Browsing Landscape Architecture Theses by Title
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Tale of the Mouse: a plan for downtown Minot's riverfront
(2014)This thesis explores the potential benefits a community can gain from a waterfront park as a downtown amenity. Currently, the city of Minot, ND is experiencing a growth in population due to the recent oilfield activity in ... -
Temporary Landscapes: Physically Distanced, Socially Together
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Temporary landscapes are where things happen, the bread and butter of urban life. Social, political, and economic battles have been waged in the open spaces of our cities. This is where change starts and grows. Even now, ... -
the THIRD: Space of Place in Transit-orientated Development
(2012)This thesis project introduces an urban design concept into the residential suburb of New Hope, Minnesota, connecting social interaction and movement to the hub of the city center. It will illustrate the notion that suburban ... -
A Trail Through the Seasons: All Seasons Garden Center and Arboretum
(North Dakota State University, 2005)Western Minnesota and especially North Dakota are areas with little variation in their landscapes. These areas (on average) can be categorized as flat and with a few rolling hills in western North Dakota and in western ... -
Transforming an Urban Corridor: Bus Rapid Transit on Lake Street
(2013)The Midtown Corridor is a culturally diverse, commercial district within the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota that is currently undergoing analysis for proposed transit alternatives. This site was selected because of its ... -
The Transitional Community: Integrating Students into the Community of St. Joseph, MN
(2013)Community design’s primary benefactors are the home owners and children forgetting about the young adults of the community. In some towns, but especially college towns, the population of young adults is the majority and ... -
Treading Lightly: White Earth State Forest Interpretive Center & Nature Park
(North Dakota State University, 2023)Human development is the leading factor in wetland habitat loss, whether through direct removal (i.e. deforestation, draining, damming, etc.) or through inadvertent means (harmful chemicals, disruption of migration routes, ... -
Tuolumne Meadow: Conservation of Yosemite's Meadows through Recreational and Educational Planning
(2016)Alpine meadows are delicate ecosystems that are being damaged and declining. In Yosemite only 3% of the park is considered meadow habitat. Through this thesis I am exploring the question; how can we conserve these alpine ... -
Un-Locking the River: Addressing Riparian Ecosystems and Public Recreation Opportunities Along the Mississippi River Gorge in Minneapolis, Minnesota
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Lock and dam systems harm rivers across America by disrupting their natural processes and destroying their unique riparian ecosystems. Riverbed habitat is covered by sediments, water temperatures rise due to slower flows, ... -
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 ... -
An Underwater Approach
(2012)“An Underwater Approach” is a series of theoretical premises that will develop into a master plan design. City planning and community involvement projects will be targeted at improving viability and awareness in an ... -
Unwanted Inevitability
(2012)According to the USDA, The upper midwest as well as the rest of the regions of the United States have been in a climatic wet-cycle since 1993. Excess precipitation has lead to increased flood likliness. In many countries ... -
The Upper Arm Bay Resort: On the Missouri
(North Dakota State University, 2023)Focusing on scrutinizing the significance of the economic gain and loss of rural communities in North Dakota. Farming communities are slowly declining around the Forth Berthold Indian reservation area due to the lack of ... -
Upper Harbor Terminal Park: Reconnecting Neighborhood and Linking History through Memories along a Post-Industrial River Front in North Minneapolis
(North Dakota State University, 2018)This thesis examines the potential benefits of having an open public space that can be a downtown amenity for the population of north Minneapolis. Over the coming years the state of Minnesota is experiencing growth due to ... -
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 Retrofit: a design for alternative transportation, community and the environment
(2011)This thesis will examine how greenway systems connect and strengthen neighborhoods and green spaces within a city. A connected greenway system links green spaces within a city to enhance the relationships and well-being ... -
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 ... -
Urban Transitions: making connections between transportation to the livable environment
(2013)The dependence on personal vehicles for transportation continues to grow for Americans. This has changed the shape of our cities toward automobile oriented transportation over the past decades. In return cities have been ... -
Urban Water: Seeking Cultural, Economic, and Environmental Connections
(2012)Water is an essential element for human life, not only is it a biological requirement of the human body, it is also an inherent part of our everyday lives. It is so common in everyday life that it is being overused. Due ... -
Urbanscape Revitalization
(2012)This thesis will seek to explore how Landscape Architecture, through strategic urban design and planning, can be instrumental to improving the unstable population within Urban communities. Such horrific decay of urban areas ...