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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, ...
Land of 10,000 Dying Lakes: Designing for Sustainable Water Management Through Wetland Conservation and Public Recreation
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
In 2017, 169 harmful algal blooms were reported nation-wide.
Existing in all water body types, saltwater or freshwater, this
number is increasing every year, and Minnesota is no exception.
In the land of 10,000 lakes, ...
Creating a Functional use of City Space Along the St. Croix River in Correlation to Seasonal Flooding
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Many locations within the United States have major flooding problems. One of these locations is along the St. Croix River. The St. Croix River is a tributary of the Mississippi River and it is approximately 169 miles long. ...
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 ...
An Immersive Sensory Experience: Revitalizing Touchmark Senior Living Community
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
This thesis project focuses on providing a unique
sensory expereince for residents, employees, and
visitors at Touchmark at Harwood Groves, a
local senior living community. This is a large
complex that houses independent ...
Returning to Earth: Natural Design for a Cemetery in Otter Tail County, MN
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
As awareness of human impact on the environment grows, ethical concerns are raised over the exploitation of natural resources by traditional cemetery design, and burial practices come into question. America’s parks first ...
Bringing Nature Indoors: Tetris Landscaping
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the average American spends
93% of their life indoors. Almost 70% of which is at home. By being indoors there is a greater
chance of being exposed to higher ...
Designing for Play in Island Park
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
‘Planning for Play in Island Park’ is a design thesis based meant to identify a realistic and
multifaceted response to the removal of Ash Trees (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) from Fargo
North Dakota’s downtown Island Park. ...
Revisiting Riverfronts: Creating Safe Urban Waterfronts That Can be Used Outside of Large Storm Events
(North Dakota State University, 2021)
Blue Spaces - areas along rivers, lakes, oceans, etc ... - in Urban
Areas have shown to improve pedestrians physical and mental
health. Due to climate change these spaces are in danger of becoming
deserted and forgotten. ...
Exceptional Universal Design: Designing for People With Exceptionalities
(North Dakota State University, 2023)
The purpose of this study is to find and realize solutions to the lack of inclusion of
People with exceptionalities. To create interaction between streetscapes, parks,
naturalistic landscapes, and people with exceptionalities. ...