Browsing Landscape Architecture Theses by Subject "Plazas."
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Adaptation : transforming existing transit systems for Millennials
(2014)The Millennial Generation, also known as Generation Y, has a different philosophy than previous generations when it comes to transportation and housing. According to Shyam Kannan, vice president at RCLCO, a leading real ... -
Community Connections
(2012)A university community in the Midwest will need to increase in density to accommodate an expanding population. This design thesis examines how density and growth can be accomplished while improving the quality of life for ... -
Conspicuous hydrology: The untapped potential of stormwater
(2013)Freshwater only represents 1% of the total water supply on Earth and is an essential entity for life to exist. Urban development has lead to the pollution and degradation of this essential element. Due to the existing ... -
Emerging connections : developing transit corridors in Minneapolis-St. Paul
(2014)A new era is coming to St. Paul’s Hamline-Midway neighborhood on the rails of the new Green Line light rail extension. There is a potential for the Green Line expansion to bring about a flourish of growth and positive ... -
The Human Senses: Designing Beyond Intuition
(2013)This thesis project will explore how multi-sensory experiences can be merged with landscape architecture as a supplement to communicate the meaning of place. The problem of landscape architects not fully understanding the ... -
Kansas City, Kansas: A Center for Community & Culture
(2013)Community spaces play an important role in the success of a city and it’s inhabitants. They become the foundation to which those living and visiting in the area come together and communicate. They offer opportunities to ... -
Moorhead City Walk : a masterplan to reimage Moorhead, Minnesota's urban core
(2015)This project explores the dynamics of streetscapes seeking to understand why some projects are successful and others are not. The location of the project is in Moorhead, Minnesota which is a border city to Fargo, North ... -
The Pine Ridge Project: Revitalizing the Forgotten
(2013)This project ventures to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in western South Dakota. The reservation is home to a rich culture of Lakota Sioux Native Americans that, unfortunately, are living in one of the most impoverished ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...