Architecture Theses: Recent submissions

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    • Structures Becoming Shadows: Evoking An Empathetic Perception Through The Construction of Mourning 

      Ward, Megan (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      The thesis responds to the constructive thought and perception around death and the mourning and grieving processes of life. The typology being a crematorium/columbarium will emphasize this inevitable process in life and ...

    • Transforming Voids 

      Koenig, Grant (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      This thesis will begin to explain the benefits of building new residential architecture in harmony with our social communities to provide a redevelopment of housing in downtwon Fargo. By studying how developments in the ...

    • The growing city: an exploration in high density living 

      Kierzek, Drew (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      The goal of this thesis is to explore the effects on a city’s density in correlation with the needs of that city. In certain areas, there is a growing need of housing. This absence results in longer commutes and less ...

    • Cass County Energy Interpretive Center 

      Rajapakse, Shanaka (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      This thesis examines the feasibility of conducting an alternative educational center parallel to the Cass County Electric Cooperative and its operations. Promoting renewable energies and educating the Community with ...

    • Designing for Chaos: Turning Digital Complexity into a Quantum Science Learning Center 

      Anderson, Ari (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      This thesis will explore the ability of a designer to use the arbitrary relationships generated in complex systems to determine the design of a building. Traditionally, the form of a building is created through a very ...

    • Permeable Layering 

      Schultz, Samantha (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      DESIGN WITH layering. The layering creates spaces that are safe, disconnected and protected from the outside. This is shown and felt through the creation of pathways and connections to spaces that are cut through the ...

    • Urban "Gumbo": A Mixed-Use Public Corridor in Lafayette, Louisiana 

      Pickett, Courtney (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      This thesis project invited the exploration of the boundaries between indoor and outdoor spaces. In fact, a boundary does not need to exist. To explore the impact of architecture in public spaces and an existing urban ...

    • Accessibility Through Design 

      Schwarzkopf, Erik (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      This thesis, Accessibility Through Design, will seek to explore the question: How can the design of a long-term care facility help promote physical and social accessibility of the elderly within an urban fabric, so as to ...

    • Building Senses: A Fresh Look At A Meaningful Retirement Community For The People Of Zhengzhou, China 

      Liu, Zhe (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      This thesis will rethink elderly people’s needs and according to that, design a building that responds to the physical and psychological aspects of the elderly population in the urban setting. The typology of this building ...

    • Longevtiy: Urban Retirement Living 

      Kolpack, Sara (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      This thesis, Longevity, studies the ability to create a place to dwell that improves the quality, longevity, and ability to heal those that inhabit its walls all the while residing within and urban setting. The typology ...

    • Brewing Up a Community 

      Huebsch, John (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      This thesis begins to answer the question: through design how can different zoning types, such as commercial and industrial, be built to create a hybrid structure that would complement each zoning type? The Typology used ...

    • Catalyzing Tourism: Through Integration of Cultural Heritage 

      Twogood, Derek (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      This thesis investigates the question, “How can architecture reflect a region’s cultural heritage and work as a catalyst for tourism?” The typology for the examination of this problem is a resort style hotel. The idea ...

    • Virtual Space in a Physical World 

      Krugerud, Devin (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      A small exposition center for St. Paul, MN. This project explores various design strategies with glass, steel, and suspension. Through the study of video game design techniques architecture can be developed in an entirely ...

    • Recovering Life in Architecture 

      Patnode, David (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      This thesis, Recover(ing)life within architecture, will focus on the question, “How can the design of a rehabilitation center assist in the care that each patient experiences and requires individually in the recovery ...

    • Developing Architectural Methods through Local Built Heritage: a Performing Arts Center in Torres, Brasil. 

      Baierle, Gabriela (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      Southern Brazilian vernacular building methods contain knowledge that is unique to that particular area of the world. With the implementation of modern techniques and the usage of intuitive design processes, a designer can ...

    • The Center for Equality: an LGBT and Community Resource 

      Fuhs, Justin (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      Architecture can facilitate the creation of a comfortable, welcoming and uniting space for its users. This thesis seeks a solution to the need for LGBT-affirming spaces. These spaces are necessary for a minority community ...

    • Urban water: weaving through the layers 

      Saengporm, Ploiphan (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      Architecture acts as a tool in creating a healthy environment, a settlement for nourishing culture, whether through the natural or built environment. This thesis is aimed toward an exploration of urban water through ...

    • Emergent Urbanism: Architectural Place-Making in Response to A Minnesota High Speed Train Network 

      Sortland, Nicholas (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      The way existing cities are set up and built is unsustainable, and risky. The bulk of new growth is occurring on the fringe of cities, where the streets and buildings have been designed for the automobile as the primary ...

    • Adaptable Architecture in a Regenerative Medicine Facility 

      Thompson, Courtney (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      The proposed regenerative medicine facility, in downtown Rochester, MN is the platform for investigating how a building can adapt with the expansion of human knowledge. The realization of adaptability in architecture can ...

    • Alpine Impact: Improving Functionality When Structure Is Impacted By Maximum Stresses 

      Bauer, Brittany (North Dakota State University, 2013)
      This Thesis will explore how a design solution specific to its geographic location is impacted by natural forces of that region. By providing a proper design solution to accommodate for training and operation of search and ...