Browsing Architecture Theses by Subject "Visitors' centers."
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Adaptive Learning Center
(North Dakota State University, 2012)The title of the thesis is Adaptive Learning Center. The building is located in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado and is a 14,000 sq. ft. facility. The typology for this building is an environmental learning center/visitor ... -
Anishinaabe: re-examining the past
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Nature and human history are the guiding forces to ensure a prosperous future for many generations. Native Americans have a rich history of living off the land and being in close contact with nature in all aspects of their ... -
Collecting Varied Energies within a Disconnected Community
(North Dakota State University, 2016)For centuries cities have been formed and various cultures shaped by the natural formation and flow of fresh water resources. Nature has an ever-changing pattern, rich-complexity, and various textures and forms that appeal ... -
Human's Offense - Nature's Defense
(North Dakota State University, 2016)How can design influence the way we view, understand and interact with a powerfully dynamic natural setting? No matter how long or to what extent that man intervenes with the natural world, mother nature will always ... -
A New Adventure: Encouraging People to Go Out to Discover American History through Architecture and the Environment that Surrounds It
(North Dakota State University, 2018)There are towns and historical places all over the country that currently do not have a space that allows for historical learning. Without these places of learning the history and knowledge tends to die off disappearing ... -
Old + New
(North Dakota State University, 2013)In this thesis the question, how can buildings that no longer serve their original purpose be reused for a new typology in a sustainable way, is worked out and given answers. It will be explored through the typology of a ... -
Place of Origin: Searching for a Current Vernacular for the St. Croix River Valley
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Cultures entrench themselves in the environment. Their histories are defined by it and their people are at one with it. Current architecture at times is so universally tuned out of unique regional qualities that it begs ... -
QUARRY INQUIRIES : resistance in material, method and measure
(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. ... -
Reawakening Cultural Significance: Ruin Exploration in its Full Embodiment
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This thesis aims to evoke a “historical consciousness” through the embodied experience of architecture. Specifically speaking, this architecture will reawaken the history of the Native American culture through creative ... -
Through a Technical Lens
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Through a Technical Lens will examine how architecture can facilitate advances in modern astronomical technique and equipment, specifically in the building typology of observatories and visitor centers. This design of an ...