Browsing Landscape Architecture Theses by Subject "Fargo (N.D.)"
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Living Streets within Downtown Fargo: A Living Street that Focuses on the Pedestrian, Environmental, and Social Design Elements in Downtown Cores
(North Dakota State University, 2021)With downtown Fargo continuing to change with new multi-use buildings and parking garages, the focus should now be on the streets. Over the past couple years there has been multiple parking garages built within a mile of ... -
On the Fringe
(2012)When communities fail to plan, there is no institutional framework where development can progress. This leaves little opportunity for expansion or modification based on changing needs. The establishment of a common vision ... -
Prairie Park: An Ecological Wetland Proposal & Recreational Destination for North Fargo
(2016)The city of Fargo, ND, has approximately 40 stormwater detention and retention basins throughout the city. Many of which are vast open grass fields with concrete channels that do not support or welcome human interaction. ... -
Red River Civic Plaza : an urban park destination for Fargo-Moorhead Community
(2015)The City of Fargo, North Dakota, is funding the construction of a new City Hall to replace their current 1960s structure. This proposed development provides the largest city in North Dakota with a tremendous opportunity ... -
Redesign to Protect: Constructed Wetlands for Flood Mitigation, Education, and Wildlife Habitat along the Red River
(North Dakota State University, 2021)The Red River runs north through the hearts of two densely populated urban cores in North Dakota, Fargo and Grand Forks. In 1997 and 2011, the Red River hit the 50-year floodplain and in 2009 reached the 100-year floodplain. ... -
Retrofitting Suburban Plains: Creating a Walkable Mixed-use Neighborhood for South Fargo
(2016)This thesis aims to retrofit existing infrastructure and future development plans for a south Fargo neighborhood in order to transform the neighborhood into a walkable mixed-use urban center. Walkability is defined by ... -
Roberts Alley Revamp: Introducing and Implementing Pedestrian Design Principles (Complexity, Transparency & Human Scale) in Fargo, ND
(2017)Alleys are underutilized as contemporary pedestrian thoroughfares because they have historically served to hide the utilitarian functions of urban life. Thus, the narrow spaces fail to provide the necessary amenity required ... -
Smart Streets: Envisioning Autonomous Mobility through Active Spaces and Economic Design Practices in Fargo, North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2018)Safety is the top priority and designing for all users, with special attention to the pedestrian will be addressed. Next, increasing mobility on NDSU’s downtown campus will start with a design for more flexible and affordable ... -
Urban Endemics: Protecting Imperiled Species
(2011)This thesis project will explore the requirements for a botanical garden and associated grounds, within the city of Fargo, North Dakota. A key element includes the addition of micro-climates suitable for the introduction/ ... -
Urban Greenway Transformation: Multi-Functional Design Alternatives for the Fargo Community
(2013)This study assesses how citywide greenway systems connect and strengthen neighborhoods, provide recreational opportunities, enhance options to use multi-modal transportation, and expand usable green spaces. A pedestrian ... -
Virtual Space | Creating A Digital Sense of Place
(2013)The recent advancements in computer technology in the 21st century have changed the way many designers work in offices today. New computer software has allowed us to actualize works of landscape architecture that could ...