Browsing Architecture Theses by Title

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    • Play and the Public Realm 

      Toquam, Gabriella (North Dakota State University, 2022)
      Play is what makes us human. Play provides new perspectives which are required. Play promotes relationship, of those close to us and those in public, both needed relationships. We are more connected than ever in the modern ...

    • Please Feel Invited: Children's Psychiatric Rehabilitation Using Salutogeneic Design 

      Taylor, Eva (North Dakota State University, 2022)
      Mental health is a state of psychological, emotional, and social wellbeing that can have a variety of difficulties that affect the daily function of a person. Mental illness is a persistent problem, with the most ...

    • Plug it in: A perpetual living system 

      Nelson, Christopher (North Dakota State University, 2012)
      Plug it in explores the question -- are the principles and guidelines of modularity sufficient to accommodate a community and yield a city. The problem will be expressed by the design of a mixed-use potential building with ...

    • PODs and MODs : Modularity as a Response to the Skills Gap 

      Cristy, Joshua Kyle (North Dakota State University, 2018)
      PODs & MODs focuses on vocational trades schools, design build programs, entrepreuneurial maker space startups, modular shipping container builders and the manufacturing industry to investigate the issues companies are ...

    • Post Pandemic Shopping 

      Matejcek, Karlie (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      Shopping malls were originally designed to give people the opportunity to socialize and shop within the same environment. The shopping mall concept is extremely important within the urban spacial system, as it connects ...

    • Precarious Landscapes: Valparaiso's Earthquake Research Center and Memorial Museum 

      Jara, Natalia (North Dakota State University, 2017)
      The relationship of humans and nature has changed over time due to the advancement of technology and science, which has led us to believe that everything in the world can be somehow explained and controlled. However, a ...

    • Preserving our History 

      Cremer, Danielle (North Dakota State University, 2012)
      This project, Preserving our History, focuses on the integration of green design strategies, energy efficient design and historical preservation for the purpose of restoring neighborhoods within our city limits. Historic ...

    • Preventative Approach 

      Johnson, Justin (North Dakota State University, 2011)
      This thesis examines and researches a preventative approach toward the present mental healthcare practice. The current mental healthcare system focuses on a curative instead of a preventative approach. This current treatment ...

    • Processing Lines: Evoking a Critical Consciousness In the Production of Architectural Representation 

      Dawson, Mike (North Dakota State University, 2012)
      The intention of this thesis is to explore ways in which the emphasis placed on hyper-realistic depictions of reality influence the architects true understanding of the built reality in which he or she lives. The architecture, ...

    • Productive Reintegration 

      Janshen, Brandon (North Dakota State University, 2011)
      This project will re-address the traditional function of the ‘halfway house’ and focus on how this transitional period can benefit both local communities and felons during their pre-release stage of reintegration. The ...

    • Protect, Restore, Connect: Using Architecture to Help Save the Redwoods 

      Foster, Ian (North Dakota State University, 2023)
      In the recent past we have seen a rapid decline in the presence of old growth Redwood groves, particularly Coast Redwoods groves in northern California and southern Oregon. For various reasons, we have been losing these ...

    • Prytaneion Rediscovered: The Contiguity of Cultural Fragments 

      Highley, Joshua (North Dakota State University, 2017)
      The project explores the relationship knowledge plays in the development of communities today. By defining a space in the downtown area of St Paul, Minnesota dedicated to the exploration of cultural and historic fragments, ...

    • The Psyche of a Building: An Exploration of how Buildings Relate to the Human Psyche Through a Renovated Farmstead 

      Kingston, Veronica (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      Farmsteads have been steady reminders of how this country got its start. Hard work, family, faith, and community were all aspects of farm life. Each home was built with the help of neighbors, children learned how to do ...

    • The Psychological Impact of Architectural Design 

      Bordwell, Jenna (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      The theory of this thesis is to consider the relationship between the built environment and its psychological impact. The average person spends about 80-90% of their time indoors. Space, colors, aesthetics, materials, ...

    • Public Memory and Forgetting: Making Visible the Invisibility of Loss in the San Francisco AIDS Pandemic 

      Norby, Beau (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      It is well known that we depend on our memory for our individual and collective sense of identity, meaning, and purpose. We assign significance to past, present, and future events through inter-subjective and ordered ...

    • Quality for Equality 

      Kerr, Jolene (North Dakota State University, 2022)
      Growing up playing softball it was always a goal to reach a big stage for example the state tournament where even outside of games there were a lot of experiences to be excited about. For young softball players one of ...

    • QUARRY INQUIRIES : resistance in material, method and measure 

      Raisanen, Troy Jared (North Dakota State University, 2015)
      How does the methodology for constructing site information influence architectural design? This thesis is an investigative proposal for an Environmental and Cultural Interpretation Center for Quarry Park and Nature Reserve. ...

    • Racing Towards a Sustainable Future 

      Mayer, Matthew (North Dakota State University, 2023)
      The premier series for dirt track racing (World of Outlaws) has 174 races in 31 states across the country each year. With each race comes different fans, drivers, and crew members to these individual communities. While ...

    • Radiant Future: Dwelling, Pruitt Igoe, and the Imprint of Communist Architecture 

      Darling, Robert (North Dakota State University, 2017)
      This project seeks to solve the issue of public housing that America is facing in the present day. This housing sector is in crisis, and needs a renewed emphasis on quality and regard for human dignity, as well as an ...

    • Rape and Abuse Crisis Center, Grand Forks, North Dakota 

      Boehmke, Katie (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      For some women and children, life is lived in constant fear of abuse. The reality is that many of them are unable to leave their unfortunate situations because they are dependent on the abuser in many ways, including ...