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    • Audience of strangers : exploring theatrical public space in the design of a rail station 

      Augustine, Shelby (North Dakota State University, 2015)
      Through fiction, drama, and decorum this thesis explores architecture’s ability to create a more meaningful relationship to the public realm; facilitating interactions between strangers through the design of a rail station ...
    • Caesura: Enhancing the Culture of Fargo-Moorhead 

      Eggen, Jennifer (North Dakota State University, 2019)
      The downtown area of Fargo-Moorhead is growing exponentially, yet the rapid boom in growth may result in a monotonous city center. Downtown needs an attraction — something other than shops, bars, restaurants, and apartments. ...
    • Contrasting History 

      Jensen, Jared (North Dakota State University, 2011)
      This graduate thesis examines the inherent meaning in a constructed building and using that to find a new purpose for that building that embraces its style, age, and purpose. Through this connection with history, the ...
    • Theater of Community: Enabling a Vibrant and Interconnected Community through Careful Preservation of an Architectural Monument 

      Saddler, Nick (North Dakota State University, 2018)
      In his book The Creative City, urbanist Charles Landry speaks at length about hard and soft infrastructure in cities. Hard infrastructure referring to the built environment and the functions that support it and soft ...
    • Theatric depth : the theatre and the public 

      Atchison, Benjamin (North Dakota State University, 2014)
      My Thesis explores the way architecture can evoke a more meaningful relationship to the public realm. The project will attempt to reawaken a “space of participation” by challenging the changing understudy of public and ...
    • Vacant Mainstreet 

      Booth, David (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      This thesis, Vacant Main Street, will focus on a building’s ability to affect its surrounding community. Can a building be the spark that revitalizes a dying Main Street? The Main Street of St. Croix Falls, WI is ...