Browsing Landscape Architecture Theses by Subject "Mixed-use developments."
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Climate Refuge: Thermal Comfort in Urban Micro Climates
(North Dakota State University, 2020)This study addresses two major issues by responding to the significant decline in retail buildings including enclosed shopping malls and improving density, livability and human comfort in communities welcoming climate ... -
Exchange Optimized: Utilizing Predictive Paths of Travel to Improve Circulation Efficiency and Urban Infill Patterns, as Applied to Fargo's West Acres Mall
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The rapid expansion of American cities led to historical marketplaces morphing into ubiquitous suburban shopping malls. For the last two decade these shopping malls along with the entire retail sector has experienced a ... -
Forming Neighborhood: Creating Community Identity through Connectivity, Placemaking, and Functionality for the Urban Plains Development in Southwest Fargo
(North Dakota State University, 2019)The city of Fargo, ND has been growing steadily in recent years. This has brought up issues of urban sprawl and lack of intentional design because developers mainly just try to keep up with the demand. It is becoming a ... -
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 ...