Landscape Architecture Theses: Recent submissions
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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. ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Hippotherapy Sensory Trails in Stewartville, MN
(North Dakota State University, 2021)This thesis will focus on healthcare and therapeutic design with the major focus being hippo-therapy trails for young individuals with anxiety, depression and Sensory Processing Disorder. Hippo-therapy or equine therapy ... -
Lakeshore Design Intervention
(North Dakota State University, 2021)This study will quantify the Minnesota County's concerns with shoreline development and private landowner's concerns with the unauthorized use of purchased land due to regulations and wildlife preservation. This study ... -
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. ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
Redesign to Protect: Constructed Wetlands for Flood Mitigation, Education, and Wildlife Habitat along the Red River
(North Dakota State University, 2021)The Red River runs north through the hearts of two densely populated urban cores in North Dakota, Fargo and Grand Forks. In 1997 and 2011, the Red River hit the 50-year floodplain and in 2009 reached the 100-year floodplain. ... -
Climate Refuge: Thermal Comfort in Urban Micro Climates
(North Dakota State University, 2020)This study addresses two major issues by responding to the significant decline in retail buildings including enclosed shopping malls and improving density, livability and human comfort in communities welcoming climate ... -
From Brownfield to Permaculture City: Converting a Brownfield Site by Creating a New Community Through Increased Density and Sustainable Permaculture.
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Sustainable, permaculture living is a recurring trend in residential design. Society is becoming more aware of the impact humans have on the environment, along with learning ways to minimize an ecological footprint while ... -
Fargo: Growing Upward: A Neon Living Wall
(North Dakota State University, 2020)There is an emotional connection humans have with plants and the aesthetics of natural elements that can directly influence our mood, productivity, and overall happiness. Emotional factors can directly impact and change a ... -
Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge Park: Using Private-Public Infill to Create a Destination Waterfront Park in the City of Bismarck, North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2020)This study focuses on the preservation of the Bismarck-Mandan rail bridge and surrounding 200-acre site as a catalyst to transform the waterfront of North Dakota’s capital city into a 21st-Century urban park. Announced ... -
Sustainable Framework for Lakeshore Communities
(North Dakota State University, 2020)This study explores the 9-mile-long shoreline, along with the 700 acres of water in Lake Mitchell. The City of Mitchell has 15,600 people surrounding the polluted lake in South Dakota. Lake Mitchell's water is toxic, so ... -
Hospital Gardens & Therapeutic Spaces
(North Dakota State University, 2020)The Great Plains Region in the United States has over 3,000 hospitals and clinics. Many lacking the outdoor amenities useful to individuals year-round. This study will focus on placing those amenities at the Sanford Medical ... -
Rapid Revival: Re-imagining the Former Blandin Paper Mill through Sustainable Design Practices and Public Amenity Planning in Grand Rapids, Minnesota
(North Dakota State University, 2019)As technology progresses, more companies are choosing paperless practices. As this trend continues, numerous paper mills are beginning to shut down leaving behind first rate spaces to be redeveloped. Problems we face with ... -
Un-Locking the River: Addressing Riparian Ecosystems and Public Recreation Opportunities Along the Mississippi River Gorge in Minneapolis, Minnesota
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Lock and dam systems harm rivers across America by disrupting their natural processes and destroying their unique riparian ecosystems. Riverbed habitat is covered by sediments, water temperatures rise due to slower flows, ... -
ADAPTATION: Leveraging Modern Narratives towards Preservation and Public Uses of Pueblo Bonito's World Heritage Ruins in New Mexico's Central Chaco Canyon
(North Dakota State University, 2019)This study focuses on creating new narratives to cultural heritage sites by comparing concepts of ruins from cultural heritage sites and post-industrial landscapes. Both landscapes share that unifying feature of ruins and ...