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Recognizing History through Cultural Interpretation
(2010)
Homesteading was how westward expansion began in the United States in 1862. The Homestead Act gave an applicant one hundred sixty acres or one quarter section of undeveloped land outside the original thirteen colonies. The ...
Winter Landscapes
(2010)
Winters in mid western climates create a challenging environment for outdoor activity. Exercise and outdoor interaction decrease with the temperatures, causing a variety of health implications. Conditions such as Seasonal ...
Place: Community Development and the Effects of Nature and Culture
(2010)
What conjures a sense of place? Is it the landscape, the built environment, the people, or more likely
a combination of them all? This document explores the factors that
contribute to a unique sense of place. With this ...
Permeating Barriers - Minneapolis, MN
(2010)
Vast neighborhood change has long been characteristic of American communities. Declining physical conditions, social instability, and urban sprawl have all impacted inner city neighborhoods over the past few decades. In ...
St. Louis Placeless
(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. ...
PeDesign
(2010)
This thesis sets out to explore planning alternatives that function for pedestrians
instead of vehicular traffic. Setting new standards and development process will help
for a long and successful community but understanding ...
Retrofitting for Change: Fargo
(2010)
13th Avenue South Fargo has gradually grown to become the City of Fargo’s commercial and residential hub since the introduction of interstates i-29 and i-94 in the late 1950’s. The region surrounding 13th avenue South has ...
Community Fabrication
(2010)
This thesis set out to design for multiple people and their particular uses. To combine the desires of many and influence the way that they all use the space. Each
user has defined different outcomes for the area, with no ...
Cemetery: Space For The Living
(2010)
The typical present-day cemetery is used primarily for burials,
however, cemeteries in the past were created to function as parks
as well as burial grounds. In order to change the functions of a
cemetery, a more important ...