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A New Devils Lake Waterfront
(North Dakota State University, 2005)Devils Lake is the largest natural lake in the state of North Dakota, it is also a closed basin lake, which helped contribute to its current flooding problem. In the future, when an outlet is created, the development of ... -
Georgetown Park: A New Urbanist Neighborhood on Fargo's Urban Fringe
(North Dakota State University, 2005)Poorly planned development is threatening our environment, our health, and our quality of life. In communities across America "sprawl" - scattered development that increases traffic, saps local resources and destroys ... -
Superior Shores Lakehomes: Lake Superior's Hidden Destination
(North Dakota State University, 2005)The north shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota is a major tourist destination for travelers from around the country and worldwide. The past 50 years has seen rapid development of both residential and commercial lots along ... -
Indian Hills Interpretive Park
(North Dakota State University, 2005)In 1998, the North Dakota Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Advisory committee met with members of the Three Affiliated Tribes and asked, "What do you want us to tell the world about your culture?" "Tell them we're still ... -
Grand Village Nursing Home Therapeutic Garden: Healing Through Nature
(North Dakota State University, 2005)The United States is aging. Baby boomers are getting older and the elderly population is on the rise. As people age many develop diseases and can no longer care for themselves. Lots of people joke about "sending mom and ... -
Design in Rural America: Preserving the Past by Enhancing the Future, Buffalo, South Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2005)Rural America of today is faced with major obstacles in the sense of maintaining active urban communities. Some of the factors the feed this fire are aging populations, and young people or moving away and not coming back. ... -
UND University Village Development: Finding Community in a Diversely Populated Area
(North Dakota State University, 2005)Campus planning has become an increasingly important topic over the past twenty years in the field of city planning. With many state’s universities growing at an alarming rate university officials are beginning to ... -
Shelter Island Master Plan: Perfection Inspired Master Planning
(North Dakota State University, 2005)It’s hard to say how a great designer achieves the perfect design, but it seems we all can recognize these perfect designs when we see them. What separates these great designs from the rest? What procedures in the ... -
The Fargo Landfill: A Remediation Leading to Reuse for Refuse
(North Dakota State University, 2005)The U.S. has approximately 3,091 active landfills which take in about 279 million tons of garbage annually (How Landfill's Work website). Since 1990, more than 11 billion tons of domestic and foreign waste has been disposed ... -
Eckelson Lakes Golf Club: Helping Golf and the Environment
(North Dakota State University, 2005)Over the second half of the 20th century and early into the 21st century, the golf course industry boomed and thousands of courses were built. Beautiful courses have been carved out of unused land, mountains, prairies, ... -
The Historic Third Ward Music Corridor
(North Dakota State University, 2005)The urban corridor engages and accumulates unique relationships between its users and its landscape. This interaction is both visual and musical (aural) in nature. Studying similarities in musical and cultural relations ... -
Between the Currents: A Project that Brings Ecological Resiliency Through a Regional Park Destination in Georgetown, MN by Applying Principles of Network Connectivity, Aesthetics, and Modularity
(North Dakota State University, 2022)In the Fargo-Moorhead Area, a project known as the FM diversion is being constructed to improve flood resiliency within the metro area. Looking to the outskirts of the metro area there are many rural communities that do ... -
Drifting Intersections: A Campus for Inciting Collaboration
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Collaboration among design professionals is a crucial component of a comprehensive design solution. The proximity of minds, each providing expertise and experiences unlike the others, produces an environment ripe for ... -
New Touch Park
(North Dakota State University, 2022)My study is to answer the question how can landscapes themselves be interactive, could they be learning & teaching experiences? Can you learn actively from design? Could a landscape teach you a story of a people or a lesson? ... -
Suburban Sequel: A Safer, Walkable Brooks Harbor Community
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Brooks Harbor in West Fargo, North Dakota is a new development that expanded rapidly with the addition of family housing. Due to its sprawl like development pattern, an analysis is done to determine the status of ... -
Of Land, Earth + Sea: A Re-Mastered Beach Resort
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Beaches, resorts, and recreational activities serve as a main source of attraction for some cities across the world that reside next to large bodies of water. This often leads to cities becoming dependent on tourism for ... -
On the Tides: A Resort Raising Awareness of Coral Reefs Through Environmental Intimacy and Accessible Exploration Off Hollywood, Florida's Coast
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Reef ecosystems around the world are facing threats from all sides. They see destruction and physical damage from careless people participating in destructive practices such as improper fishing, dredging, or even people ... -
Fair Catch
(North Dakota State University, 2022)What seems to be the problem? The problem is nationwide- Minnesota is just late to the party. Our privilege of 10,000(+) lakes has led us to turn somewhat of a blind eye to stormwater management. This is especially true ... -
Wildlife Wetland Park: Restoring Natural Habitat Through Stormwater Management & Public Recreation Along the FM Diversion
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Urban stormwater runoff is at an increasing rate due to climate change causing harmful chemicals and pollutants to drain into rivers and bodies of water. These pollutants are extremely harmful to the environment destroying ... -
Diverse Growth: Exploring Symbiotic Tree-Human Relationships in Landscape Ecosystems to Inspire Diversity in Urban Tree Plantings at Civic Center Park in Fargo, North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Trees and humans have a symbiotic relationship, trees provide beauty, protection, and economic gains for humans and we take care of them to live fruitful lives. They can often have multiple humans or even animal caretakers ...
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