid in the inmates’ transition back into society. By designing a structure ...