Architecture Theses: Recent submissions

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    • Getting Old: A Design Solution to Improve Mental Health Post Retirement 

      Buschke, Bailey (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      Individuals 65 years and older are struggling with the alarmingly high suicide rates among their peers. This is often caused by the sudden lack of purpose following retirement. Designing for community involvement while ...

    • Centennial High: A School for Hope and Growth 

      Teuber, Augustina (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      In this paper, high school design is evaluated in order to better support the mental health of its occupants. The alarming rise in anxiety, depression, and violence among youth over the past few decades demonstrates the ...

    • Simple Nurture: Weaving Motherhood and Community 

      Argenziano, Anne (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      There are community centers in nearly every city that are used to some extent. Some are good and some are bad. In most cases, the existence of a community is a prerequisite for the construction of a community center. ...

    • Safe Harbor: Recontextualizing Architectural Design to Engage Society in Combating Human Trafficking 

      Stroh, Anna (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      As one of the fastest growing and most lucrative criminal enterprises, human trafficking involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to lure victims into labor or commercial sexual exploitation. Minnesota faces widespread ...

    • Healing the Invisible 

      Luschen, Amy (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      Every day, the environments that surround are constantly impacting who we are and how we feel. Unfortunately, the power that we hold as designers is often overlooked, especially in the fields of healthcare and healing. ...

    • Housing for All 

      Hill, Amanda (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      What effect does sustainability and design consideration have on affordable housing? This thesis investigates affordable housing and how sustainable design can make it more economical. There is a lack of design that goes ...

    • Wasted Space: Reimagining and Repurposing Spaces 

      Hermanson, Alixandra (North Dakota State University, 2021)
      Cities throughout the world have developed urban landscapes sprawling with buildings of various uses, green spaces linking neighborhoods and networks of transportation systems. Some areas within these types of cities have ...

    • The Psyche of a Building: An Exploration of how Buildings Relate to the Human Psyche Through a Renovated Farmstead 

      Kingston, Veronica (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      Farmsteads have been steady reminders of how this country got its start. Hard work, family, faith, and community were all aspects of farm life. Each home was built with the help of neighbors, children learned how to do ...

    • Growth Management Strategies for Downtown Development Focusing on Affordable Housing 

      McNutt, Tyler (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      With an ever-growing world population, our cities, along with communities have continued to grow. The population in Kansas City Missouri, and the surrounding metropolitan area has increased each year. In 2018 the population ...

    • Architecture that Transforms History: Reframing the Birth Place of the Atomic Bomb for a More Critical Future 

      Gefroh, Tyler (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      Can architecture serve as a critical reminder to our present and future societies of the horrific potential of mass destruction? Throughout history human beings have consistently engaged themselves in the act of ...

    • Bringing the Rave out of the Cave 

      Bren, Travis (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      By examing the types of space raves inhabited, from the anarchist grass-root orgins of the urban undergrounds to the vast landscapes of commodified festivals of today, I question: what would the ideal 21st century rave ...

    • Dynamic Modularity: A New Approach to Off-site Construction 

      Aspelund, Thomas (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      The goal of this thesis project is to examine the several possible ways that a single-family residence can be built using various forms of off-site construction in order to determine which methods are the most suitable. ...

    • Healing with Colors 

      Garcia, Sydney (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      This study focuses on the relationship between color frequency and healing the human body. There is evidence that color has been implemented as a healing process through therapy, dating back to thousands of years ago. I ...

    • rEACH Central Ground Pet Healthcare Facility 

      Hazelett, Sarah (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      Animals have been beside humans for centuries, throughout the time we have tried to understand and domesticate all sorts of animals. There are many benefits to having pets in our lives, including a happier and healthier ...

    • Reintegration Through Architecture: Using Architectural Elements to Support the Process of Reintegration for Survivors of Human Trafficking 

      Omberg, Paige (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      The project typology is transitional social housing for victims of human trafficking. Can a designer focus on location and connection to nature to best support and acknowledge the challenges faced in the process of ...

    • Transcultural Education: Building Understanding through Architecture 

      Mack, Olivia (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      Architecture has the innate ability to control the environment in which it creates, so it presents itself as a tool for creating desired outcomes. This desired outcome is the change of social climate through Transcultural ...

    • Love in Las Vegas: An Introduction of Spaces of Desire to Sin City 

      Meier, Noah (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      “Falling in love, according to Socrates, is both madness and a revelation of the world as it really is.” - Perez-Gomez, Built Upon Love. Perhaps this is exactly what Las Vegas so desperately needs: a revelation among ...

    • New York City FC Stadium: Making Stadiums Worth Their Price 

      Schulzetenberg, Mitchel (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      In the US alone there is almost 250 major sporting venues. Some dating back to the late 1800’s. These stadiums are beautifully crafted, enormous in size and can hold thousands of people for a game. The only issue with ...

    • Redesigning the Passenger Experience Within the Context of Commercial Aviation: Door to Door 

      Musel, Mitchell (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      When addressing the topic of travel, a series of mixed emotions can rise up within us. Stemming from our experience from previous trips, we may choose to see the entire trip as a positive or negative based upon a single ...

    • Interweaving Generations: Enriching Elderly and Primary Care Through Integration 

      Smieja, Michaela (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      The goal of this project is to bring people together from two different generations. I want to design a place where two groups can come together and mutually benefit from one another. A child’s mind is so amazing because ...