Landscape Architecture Theses: Recent submissions

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    • Maverick Harmony, Rapid City, SD 

      Chapman, Samuel (North Dakota State University, 2006)
      This project is a proposal for the revitalization of downtown Rapid City. Rapid City has for the past years been growing outwards. There have been improvements to building facades. There have been new buildings constructed. ...

    • Holy Family Redemption Gardens: Faith Under the Sun 

      Vilhauer, Stacy M. (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      The beautiful new Catholic church of St. Anne & Joachim lies in the far southern part of Fargo. Sullivan Middle/Shanley High School and a new pastoral center sit nearby, separated from the church by a moderately sizable ...

    • Lowell Park: Reconnecting a City to Its Waterfront 

      Stein, Robert L. (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      Stillwater lies in one of the most beautiful locations in Minnesota. It harbors a rich history linked to the river and was one of the first settlements in Minnesota. As of late Stillwater’s downtown has been a hot spot ...

    • A Trail Through the Seasons: All Seasons Garden Center and Arboretum 

      Holien, Jennifer D. (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      Western Minnesota and especially North Dakota are areas with little variation in their landscapes. These areas (on average) can be categorized as flat and with a few rolling hills in western North Dakota and in western ...

    • A New Devils Lake Waterfront 

      Zander, Chad (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      Devils Lake is the largest natural lake in the state of North Dakota, it is also a closed basin lake, which helped contribute to its current flooding problem. In the future, when an outlet is created, the development of ...

    • Georgetown Park: A New Urbanist Neighborhood on Fargo's Urban Fringe 

      Stachon, Gregory (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      Poorly planned development is threatening our environment, our health, and our quality of life. In communities across America "sprawl" - scattered development that increases traffic, saps local resources and destroys ...

    • Superior Shores Lakehomes: Lake Superior's Hidden Destination 

      Schlukebier, Melissa (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      The north shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota is a major tourist destination for travelers from around the country and worldwide. The past 50 years has seen rapid development of both residential and commercial lots along ...

    • Indian Hills Interpretive Park 

      Prosser, Amanda Marie (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      In 1998, the North Dakota Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Advisory committee met with members of the Three Affiliated Tribes and asked, "What do you want us to tell the world about your culture?" "Tell them we're still ...

    • Grand Village Nursing Home Therapeutic Garden: Healing Through Nature 

      Oja, Laura (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      The United States is aging. Baby boomers are getting older and the elderly population is on the rise. As people age many develop diseases and can no longer care for themselves. Lots of people joke about "sending mom and ...

    • Design in Rural America: Preserving the Past by Enhancing the Future, Buffalo, South Dakota 

      Lyons, Randy (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      Rural America of today is faced with major obstacles in the sense of maintaining active urban communities. Some of the factors the feed this fire are aging populations, and young people or moving away and not coming back. ...

    • UND University Village Development: Finding Community in a Diversely Populated Area 

      Jerke, David (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      Campus planning has become an increasingly important topic over the past twenty years in the field of city planning. With many state’s universities growing at an alarming rate university officials are beginning to ...

    • Shelter Island Master Plan: Perfection Inspired Master Planning 

      Iwen, Benjamin P. (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      It’s hard to say how a great designer achieves the perfect design, but it seems we all can recognize these perfect designs when we see them. What separates these great designs from the rest? What procedures in the ...

    • The Fargo Landfill: A Remediation Leading to Reuse for Refuse 

      Hejl, Phyllis Carol (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      The U.S. has approximately 3,091 active landfills which take in about 279 million tons of garbage annually (How Landfill's Work website). Since 1990, more than 11 billion tons of domestic and foreign waste has been disposed ...

    • Eckelson Lakes Golf Club: Helping Golf and the Environment 

      Harris, Chris (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      Over the second half of the 20th century and early into the 21st century, the golf course industry boomed and thousands of courses were built. Beautiful courses have been carved out of unused land, mountains, prairies, ...

    • The Historic Third Ward Music Corridor 

      Fischer, Dominic L. (North Dakota State University, 2005)
      The urban corridor engages and accumulates unique relationships between its users and its landscape. This interaction is both visual and musical (aural) in nature. Studying similarities in musical and cultural relations ...

    • Between the Currents: A Project that Brings Ecological Resiliency Through a Regional Park Destination in Georgetown, MN by Applying Principles of Network Connectivity, Aesthetics, and Modularity 

      Swenson, Thomas (North Dakota State University, 2022)
      In the Fargo-Moorhead Area, a project known as the FM diversion is being constructed to improve flood resiliency within the metro area. Looking to the outskirts of the metro area there are many rural communities that do ...

    • Drifting Intersections: A Campus for Inciting Collaboration 

      Rindy, Bennett (North Dakota State University, 2022)
      Collaboration among design professionals is a crucial component of a comprehensive design solution. The proximity of minds, each providing expertise and experiences unlike the others, produces an environment ripe for ...

    • New Touch Park 

      Mohamud, Abdirahman (North Dakota State University, 2022)
      My study is to answer the question how can landscapes themselves be interactive, could they be learning & teaching experiences? Can you learn actively from design? Could a landscape teach you a story of a people or a lesson? ...

    • Suburban Sequel: A Safer, Walkable Brooks Harbor Community 

      Lind, Haley (North Dakota State University, 2022)
      Brooks Harbor in West Fargo, North Dakota is a new development that expanded rapidly with the addition of family housing. Due to its sprawl like development pattern, an analysis is done to determine the status of ...

    • Of Land, Earth + Sea: A Re-Mastered Beach Resort 

      Lee, Sina (North Dakota State University, 2022)
      Beaches, resorts, and recreational activities serve as a main source of attraction for some cities across the world that reside next to large bodies of water. This often leads to cities becoming dependent on tourism for ...