Architecture Theses: Recent submissions
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Edges of the Mind: Reconstructing an Urban Pontos
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Edge-world. The horizon of our lived reality, this material world within which we all exist, is one composed of edges and defined by them, an edge-world. To consider the nature of a town, of a city, of any conceivable ... -
Revisiting Residential Design Through Vertical Farming
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This thesis is an investigation of the question, as a city’s population continues to rise, how can residential design assist in meeting the increased demand for food, water, energy and shelter? The typologies for the ... -
Dreaming and Perceiving: An Approach to Dwelling in the City
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This thesis aims to answer the question; how can we slow down our perception of city living to create an appropriate setting that reinterprets aspects of community living into an urban setting? The typology is a mixed use ... -
Kinetic Morphology of Performance Space
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This is a study of how spaces change from one typology into a completely opposite one. The main typology is stage performance with immense requirements which demand the use of advanced technology and automation. The project ... -
Water : the spirit of life
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This thesis will investigate the correct balance between water and architecture that creates a serene environment for the public. Water is seen in today's day and age as a raw material that we humans always have at our ... -
Theatric depth : the theatre and the public
(North Dakota State University, 2014)My Thesis explores the way architecture can evoke a more meaningful relationship to the public realm. The project will attempt to reawaken a “space of participation” by challenging the changing understudy of public and ... -
Light and shadow : experiential boutique resort
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This thesis explores the question, “How can the manipulation of light and shadow through texture affect the experience of a space?” The typology for this thesis is a experiential boutique resort which is located within the ... -
Architecture as desire : exploring the origins of our desire to hear music
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Our mind is subconsciously entertained and potentially enslaved by classification into categories. A typology is a system used for putting things into groups according to how they are similar and architecture has equally ... -
A Place for lace
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This thesis explores the question, “How can the digital, mechanized world of today, help keep the tradition of handcrafted Belgian lace alive?” The typology for the examination of this problem is a museum/learning center ... -
Architecture in motion : an exploration of kinetic space
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Architecture in motion: More than just an idea, it is a concept quickly becoming a reality. The real question is how will this concept shape architecture of the future. Exploration of kinetic architecture and tectonics ... -
Aeronautical destinations
(North Dakota State University, 2014)One can arrive at as many as three or more airports on the way to their destination with two layovers during the trip, KFAR to KMSP to KSLC to KPSP for example. How can an airport design be more than just a vehicle for ... -
Urban infrastructure
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This thesis project, Urban Infrastructure, provides answers to the question, How can a city’s systems and infrastructure influence its architecture? The building typology used to examine this question is a 75,000 sq. ft. ... -
Millennial housing
(North Dakota State University, 2014)In this thesis, the current and past ideals of what is considered a home, the desires to create a home, and the features that make up the idea of home will be examined in regards to their being drastically changed due to ... -
Catalytic converter : facilitating change in the places that need it most
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This thesis investigates the question, how can struggling American cities be rejuvenated in the rapidly evolving context of the twenty-first century? The typology explored is a community design center. The site for this ... -
Resort design as it relates to the subconscious
(North Dakota State University, 2014)How can the principles of environmental sensitivity and responsiveness measurably enhance the way that hospitality is envisioned, implemented, and experienced? The world constantly becomes more interconnected and international ... -
Cradle for change : finding the space between home and homelessness
(North Dakota State University, 2014)This thesis is about creating a place where the poor and homeless can live without fear of where the money for their living arrangements is coming from and where they can be taught useful skills for reintegrating into ... -
The Hierarchy of innovation
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Currently we have the opportunity to use architecture as a vehicle for innovation. The thesis title “The Hierarchy of Innovation” is an analogy and in this case relates to “a hierarchy of needs” for the current society. ... -
Material interactions - a center for recombinant waste
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Issues relating to solid waste management and human interaction thrive as a current and future challenge for human existence. Due to the abundance of waste produced within our community, utilizing our advancements in new ... -
The Nature of happiness
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Designed as a 384,300 SF urban mixed-use community Node and placed in Minneapolis, MN this thesis attempts to show how architectural design may respond to the overwhelming pollution, poor quality of life and mass urban ... -
Adagio : étude for the practice and performance of piano
(North Dakota State University, 2014)Adagio: Étude for the Practice and Performance of Piano explores the interaction between people and music in a community, and how the production of music can be available to anyone. Interaction with music has a multitude ...