Landscape Architecture Theses: Recent submissions

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    • Revitalizing Urban Corridors: Synergy Park 

      Eidem, Brett (2011)
      The premise of this project is to investigate the current relationship of downtown Minneapolis to the surrounding urban sprawl. From the expansion of the freeway and its connection to these areas, the city is a hub for ...

    • 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 ...

    • Community Resilience: Investing in Walkability 

      Mellgren, Ashley (2011)
      Currently, Main Avenue is lacking character and connection to the rest of Fargo, North Dakota. Most of Main Avenue is zoned commercial, and it appears to be highly industrialized because of full scale billboards, concrete ...

    • 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 ...

    • Urban Greenway Retrofit: a design for alternative transportation, community and the environment 

      Rude, Maegin (2011)
      This thesis will examine how greenway systems connect and strengthen neighborhoods and green spaces within a city. A connected greenway system links green spaces within a city to enhance the relationships and well-being ...

    • Without Borders - Unifying Modern Patchwork Cities 

      Satterman, Kylie (2011)
      Title: Without Borders: Unifying Modern Patchwork Cities Summary: This thesis examines the question, how can American cities be designed or modifi ed to create a more unifi ed city, making it available to anyone who ...

    • Ecological Resilient Landscapes: Averting a Pending Disaster 

      Berg, Jacob (2011)
      Scars can be inflicted on landscapes after decades of human intervention. This project is meant to embrace the effects of remedial ecological design on our fragmented landscapes. Limited human intervention is an essential ...

    • Community Fabrication 

      Falkers, Stephanie (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 ...

    • 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. ...

    • Retrofitting for Change: Fargo 

      Ehiemere, Chidozie (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 ...

    • Winter Landscapes 

      Slivnik, Kyle (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 ...

    • PeDesign 

      Beaupre, Jean (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 ...

    • Cemetery: Space For The Living 

      Fink, James (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 ...

    • Recognizing History through Cultural Interpretation 

      Martineau, Ryan (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 ...

    • Permeating Barriers - Minneapolis, MN 

      Pleiss, Zachary (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 ...

    • Place: Community Development and the Effects of Nature and Culture 

      Zimmerman, Laura (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 ...