Browsing Architecture Theses by Title
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Cohousing: Housing the Boomers
(North Dakota State University, 2005)With the largest generation coming close to the retirement age, there is a high demand for new communities aimed at appealing to the baby boomers and the future generations. Throughout this project, elements such ... -
Collecting Varied Energies within a Disconnected Community
(North Dakota State University, 2016)For centuries cities have been formed and various cultures shaped by the natural formation and flow of fresh water resources. Nature has an ever-changing pattern, rich-complexity, and various textures and forms that appeal ... -
Color, Light, Form & Sound: A New Religious Building for Common Ground Church
(North Dakota State University, 2005)Commonly, the word 'church' is most often associated with Christians, and the word 'church' is both defined as the building for worship, as well as the congregation. The religious building is a space used to worship and ... -
Common Culture: Rediscovering Public Space in American Cities
(North Dakota State University, 2017)The influence of public spaces in urban life is an issue that has been apparent since the development of ancient cities. Opportunities to socialize, interact, and exchange ideas in these spaces allow members of a community ... -
Communities - Progress Through Gathering
(North Dakota State University, 2011)The ideas of how architecture can help rural communities stay viable in the twenty-first century will be explored through the development and design of a multi-use community center. Located in Grantsburg, a small rural ... -
Community Bridge
(North Dakota State University, 2022)The traumatizing effects of homelessness on families can have long lasting consequences, especially for children who often miss considerable amounts of school due to their newly disrupted life. Without a solid education, ... -
Community Design and Development by Necessity
(North Dakota State University, 2006)The project will entail a planned community for the poor citizens who live in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The development will include developing and sustaining a community through housing, public services, and ... -
Community Design Build
(North Dakota State University, 2013)This thesis provides some answers to the question, how might a restorative community-based residential design build center/curriculum be created where the structure itself resonates with the embedded values of such an ... -
Community Focused Urban Renewal
(North Dakota State University, 2023)Cities across the nation continue to develop and grow, but in many, rundown industrially zoned lots tend to be left alone and become an eyesore. These sites need to be better utilized by the community living around them. ... -
Community Identity: Re-connecting City + River
(North Dakota State University, 2012)This project will examine a growing city’s historical origin that has been lost. The typology will be community center and library accompanied by a bridge/site rennovation. The guiding idea is that the design will be ... -
Community, Culture, & Compassion: Creating Space for Exchange & Community Building
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Every person has a different background and personal perspective. This background shapes how we perceive and interact with others in our daily lives. Can shared spaces and experiences shift our perspectives and make us ... -
Compressed Agriculture Initiative
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Increasingly within urban population growth there is a greater demand on the agricultural resources needed to keep these populations properly fed. As these stresses on the agricultural space and supply chain increase, ... -
Computational Community: An Aggregation Based Modular Housing Development
(North Dakota State University, 2022)How can computation and aggregation-based design tools be utilized in the creation of a modular housing development? Using existing computer modelling and computational programming tools, such as Rhinoceros and its plugin ... -
Concerning the Masked in Architecture
(North Dakota State University, 2010)The thesis responds to the statement that queries the role of the designer and asks whether or not one can "unmask" that which has been covered up by our tendencies in the way we live. The typology being a master-builder ... -
Concertare: An Architectural Rediscovery of Spiritual Harmony in a Secular World
(North Dakota State University, 2023)Every day, billions of tiny little miracles occur just to give us another breath. From a microscopic level of your heart getting the energy it needs to beat 100,000 times a day to the cosmic level of the rotation of Earth ... -
Confluence: A Vision of Growth, Sustainability, and Hope for the Small Town of Cairo, Illinois
(North Dakota State University, 2023)Small towns across the United States are facing several social, economic, and environmental challenges. Declining and aging populations, inadequate or lack of housing, and struggling economies are some of the many ... -
Connected by Nature: Linking the Public to Science
(North Dakota State University, 2017)As human development increasingly puts pressure on the natural environment, research into how to mitigate damage will be more vital than ever. Despite this, society chooses to ignore the advice of experts and disregard the ... -
Connecting US
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Imagine experiencing multiple different cities and cultures within a single day. In Europe, this is easily accessible, partly because of the close proximity and small scale of countries, but also because of their means ... -
Contemporary American Culture & Architecture in Relation to the Use, Intake, and Characteristics of Advertisements and the Media: A Research Institution and Public Information Center
(North Dakota State University, 2005)By analysis of the contemporary American Culture, specifically media driven consumerism, architecture can be informed and designed to react to and embrace current trends. In order for architecture to be as ubiquitous as ... -
Continuum
(North Dakota State University, 2021)As a contemporary society, we pursue sustainability to mitigate environmental unbalance. However, we rarely reflect on the temporal and cyclical nature of our existence, which exposes the premise of sustainability; continuance ...