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Rivers Edge: An Adult Participatory Net Zero Community
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
“It is truly a democratic building. Nearly everyone who lives and works on the site has a hand in determining how it performs.” - jv DeSousa
We live in a time of social change - we have been given the challenge of ...
Mending the Gap: Taking Advantage of Missed Opportunities Through Bridge Design
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Can a bridge be more than just a passageway to get from one side of a natural feature to another? Can different typologies be integrated into bridge design to create more of a destination than just a passage? Bridges ...
TriPeaks Montessori
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Blending architecture with landscape is not a new feature in design. For the Montessori schooling system, directly relating the natural world into the school’s methods of teaching is crucial for the development of the ...
Echo: Elemental Architecture as a Method of Cleansing Freshwater in the Wake of Industrialization
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Existing as a force powerful enough to shape the face of the earth, yet delicate enough to sustain the life within our bodies, water is an element with which humans have
continuously sought balance. Water has eternally ...
The Redesign of Lakeshore Architecture: A Mixed Use Approach to a Single Use Idea
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Boathouses are currently banned in Minnesota do to their effect on our lakeshores, but this may not be the right solution to the issues they face. Just because something is outlawed does not mean that it is entirely bad, ...
The Damages of Demolition
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
The goal of this thesis is to compare the effects of restoring a historic building versus the process of demolition and new construction for the same typology. By quantifying the embodied energy put into the historic ...
Prytaneion Rediscovered: The Contiguity of Cultural Fragments
(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, ...
Restoring Veterans Through Companionship: The Study between Rural and Urban Context
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
How does design differentiate between rural and urban sites? If the parameters are set and the same program is used for each, which context will be more successful?
This thesis focuses on two issues that affect the ...
Biophilic Veterans Rehab Center: A Place for Healing
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
The topic of this thesis project is a veterans rehab center that utilizes biophilic design. Biophilia is thought to help expedite the healing process for many kinds of ailments from mental to physical. The rehab center ...
Additive + Subtractive: Reimagining the Work of a Mid-Century Master
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
How do we build upon someone else’s work in a thoughtful and meaningful way while respecting the original character of their work? The challenge is even greater when the designer and architecture are known around the world ...