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Adapting an icon : adaptive reuse of downtown movie theaters
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Downtown theaters serve as landmarks for many communities across our region because of their unique design features. Elaborate auditoriums, decorated facades, and flashy, grand marquees are all iconic characteristics of ...
Sustainable Engagement
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
This thesis is my solution to how architecture can influence individuals to learn and live in a sustainable environment that excites its users. I have redefined sustainability as, “a social change involving individuals, ...
Remedial architecture
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The North Shore Healing Center gives a place for personal mental health rehabilitation. This building provides a safe and comfortable place for people to
rebuild themselves. It uses natural healing remedies and holistic ...
Saudade - rethinking deathcare
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
This thesis explores the manner in which architecture can more sympathetically respond to people in a time of loss and grievance. Through adaptively repurposing a historic structure in Minneapolis, MN, a crematory and ...
Lessons from the polis : the Minneapolis Museum of Art
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Philosophers Alberto Pérez-Gómez and Hans-Georg Gadamer have critiqued the modern museum as a place of art for the sake of art, where the aesthetics of the work have come to dominate the conversation. In the Relevance of ...
Main Street Visual & Performing Art Center
(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 ...
Artisanal collaborative : an art incubator
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The term Artisan came into being during the Middle Ages. People who
were considered Artisans were those who were Masters (or Apprentices) in a specific craft. Many of these crafts are still prevalent in today’s ...
The Maker Factory
(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 ...
Urban elder care
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
My thesis project focused on the design aspects of integrating assisted living care facilities with a childcare facility or an animal shelter. The Eden Alternative nonprofit has conducted research and has shown the benefits ...
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. ...