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    • 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 ...
    • The Architecture of Stimmung 

      Brandt, Nicholas (North Dakota State University, 2015)
      This thesis examines the environment, atmosphere and experience of patients who have undergone treatment for or who have been affected by cancer. The design is inspired by Martin Heidegger's concept of “Stimmung” (mood, ...
    • Biophilia : A Healing Connection 

      Jensen, Kelsey (North Dakota State University, 2011)
      Throughout recent years more people have been inhabiting cites which creates growth of the built environment and a greater disconnect between humans and nature. It becomes a matter of finding solutions to settle this ...
    • Courage campus - a place of healing and re-discovery 

      Avard, Matthew (North Dakota State University, 2014)
      This thesis will help develop a place where armed force members can begin to reconnect back to society. Architecture will be used to create a safe haven for service members andfamilies who have been affected by horrifying ...
    • Design active 

      Stroh, Alyssa (North Dakota State University, 2015)
      The way in which one’s environment is built has a strong influence on the individual and community as a whole. Societies across America are very diverse depending on geographical location, resources, economy, climate, and ...
    • Design for Well-Being: Architecture to Reduce Health Inequity 

      Falk, Paige (North Dakota State University, 2019)
      As a society, we are faced with ever-changing healthcare costs and quality of care. Unfortunately, not everyone can access, or afford, the care that they need. Throughout the country, many people are facing illness and ...
    • Expanding Experiential Perception 

      Denault, Allison (North Dakota State University, 2011)
      By understanding the affects of built space on those who have limited physical or mental abilities, we are able to create space that could facilitate their very specific needs. Currently, there are many ways to facilitate ...
    • Feeding Change from the Ground Up 

      Franklund, Marcie (North Dakota State University, 2011)
      This project aims to answer the question, through the utilization of the appropriate learning environment, can children learn how to improve the nutritional health of themselves and their families? The solution will be ...
    • The Genesis Project : exploring the convergence of architecture, music, & life 

      Halvorson, Timothy (North Dakota State University, 2015)
      Music is an innate human quality that provokes physical, mental, and spiritual responses both consciously and subconsciously, and consequently, has the capacity to change the environment. Architecture can be designed as a ...
    • Hallmark Wellness 

      Staloch, Kirsten (North Dakota State University, 2012)
      Design elements in the built and natural environment influence how humans react in a space. Penetrating light proves to increase wellness in time. Quality illuminance in health care areas result in better health outcomes. ...
    • Healing and Gathering Centers 

      Hawley, Meaghan (North Dakota State University, 2019)
      This thesis proposes to create a place of sanctuary and gathering for Native American individuals and communities - a place for memorial, healing, and prayer concerning loss and/or trauma as well as a hearth for families ...
    • Healing with Colors 

      Garcia, Sydney (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      This study focuses on the relationship between color frequency and healing the human body. There is evidence that color has been implemented as a healing process through therapy, dating back to thousands of years ago. I ...
    • Hope : An Environment for Revitalization 

      Kalscheur, Samuel (North Dakota State University, 2011)
      This thesis project focuses on the need for a more holistic approach in today’s health care system, one that puts a greater emphasis on the psychological healing of a person; a facet that is too often neglected. Specifically, ...
    • Hopeful Youth 

      Zikmund, Jacob (North Dakota State University, 2012)
      This thesis examines the question, how can architecture encourage positive relationships and inspire hope in young cancer patients? The project will study the affects of the natural and built environment and what role it ...
    • Nuanced didacticism 

      DeLaRosa, Michael (North Dakota State University, 2015)
      The United States is currently at a crossroads with providing equal rights to its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens. Despite the growing acceptance for these estimated 9 million people, many continue to face ...
    • Oak Hospital : a holistic approach to healthcare 

      Rodriguez Padilla, Esau (North Dakota State University, 2015)
      Biophilic design has the ability to influence lives physically and mentally. Unbalanced health issues, lack of assistance at home, and lengthy distances to medical facilities, create life and death scenarios. Due to these ...
    • Oncology Center: Healing through Architecture 

      Ostlie, Stina (North Dakota State University, 2018)
      The typology of my project is healthcare design. Based on past research, many studies have shown that the environment and space that an individual is in can strongly influence a person’s treatment plan and healing process. ...
    • Recovering Life in Architecture 

      Patnode, David (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      This thesis, Recover(ing)life within architecture, will focus on the question, “How can the design of a rehabilitation center assist in the care that each patient experiences and requires individually in the recovery ...
    • Recovery through design 

      Prins, Polly (North Dakota State University, 2015)
      The aim of this thesis is to investigate and identify the environmental psychological needs of patients receiving treatment for addiction and mental health diseases. The research aims to implement architectural spacial ...
    • Regeneration Through Connection 

      Hoff, Danielle (North Dakota State University, 2012)
      Citing the world’s current rate of natural resource use, there will be little left of the world that is natural within a generation. The current cycle of environmental degradation is so extreme that the natural environment ...