Browsing Architecture Theses by Title

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    • Die Spaltung und Zerschmetterung: Preserving Traces of History 

      TerSteeg, Ryan (North Dakota State University, 2018)
      How can a structure of war be transformed into a new architectural experience without detracting from the historic significance of the building? And how is this historic significance embedded in the architecture? This ...

    • Digital Library of Duluth 

      Hillukka, Daniel (North Dakota State University, 2011)
      The underlying concept for this thesis is the beginning of discussion overtly looking at how computing technology is used by architects today. The discussion will center around critical analysis of uses of software in ...

    • Digital Media Lab 

      Kohlhase, Derek (North Dakota State University, 2006)
      The project typology for this design thesis will be a research and technology park in conjunction with the University of Minnesota and the design profession as a bridging facility for the advancement of digital techniques ...

    • Digital Oasis 

      Davy, Daniel (North Dakota State University, 2012)
      This thesis approaches the issue “As technology further develops our abilities to communicate across distance, what role will public space play, if any, in the future shaping of our cities?” The Theoretical Premise/ Unifying ...

    • Dignity and Design: Architecture for the Vision and Hearing Impaired 

      Hanson, Shannon (North Dakota State University, 2016)
      This thesis is aiming to design better for those with hearing or sight loss. Since these are sensory disabilities they directly affect the way in which people experience architecture. With the numbers rising of people ...

    • Disassemblable Architecture for Rural Communities 

      Harpstead, Kolby (North Dakota State University, 2010)
      Title: Disassemblable architecture for rural communities Introduction: Our society today has been experiencing a mass migration within its own borders. People are leaving the economically stale rural communities for ...

    • Disconnect to Reconnect: Using Architecture and Master Planning to Aid in Personal Connection With Nature 

      Zitzow, Daniel Harrison (North Dakota State University, 2023)
      Technology is rooted in our society from a very young age, everywhere you look a child has some electronic device in their hands, impacting their lives. This is not necessarily a good thing for development and presents an ...

    • Display Setup 

      Mork, Jarrett (North Dakota State University, 2016)

    • Domus Dei: Diocese of Fargo Retreat Center 

      Michels, Craig D. (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      In 2003 the Catholic Diocese of Fargo moved into a new building in south Fargo next to the new Shanley High School. They did this to get all of the offices into a single building which is call the Pastoral Center. The old ...

    • Down to Earth 

      McCullough, Ethan (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      My thesis project dives into the question, “Can subterranean architecture create a more sustainable design?” The idea is to submerge the architecture into the landscape for the purpose of creating designs that can be more ...

    • Downtown Development: A Lifestyle Approach 

      Wilke, Travis (North Dakota State University, 2010)
      This thesis provides some answers to the question: how can the implementation by architects of minimal energy consumption and better material utilization in design begin to stop the wasteful ways so prevalent in our current ...

    • Dreaming and Perceiving: An Approach to Dwelling in the City 

      Pexa, Jill (North Dakota State University, 2014)
      This thesis aims to answer the question; how can we slow down our perception of city living to create an appropriate setting that reinterprets aspects of community living into an urban setting? The typology is a mixed use ...

    • DuSable Tricademy for Artistic Expression: An Application of Kinetic Architectural Design for a Performing Arts Community 

      Peterson, Adam L. (North Dakota State University, 2006)
      The building typology for the thesis will be a campus for education in the performing arts. The site is located at the mouth of the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois. The thesis will examine kinetic architecture as ...

    • Dwelling in Nomadic Architecture: Transitional Housing for the Suddenly and Chronically Homeless 

      Miller, Nathan (North Dakota State University, 2016)
      The goal of this thesis project is to create a welcoming and respectful space to house, educate, and rehabilitate the chronic homeless population in the Minneapolis area. The challenge of this premise is to provide ...

    • Dwelling up|on the Dock 

      Weismantel, Jared (North Dakota State University, 2011)
      This thesis project will explore the aspects of dwellings that can contribute to making the floor plan more efficient through flexibility and adaptation to the users and environment.

    • Dynamic Modularity: A New Approach to Off-site Construction 

      Aspelund, Thomas (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. ...

    • ̶d̶̶i̶̶s̶ Abled: A Salutogenic Approach to Design for the Enhancement of the ADA Design Standards in the Built Environment for the Positive Impact on Mental Health of its Inhabitants 

      Mueller, Amy (North Dakota State University, 2019)
      Physical and mental health encompass the overall well-being of a person. However, people seem to immediately observe the physical health of others in society while the concept of “mental health” is left unspoken. The very ...

    • Echo: Elemental Architecture as a Method of Cleansing Freshwater in the Wake of Industrialization 

      Iliff, Kara (North Dakota State University, 2017)
      Existing as a force powerful enough to shape the face of the earth, yet delicate enough to sustain the life within our bodies, water is an element with which humans have continuously sought balance. Water has eternally ...

    • Ecological Architecture : Reconnecting Environments 

      Blume, Anthony (North Dakota State University, 2011)
      The typology for this facility derived from the problem concerning the separation of environments. The design will incorporate an Ecological Education and Research Center for Sustainable Development (EERCSD) within the ...

    • Ecological Living 

      Trueblood, Melissa (North Dakota State University, 2010)
      The natural world has set the precedent for life and the cycles in which living beings come and go. Many of our challenges in daily life are the struggles between time, money, and our personal health. With that, a look ...