Browsing Landscape Architecture Theses by Title

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    • Solvay Coke and Gas 

      Nordling, Brad (2011)
      This project is meant to explore the idea of how Vacant heavy industrial zones can have different uses than existing industrial sites across America. The idea is to use sustainable design to minimize the polution rate, ...

    • The Soup Bowl in the City of Lakes 

      Gronhovd, John (2013)
      Minneapolis residents value parks for many contributions to the public realm – as a green escape from the city, as opportunities for recreation, as places to gather – but few people think of parks as infrastructure, as ...

    • St. Louis Placeless 

      McKinney, Joshua (2010)
      This thesis investigates the value of beneficial context on a neighborhood in blight and how to transform a neighborhood that has faced decline into a place that harbors community and can be a place of pride for a city. ...

    • Stonewall Farms expansion : a new approach to venue design 

      Holmgren, Drew J (2014)
      Stonewall Farms Expansion: A New Approach to Midwest Venue Design, builds upon a growing movement in the venue industry. This new movement is characterized by individuals and small startup-businesses looking to offer clients ...

    • Suburban Sequel: A Safer, Walkable Brooks Harbor Community 

      Lind, Haley (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 ...

    • Summit's Rally: Preserving the ecological systems of the Ross Lake Rec. Area and the North Cascades National Park through recreational education 

      Smith, Corey (2017)
      This project explores the central issues surrounding the Northern Cascades National Park (NCNP) complex, and their relationships to the conservation efforts and protocol of the park’s system. These issues are: local ...

    • Superior Shores Lakehomes: Lake Superior's Hidden Destination 

      Schlukebier, Melissa (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 ...

    • Sustainable Framework for Lakeshore Communities 

      French, Ashlyn (North Dakota State University, 2020)
      This study explores the 9-mile-long shoreline, along with the 700 acres of water in Lake Mitchell. The City of Mitchell has 15,600 people surrounding the polluted lake in South Dakota. Lake Mitchell's water is toxic, so ...

    • Sustainable Growth and Redevelopment of Wadena: Evoking a Meaningful Change 

      Jones, Adam (2011)
      The general public often delude themselves into thinking that the landscapes we design are implicitly sustainable, though they frequently are not. We, as designers, must make known, and take responsibility for, the ...

    • Sustainable Lakeshore Development : Integrating Lakeshore Ecosystems into the Urban Environment 

      Kramvik, James (2011)
      This project is meant to explore sustainable lakeshore design ideas within private and public community property that share a common water body resource. A community surrounding a water body forms a social-ecological ...

    • Sustainable Lakeshore Tourism 

      Bishop, Adam (2012)
      This thesis examines the importance of urban lakeshore waterfronts for they are merely large wetlands, that play a crucial role in maintaining eco-balance, protecting bio-diversity, and replenishing underground water ...

    • Sustainably Symbiotic: A Study Using Lichen Biomimicry to Design a Sustainable Multi-Use Campground in Cavalier County, ND 

      Lonewolf, Xantippean (North Dakota State University, 2023)
      Evaluating if designing a multi-use campground using biomorphic design relating to LICHEN could benefit the overall camping experience. The Pembina Gorge near Walhalla, North Dakota was determined as the design setting. ...

    • Symbiotic beachfront design : sharing Southeast Florida's coast with sea turtles 

      Champa, Luke (2015)
      This urban beachfront design project is a unique approach to sustainable beachfront design development because it focuses on creating a symbiotic relationship between humans and a sensitive turtle habitat, rather than ...

    • Tale of the Mouse: a plan for downtown Minot's riverfront 

      Gefroh, Ethan (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 

      Hopfauf, Emily (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 

      Johnson, Alex (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 

      Holien, Jennifer D. (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 

      Neuenschwander, Emily (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 

      Krueger, Kyle (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 

      Mocnik, Benjamin K. (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, ...