Browsing Architecture Theses by Title

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    • Active Adult Community: Senior Housing to Promote Active Intellects 

      Miller, Tiffaney A. (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      Through this thesis project I addressed Fargo, North Dakota’s growing population that demands housing for individuals of all income levels. I proposed an active adult community located in downtown that will provide ...

    • ACTUATED ARCHITECTURE : Driving Healthy Behavior With Design 

      Brunik, Laura (North Dakota State University, 2011)
      The mere sight of architecture can create a behavioral response, so through research, this thesis seeks to develop a better understanding of architecture’s impact on health and wellness. Architecture can create sensory ...

    • Adagio : étude for the practice and performance of piano 

      Lawman, Jakob (North Dakota State University, 2014)
      Adagio: Étude for the Practice and Performance of Piano explores the interaction between people and music in a community, and how the production of music can be available to anyone. Interaction with music has a multitude ...

    • Adaptability and Design 

      Buck, Nicholas (North Dakota State University, 2014)
      This thesis project, Adaptability and Design, investigates the following question, how can design be adaptable with society’s technological growth within an educational facility? This proposal’s main emphasis is to challenge ...

    • Adaptable Architecture : architecture that changes through time 

      Hughes, Kathryn (North Dakota State University, 2011)
      Just as living things grow and adapt, so should the things we create. In this juxtaposition lays the ability to propel our creations into a cyclical lifestyle of rebirth through functionality. Spatial experiences are ...

    • Adaptable Architecture in a Regenerative Medicine Facility 

      Thompson, Courtney (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      The proposed regenerative medicine facility, in downtown Rochester, MN is the platform for investigating how a building can adapt with the expansion of human knowledge. The realization of adaptability in architecture can ...

    • Adaptable Architecture: Architecture That Responds to Changing Needs 

      Windschitl, Jacob (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      This thesis explores the use of adaptable architecture and its ability to change to diverse program and user needs. By using flexible and kinetic components in the design of a performing arts center, it can expand the ...

    • Adaptable Spaces for Changing Paces : Design for Demographic Shifts 

      Lutterman, Laura (North Dakota State University, 2011)
      The built environment is currently designed with (only) the present demographic profile in mind. Designing in this manner fails to prepare for changes in demographic profiles and creates an obstacle for users when the ...

    • Adapting an icon : adaptive reuse of downtown movie theaters 

      Senescall, Shawn L. (North Dakota State University, 2015)
      Downtown theaters serve as landmarks for many communities across our region because of their unique design features. Elaborate auditoriums, decorated facades, and flashy, grand marquees are all iconic characteristics of ...

    • Adapting the City 

      Stevens, Caralyn (North Dakota State University, 2012)
      The title of this thesis is “Adapting the City Center” and explores the question of how do the long-term effects of rapid housing development at Fargo, North Dakota’s perimeter compare to those of adaptive reuse, interwoven ...

    • Adaptive Architectural Value Engineering: A Study of Influencing Factors 

      Meyer, Christopher (North Dakota State University, 2018)
      A study to define value, and define it as a critical variable in domestic residential design and construction, by the use of evaluation of adaptive symbolic models using designer controlled endogenous and external exogenous ...

    • Adaptive Architecture: Design for a Declining Global Population 

      Sommerfeld, Brian (North Dakota State University, 2010)
      In the face of a declining human population, our ability to plan for and adapt to future circumstances will be essential if we, as a global community, are to not only preserve our built environment, but also ensure its ...

    • Adaptive Learning Center 

      Murphy, Sean (North Dakota State University, 2012)
      The title of the thesis is Adaptive Learning Center. The building is located in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado and is a 14,000 sq. ft. facility. The typology for this building is an environmental learning center/visitor ...

    • Adaptive Thinking 

      Trosen, Tanner (North Dakota State University, 2023)
      The LEED Green Building Rating System was founded in 1993 and officially launched in 1998. Since then LEED’s goal has been to certify buildings that save money, improve efficiency, lower carbon emissions and create healthier ...

    • Additive + Subtractive: Reimagining the Work of a Mid-Century Master 

      Brandt, Jorgen D. (North Dakota State University, 2017)
      How do we build upon someone else’s work in a thoughtful and meaningful way while respecting the original character of their work? The challenge is even greater when the designer and architecture are known around the world ...

    • Aeronautical destinations 

      Rathbone, Brett (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 ...

    • Aesthetogenesis: Designing a Healthier City 

      Crowe, Devin (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      Experimental cities and theoretical exercises may seem inconsequential to the realities of today but they can shed light on how future developments and practices can be implemented. The technology exists to heal the ...

    • Ag Zero: Architectural Design + Midwest Agriculture 

      Dick, Chandler (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      The Urban Architecture communities and the Rural Agricultural Communities have been separated for so much of history. The profession of architecture can stretch far beyond just the typical urban environment. The ...

    • Air and Space Museum of Minnesota: A Recreation of History Through Architecture 

      Dauer, Becky E. (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      At 10:35 am, December 17, 1903 for a mere 12 seconds, changed our future forever. The discovery of flight was one of the greatest accomplishments during the 20th century and should be celebrated in such a way. The ...

    • Aletheia & The Unforgetting of Language: The International Rare Books Library of New York 

      Alenjery, Niloufar (North Dakota State University, 2016)
      A language dies every two weeks somewhere in the world. (Crystal, 1999). With increasing economic integration on national and regional scales, people find it easier to communicate and conduct business in the dominant ...