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Item Revisiting Residential Design Through Vertical Farming(North Dakota State University, 2014) Vollema, JetseThis thesis is an investigation of the question, as a city’s population continues to rise, how can residential design assist in meeting the increased demand for food, water, energy and shelter? The typologies for the investigation of this problem are a sustainable residential complex and urban agricultural facilities. The site for this investigation is Fargo, ND. The Unifying Idea is that by combining sustainable residential design and on site agricultural practices, residential design could increase the awareness within cities which are experiencing rapid population growth to the issue of successfully meeting the rise in energy and shelter demands. The Project Justification is that sustainable residential design combined with urban agriculture is a vital component in ensuring the continuity of our species’ growth and survival.Item Scientific discovery + Designing the science museum of the future(North Dakota State University, 2015) Bukowski, DennisThis thesis demonstrated the connection between how children and adults learn about science, as well as the connection between science and technology in modern building design. By looking at the scientific advancements of buildings, the building itself becomes a tool for teaching, giving visitors a hands on experience of the connection between science and everyday life. This will help visitors learn about scientific strategies and give them a better understanding of the environment in which they live. Science is something that has an effect on everyone in the world; from growing food, producing electricity, to living a healthy lifestyle. Everything is connected by some type of scientific advancement or discovery.Item Human Engineering(North Dakota State University, 2012) Austin, DustyThis thesis focuses on the question: how might ergonomics and universal design improve the human experience in the work environment? The typology for this examination is a research and development facility. The project’s location is in West Fargo next to the current Caterpillar manufacturing facility. Human Engineering facility is a research and development complex that is spanning 14,000sqf.Item Development of the Youth(North Dakota State University, 2013) Bickel, JeremyThis thesis presents research on the benefits well designed youth centers can have on children as they grow into adulthood. The typology of this project is a center for the study of children maturation. The site is in Minot, ND, which is in the midst of major growth and development in response to the booming oil industry. The project's theoretical premise/unifying idea is: Architecture can contribute to a better understanding of the process of childhood maturation.Item Sustainable Convenience(North Dakota State University, 2020) Harter, JessicaGlobally, society is on the cusp of substantial environmental changes. These changes start with insight into the current state of the environment, mindset changes that need to be made, then to the necessary lifestyle changes. Accordingly, this research began with asking why communities haven’t been able to start making these changes, questioning what is it that is holding them back? Convenience. Communities have drilled in the concept of “convenience for the consumer” whereas now, there’s a dire need to switch to “convenience for the environment”. The question then becomes: What is it about convenience that is holding people back from these changes, and how can architecture jump-start a community to become more conscious about everyday environmental impacts? The easiest, or in this context, the most convenient place to start changes are at the grocery store, where the bulk of consumerism happens. The most convenient change for the environment is producing less waste and focusing on a plant-based diet. These combined, have the possibility of creating convenience in a society for both the consumer and the environment. The research starts with gathering numerous case studies exhibiting the use of zero-waste shopping, then looks into the possibility of creating winterized greenhouses in accordance to the harsh North Dakotan winters.Item Adaptive Architectural Value Engineering: A Study of Influencing Factors(North Dakota State University, 2018) Meyer, ChristopherA study to define value, and define it as a critical variable in domestic residential design and construction, by the use of evaluation of adaptive symbolic models using designer controlled endogenous and external exogenous variables to define a field of optimal solutions. An application of existing and derived methods, and tools, on designer defined preferential models of domestic architecture.Item Boom Abodes : Designing for the Transition(North Dakota State University, 2011) Davis, BenjaminWith recent technological advances in oil extraction, communities across the Midwest are being hit by an oil boom. With a rapid growth of migrant workers flooding in to rural counties, economic strain and housing shortages threaten small communities. This thesis will examine the necessities of a rural community in North Dakota to cope with the oil boom and propose a temporary housing development to aid communities during transition. The housing system will be self-sustaining in nature, capable of functioning in various terrains. Considerations in climate, local resources and adaptability will be thoroughly researched to produce an efficient and reliable housing solution.Item Can Recidivism be influenced by architecture?(North Dakota State University, 2012) Sager, KellyThis thesis will focus on an investigation of the question, can recidivism be influenced by architecture? The typology for this examination will be a large 113,460 sq. ft. multi-county correctional facility for convicted criminals, located 7 miles south of Devils Lake, ND, on Highway 57. Theoretical Premise that guides the research is, the ability to influence the rehabilitation of the inmates, a mechanism to change the environment in which prisoners live to lower the level of violence while providing a safe work environment for the law officers that supervise the rehabilitation while inmates are incarcerated. The Project Justification use the built environment to support the psychological and physical needs of the inmates to encourage a lower level of violence and healthy rehabilitation.Item Modular Montessori: Educating Towards Ecological Sustainability(North Dakota State University, 2017) Schmidt, ThomasThe world has experienced rapid change in the last fifty years. Though most change can be counted as good, there has been a fair amount of negative changes happening that continue to be major issues today. Issues such as climate change and social differences are more than ever becoming issues that need to be addressed as significant threats to our continual existence as a culture. An opportunity exists right in front of us to help fix these problems: children. Our society’s children hold the key to helping solve our world’s greatest issues, and that key is their education. If education can take an Eco-literate approach to teaching our children about these issues, they will be more equipped to handle them as they grow older. Education, as well as the facilities that house these places of learning, must respond to the changing landscape of our environmental and social world and do their part to prepare our children to face these issues.Item Supportive Learning: Live, Grow(North Dakota State University, 2013) Hausladen, VirginiaThis thesis is an investigation into how design can facilitate and enhance learning for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders. By designing for groups of people with very specific needs, we learn how architecture can adequately provide for the more general population. In doing so, the research brings into question how best we can educate children with special needs and how design can adapt to provide for the changing needs of students today . Located on the Red River in Fargo, North Dakota, the development of a specialized school for children with ASD allows architecture to become a tool in and of itself for learning and personal growth.