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    Revisiting Residential Design Through Vertical Farming
    (North Dakota State University, 2014) Vollema, Jetse
    This 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.
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    Scientific discovery + Designing the science museum of the future
    (North Dakota State University, 2015) Bukowski, Dennis
    This 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.
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    Human Engineering
    (North Dakota State University, 2012) Austin, Dusty
    This 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.
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    Development of the Youth
    (North Dakota State University, 2013) Bickel, Jeremy
    This 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.
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    Sustainable Convenience
    (North Dakota State University, 2020) Harter, Jessica
    Globally, 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.
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    Landfill re-morial : a postmodern reclamation of the City of Fargo landfill
    (2015) Okigbo, Kene
    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 plan. The solution proposed is the creation of a recreational park for the Fargo-Moorhead community. Some of the elements included within this park are Habitational Winter Sports Hills, Biproduct Management Sculptures, and Interactive Outdoor Sculpture Classrooms. The intent behind these amenities is to create year-round uses for the park, which will attract site users and allow them to remember the experience. The design of this park has two purposes. The first is to make an amenity of value for the community. The second purpose is to educate the people of Fargo-Moorhead about how their waste management practices can be changed and how a cradle-to-cradle mentality in waste management is beneficial to them.
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    An Immersive Sensory Experience: Revitalizing Touchmark Senior Living Community
    (North Dakota State University, 2021) Minette, Morgan
    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 and assisted living, as well as a memory care unit. The full site is approximately 14 acres but this project will focus on a 2 acre portion that is currently open for developement. There is a growing need for accessible outdoor spaces within senior living communities. Many of these facilities lack proper outdoor amenities for active ageing and healing. The aging population is consistantly growing, but accessable and engaging outdoor accomodations for them are falling behind in growth. The goal for this project is to create an outdoor space that encourages residents to spend more time outside and to lead a healthy avtice lifestyle surroudned by nature. This setting also promotes visitation by family and friends. By reimagining the vacant space at Touchmark, a large interactive sensory garden will enhance the experience of residents at touchmark.
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    Adaptive Architectural Value Engineering: A Study of Influencing Factors
    (North Dakota State University, 2018) Meyer, Christopher
    A 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.
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    Great escapeway : connecting North Dakota State University to downtown Fargo
    (2015) Latham, Robert
    The primary focus of this thesis is to demonstrate how the Great Northern Rail Corridor, located in Fargo, North Dakota, can be repurposed into a greenway that connects North Dakota State University and its students with Downtown Fargo. This site proposal accommodates bicyclists and pedestrians by providing users with a pragmatic and scenic greenway. The proposal’s result, according to its author, is a design that provides not only a safe passage between the main and downtown campuses, but a community recreational facility, offering cycling, walking, cross-country skiing, running, ice skating and picnicking.
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    Boom Abodes : Designing for the Transition
    (North Dakota State University, 2011) Davis, Benjamin
    With 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.