Browsing Architecture Theses by Title

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    • Living Library: How Stories Told Through Architecture Can Strengthen Communities and the People Within Them 

      Zeien, Mariah Kate (North Dakota State University, 2024)
      Story has been passed down through generations, carrying with it the history and teachings of diverse groups of people. Storytelling has evolved to fit into an ever-changing society, trying to adapt and stay prevalent in ...

    • Living Lightly on Earth: The Urban Eco Village 

      Angell, Sidney (North Dakota State University, 2022)
      Imaging living a low-impact lifestyle surrounded by nature, food, freshwater and air, wildlife, and a community with a common desire. An eco village is a community with shared land that promotes positive values including ...

    • Living utopia : challenging education as a machine through the design of architecture 

      Klindworth, Amy (North Dakota State University, 2015)
      Philosopher Jonathan Powers argues that current culture and society are engaging a utopian ideology. This model began in the 16th century when the educational system sought to reduce all knowledge to eidetic (visual) ...

    • Lolo Peak Resort 

      Hoverson, Kyle (North Dakota State University, 2015)
      Architecture in the mountains of Montana. Resorts in the alpine climate seem to only have one season. This is because more people see mountain resorts as a winter, rather than a four season, getaway. The need is out there ...

    • Longevtiy: Urban Retirement Living 

      Kolpack, Sara (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      This thesis, Longevity, studies the ability to create a place to dwell that improves the quality, longevity, and ability to heal those that inhabit its walls all the while residing within and urban setting. The typology ...

    • Love in Las Vegas: An Introduction of Spaces of Desire to Sin City 

      Meier, Noah (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      “Falling in love, according to Socrates, is both madness and a revelation of the world as it really is.” - Perez-Gomez, Built Upon Love. Perhaps this is exactly what Las Vegas so desperately needs: a revelation among ...

    • The Machine of Pataphysics: Reimagining the Relationship Between Humanity & Technology 

      Forbes, Jay (North Dakota State University, 2022)
      In our world there are two things that can be seen as obvious ways that humanity could end. First is that of climate change which we hear about and attempt to deal with all the time. Second, and perhaps less obvious, is ...

    • Main Street Visual & Performing Art Center 

      Watters, Jennifer (North Dakota State University, 2015)
      The community of North Branch, Minnesota lacks a suitable fine art culture. The school district is unable to provide a quality fine art education due to lack of funding. There are few opportunities for locals to become ...

    • Maintaining the Integrity of the Public Library Building in the Digital Age 

      Engle, Alexander J. (North Dakota State University, 2010)
      Today’s public library building sits in a peculiar position as media changes from the tactile to the digital. The thesis aims to illustrate the continued importance of the library as a physical place within the community. ...

    • The Maker Factory 

      Glur, Brian (North Dakota State University, 2015)
      Creativity, innovation and social interaction are key elements of being human. How can architecture influence these traits and create an environment that not only inspires but allows for expression of these by means of ...

    • Manchester Tutoring Center 

      Fadley, Alicia (North Dakota State University, 2016)
      The focus of this thesis is to analyze space and how it effects the mind in creative processes and learning. Looking specifically at the space’s acoustics, natural light, movement, and organization, one can create the ...

    • Manufacturing: A New Way 

      Wullschleger, Scott (North Dakota State University, 2012)
      This thesis project, titled Manufacturing: a new way, will examine manufacturing buildings, and the working conditions that exist there. The typology will be a brewery with a area of 60,000 square feet. The guiding idea ...

    • Material interactions - a center for recombinant waste 

      Peick, Matthew (North Dakota State University, 2014)
      Issues relating to solid waste management and human interaction thrive as a current and future challenge for human existence. Due to the abundance of waste produced within our community, utilizing our advancements in new ...

    • The Materiality of Time and Water: An Emotional and Cognitive Reinvigoration of Sustainability on the Edge of the California Coast 

      Cochrane, Bailey (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      Ancient man had a full-bodied integration into the divinity of the earth that we have displaced in our modern age. We have become subjects of the technological advancements of today and as a result are tasked with ...

    • Matilda's House 

      Kohn, Amanda (North Dakota State University, 2010)
      Suffering is part of the human condition, and, thus, so is healing and comfort. An architecture that can foster the healing process and the restoration of balance between mind, body, and soul brings to light the true meaning ...

    • Meadowlark Recreation Center 

      Mosser, Chase (North Dakota State University, 2022)
      The Meadowlark Recreation Center is an all encompassing recreation center with dedicated childcare facilities and programs intertwined within its architecture. The proposed facility will give the city of Minot a second ...

    • Meeting Inevitabilities: How Architecture Can Aid in Our Acceptance of Death and Improvement of Life 

      Kolling, Caitlyn E. (North Dakota State University, 2024)
      Meeting Inevitabilities seeks to explore design in relation to life, death, and memory. In the modern age, there is a significant lack of space for human interaction and connection surrounding the events of death, which ...

    • Memory and Health 

      Sanders, Luke (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      Throughout the United States long term care facilities have only recently began using design to help their residences gain a better standard of living or even regain some of their independences back. They have begun ...

    • Mending the Gap: Taking Advantage of Missed Opportunities Through Bridge Design 

      Lunde, Nicholas (North Dakota State University, 2017)
      Can a bridge be more than just a passageway to get from one side of a natural feature to another? Can different typologies be integrated into bridge design to create more of a destination than just a passage? Bridges ...

    • A Methodology of Calculating the Carbon Footprint of a Building 

      Kane, Kaitlyn (North Dakota State University, 2023)
      Environmentalism and conservation are two things that are very important to me. It is so enjoyable to be in a place where so little others have been. Walking through the woods where no human has adapted is precious. ...