Architecture Theses: Recent submissions
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Fundamental Urban Features Utilized by Small-Town America
(North Dakota State University, 2006)This project focuses on an entire city or town and how it must be designed to revitalize its center. Due to the fact that I will be looking at the entire cities, there is no specific site to be aware of. Two towns are the ... -
The Center for Collective Knowledge: The Rebirth of the Fargo Public Library and the Continued Revitalization of Downtown
(North Dakota State University, 2006)This thesis project will explore a public library for the future. The thesis questions will explore the following: what is knowledge, how is it perceived, and what function will the public library take as knowledge becomes ... -
Rumination on a Post Humanist Forum: Creating a New Forum for the 21st Century, Fargo, North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2006)Rumination on a post humanist forum is a new typology for Fargo, ND. The theoretical premise: the examination of what it means to store and access information today and in the future. The buildings total gross net is ... -
Mtns Edge Community Center: A Youth Interaction and Sports Facility for Kootenai County
(North Dakota State University, 2006)The designed thesis is a center for interaction in which to provide many opportunities, as well as encourage the participation in different activities. Built on the Rathdrum Prairie in Kootenai County, Idaho, the facility ... -
Embraced: A Living Community for People with Alzheimer's Disease
(North Dakota State University, 2006)The project typology is a residential care/assisted living community. The project will examine and evaluate the process of spatial sequencing through the progression of human life and disease. The project is located in ... -
Orchestra Hall Addition, Minneapolis, MN
(North Dakota State University, 2006)The thesis will examine a current urban context, which requires the reinvention of an existing space in order to preserve memory. The project will comprise of an addition to the already existing Orchestra hall in ... -
Antithesis: The Public Library as Sanctuary
(North Dakota State University, 2006)The thesis project typology is a public library. The library is located in Las Vegas, Nevada at the intersection of Flamingo Boulevard and Swenson Street. The library is roughly 100,000 square feet with 30,000 square ... -
Living a Healthier Life: A Connection Between Mind, Body and Spirit
(North Dakota State University, 2005)This thesis project is a wellness center for the city of Moorhead, MN. The site is located on Main Avenue next to the Red River. The site features easy access to both Fargo and Moorhead’s downtown areas and the bike ... -
A New American High School
(North Dakota State University, 2005)This project is about the design of a secondary school for the community of Farmington, Minnesota and Independent School District 192. The site chosen for this project is near the current school placement so as to share ... -
The Bay Course at Superior Shores Resort: A Mixed-Use Commercial and Residential Development
(North Dakota State University, 2005)The serene north shore of Lake Superior has unparalleled wilderness beauty. The soothing atmosphere of this great lake provides the perfect setting for enjoying outdoor activities. Attracting more players than any other ... -
Reviving the Commotion of a Community 52 Broadway: Urban Development Through Creative Design
(North Dakota State University, 2005)This paper describes the nature of an urban development project in downtown Fargo. The challenge of creating new architecture within a historic section of a city makes for an interesting project and allows for a creative ... -
Domus Dei: Diocese of Fargo Retreat Center
(North Dakota State University, 2005)In 2003 the Catholic Diocese of Fargo moved into a new building in south Fargo next to the new Shanley High School. They did this to get all of the offices into a single building which is call the Pastoral Center. The old ... -
Minnesota Juvenile Correctional Facility: Respect, Reaction, Rehabilitation
(North Dakota State University, 2005)As a thesis project, I propose a minimum security juvenile correctional facility in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. With this low security-type, most inmates will usually spend usually no more than five years in this facility ... -
Lake Benton Community Center
(North Dakota State University, 2005)Lake Benton, Minnesota is a small town with 700 people, located in the southwest corner of the state. I propose the design of a community center including public services of police and fire and a public library. The ... -
An Icon for Saint Paul: Minnesota Vikings Training Facility
(North Dakota State University, 2005)Stadia are increasingly being seen as tools of urban regeneration. Once regarded as single entities of limited interest beyond specific uses, they are now seen as having the potential to attract different groups at ... -
North Dakota State University Bison Sports Arena: Moving the University Forward
(North Dakota State University, 2005)The Bison Sports Arena for North Dakota State University will be a multiuse recreational facility not only for the athletes of NDSU but for any student, faculty member or visitor to the campus. This facility will enhance ... -
North Dakota Youth Correctional Center: An Exploration of a Multi-Faceted Campus
(North Dakota State University, 2005)The campus of the North Dakota Youth Correctional Center (NDYCC) lies nestled between the Heart River to the east and the scenic buttes to the south. Just outside the city center of Mandan, North Dakota. Due to a ... -
Total-Care Cancer Center: A Holistic Approach to Medical Care
(North Dakota State University, 2005)The Total-Care Cancer Center will be an extension of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Currently people from all over the world come to the Mayo Cancer Center for patient care, treatment, research and educational ... -
Center for Children With Special Needs: Investigating Architectural Design Through a Child's Perception of Place
(North Dakota State University, 2005)Embodying energy, emotion and youthfulness, children are a delicate and sensitive part of our communities. Unfortunately because of their size and growing immune systems, when faced with illness children tend to need ... -
Humanizing Architecture for Healthcare: Designing a Balance Between System Centered and Patient Centered Architecture
(North Dakota State University, 2005)Far too often the meaning of architecture for health care has been focused on the notion of a provider (system)— center care instead of a patient—centered care. This paper will explain the notion of how crucial the ...