Landscape Architecture Theses: Recent submissions
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Point of Pines Ecolodge: Promoting Educational Awareness and Resource Management Through Energy, Food and Water Conservation in North Central Minnesota
(2017)As first world countries become more conscious of the carbon footprint in the environment, many resorts continue to excessively use natural resources. This thesis intends to redesign the existing prototype in resorts by ... -
O'Donnell Park: Enhancing Downtown Milwaukee’s Economic, Environmental and Social Networks through Sustainable Design
(2017)This thesis begins to address, how does a city provide essential resources for a city in a public urban space? A question designers have asked themselves since the beginning of urban design. In this day and age currently, ... -
Sheyenne National Grasslands: An Ecological Learning Center and Trail Enhancement in Ransom and Richland Counties of North Dakota
(2017)In the last few decades, more and more land has been converted to farmland and developed land, destroying natural habitats that can never be fully restored to their original diversity despite restoration efforts. ... -
Summit's Rally: Preserving the ecological systems of the Ross Lake Rec. Area and the North Cascades National Park through recreational education
(2017)This project explores the central issues surrounding the Northern Cascades National Park (NCNP) complex, and their relationships to the conservation efforts and protocol of the park’s system. These issues are: local ... -
Tuolumne Meadow: Conservation of Yosemite's Meadows through Recreational and Educational Planning
(2016)Alpine meadows are delicate ecosystems that are being damaged and declining. In Yosemite only 3% of the park is considered meadow habitat. Through this thesis I am exploring the question; how can we conserve these alpine ... -
Resurgence: Adapting Ecological Succession to Promote Human and Wildlife Interaction
(2016)This work studies the effects of turf grass surrounding rural housing. It examines degree of turf management, the human relationship with nature and turf grass, aesthetics of nature and turf grass, principles of ecological ... -
The Green Line: Promoting Safety and Connections Through a Year Round Bicycle Network for Fargo, North Dakota.
(2016)This paper will define what qualities make bicycle paths and lanes safe and easy to see. Winter maintenance strategies that are successful in ensuring year round use will be defined as well. First, data from various sources ... -
Bluebird Gardens--Bringing People Together Through the Awareness and Education of Local Agriculture
(2016)The purpose of this design thesis is to create a site design that features elements that promote public participation, education, and awareness of local agriculture through CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture), while ... -
The Front: Re-imagining Main Avenue in Downtown Fargo as a Multi-modal Transit Corridor
(2016)As cities strive to become more walkable, considerate of bicyclists, and more accommodating of mass transit, one has to ask how current arterial roadways can be retrofitted to allow for all modes of transportation. Downtown ... -
In the Loop: Making Historically Conscious Pedestrian Connections
(2016)Connecting green spaces, and providing meaningful and convenient pedestrian passage are two ideas that push sustainability, encourage community activity, and create a more enjoyable environment for the users. This is the ... -
Prairie Park: An Ecological Wetland Proposal & Recreational Destination for North Fargo
(2016)The city of Fargo, ND, has approximately 40 stormwater detention and retention basins throughout the city. Many of which are vast open grass fields with concrete channels that do not support or welcome human interaction. ... -
Retrofitting Suburban Plains: Creating a Walkable Mixed-use Neighborhood for South Fargo
(2016)This thesis aims to retrofit existing infrastructure and future development plans for a south Fargo neighborhood in order to transform the neighborhood into a walkable mixed-use urban center. Walkability is defined by ... -
The Salmon Run: A Restoration & Recreation Plan for the Valley Creek Watershed in Port Angeles, WA
(2016)This thesis studies the life cycle needs of salmon and asks the question, how can we restore a river to be viable for salmon habitat as well as promote positive human interaction? As an indicator species, salmon are ... -
Festival on Fifth Street: A Multi-modal Streetscape and Cultural Center in Downtown Bismarck, North Dakota.
(2016)This thesis is a study conducted to explore the effects of revitalizing a downtown street emphasizing the pedestrian. Through research, the streetscape will be redeveloped for the safety of pedestrians as well as various ... -
Ford Park: Creating Hydrologically Sensitive Connections to the Mississippi Riverfront System
(2016)The main question this study aims to answer is how can we create an urban space that celebrates the riverfront at all times of the year, while still creating viable flood protection? Other questions considered are, what ... -
Moorhead City Walk : a masterplan to reimage Moorhead, Minnesota's urban core
(2015)This project explores the dynamics of streetscapes seeking to understand why some projects are successful and others are not. The location of the project is in Moorhead, Minnesota which is a border city to Fargo, North ... -
Naturalization of Boom Island : restoration of the Great Lakes habitat in present day Minneapolis, Minnesota
(2015)This thesis researches the ecosystem of what is now modern-day Minneapolis, Minnesota before its settlement in the 19th century. An understanding of the area’s natural state is applied to the redevelopment of Boom Island, ... -
Red River Civic Plaza : an urban park destination for Fargo-Moorhead Community
(2015)The City of Fargo, North Dakota, is funding the construction of a new City Hall to replace their current 1960s structure. This proposed development provides the largest city in North Dakota with a tremendous opportunity ... -
Symbiotic beachfront design : sharing Southeast Florida's coast with sea turtles
(2015)This urban beachfront design project is a unique approach to sustainable beachfront design development because it focuses on creating a symbiotic relationship between humans and a sensitive turtle habitat, rather than ... -
Landfill re-morial : a postmodern reclamation of the City of Fargo landfill
(2015)This thesis takes a quantitative look at closed landfills to determine a feasible and sustainable solution that can be used in the City of Fargo Landfill, which is expected to close between 2019 and 2023 without a post-closure ...