Browsing Architecture Theses by Title
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Unifying Dimensions
(North Dakota State University, 2015)The practice of adaptive reuse can completely transform the way people interact with and perceive an existing building. However, is there a way to interweave the past with the present, perhaps by analyzing the building’s ... -
Union Storage & Transfer Co. Charter Art School
(North Dakota State University, 2006)This project is an adaptive re-use project for a new charter art high school in the historic Union Storage Building (Armour Creamery) in downtown Fargo. The thesis will examine the correspondence between alternative education ... -
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 ... -
Urban "Gumbo": A Mixed-Use Public Corridor in Lafayette, Louisiana
(North Dakota State University, 2013)This thesis project invited the exploration of the boundaries between indoor and outdoor spaces. In fact, a boundary does not need to exist. To explore the impact of architecture in public spaces and an existing urban ... -
Urban Activation
(North Dakota State University, 2017)There are many elements within a city that provide a significant impact on your quality of life. Quality of life is a subjective measure of the overall happiness of a person or a community usually measured within the ... -
Urban advocate : Fargo City Hall renovation and addition
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This thesis, Urban advocate, presents a proposed addition and renovation to Fargo’s current city hall. In Fargo, North Dakota, population growth has forced city leaders to consider their options on the undersized city hall. ... -
Urban Arcology
(North Dakota State University, 2011)This thesis is a study into an urban Arcology on the East Bank of the Mississippi River in the Twin Cities, MN. It will explore ideas of Utopia and the ideal that architects attempt to realize each time he/she designs. ... -
Urban Design Assessment
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Communities are continually following social life cycles, growing and decaying as society fluctuates. In order to establish a positive connection between advancement and growth one must develop a guiding principle. This ... -
Urban elder care
(North Dakota State University, 2015)My thesis project focused on the design aspects of integrating assisted living care facilities with a childcare facility or an animal shelter. The Eden Alternative nonprofit has conducted research and has shown the benefits ... -
Urban Identity : Frogtown Finds Itself
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Our cities are too often disconnected. They are disconnected in the sense of a failure to relate neighborhoods and districts to each other. This is especially true for cities which lack effective public transportation. ... -
Urban Individuality
(North Dakota State University, 2013)This thesis explores possible answers to the question, is individualism slowing the growth of dense housing? The Typology used to examine this problem is a dense residential/mixed use complex. The Theoretical Premise/Unifying ... -
Urban infrastructure
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This thesis project, Urban Infrastructure, provides answers to the question, How can a city’s systems and infrastructure influence its architecture? The building typology used to examine this question is a 75,000 sq. ft. ... -
Urban Paths
(North Dakota State University, 2011)The typology for this thesis project will be a hybrid transit center. Public awareness on the effects that vehicles and buildings have on the environment is a large component to this project. This will be done through a ... -
Urban Resurrection
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Communities are becoming increasingly aware that current trends of expansive growth are not sustainable. Infill development, or the development of vacant or under-utilized sites within urban areas, can be an alternative ... -
Urban Revitalization: Place-Making in Deteriorating Downtowns
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Downtown urban centers are the key to any functional city. They provide a canvas for communities to establish a cultural hub and sense of place. Over the last decade, communities across America have had trouble maintaining ... -
Urban Stadia: Integrating Stadium Design with Mixed-Use Building Tactics to Rejuvenate an Urban Neighborhood
(North Dakota State University, 2016)Sporting stadiums impact the socio-economic capabilities in all of the areas in which they exist. Some have a good impact, they are able to fully integrate into the urban environment and benefit the area through areas such ... -
Urban Thaw: Encouraging Human Connection within a Winter City
(North Dakota State University, 2017)What makes urban life possible is human interaction. Without it, cities would not thrive. It has become increasingly easier for residents of cities to stay indoors and neglect the environment and people around them. In ... -
Urban water: weaving through the layers
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Architecture acts as a tool in creating a healthy environment, a settlement for nourishing culture, whether through the natural or built environment. This thesis is aimed toward an exploration of urban water through ... -
Using Poetic Language to Restore the American Metropolis by Examining the Difference Between What is Real and Imaginary
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Public interaction over the years has changed in many ways. Dating back to ancient roman civilization, the public life had been important to the typical man. Spreading and sharing of ideas, exchange of goods, questioning ... -
V_Midterm Boards
(North Dakota State University, 2016)