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Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses

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Digital / Physical Consumption: A Mixed-Use Prescription For An Innovative Urban Mall, David Warner May 2005

Digital / Physical Consumption: A Mixed-Use Prescription For An Innovative Urban Mall, David Warner

Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses

A key component missing from many urban cores is an established retail hub. This displacement of retail, shadowing the economic tendency towards sprawl, has robbed the downtown of its vitality. In order to reinstall the appeal that downtowns once possessed, my objective as both an optimist and realist is to suggest the reestablishment of downtown as a place for diverse interaction. In accordance, I am proposing a mixed-use retail mall for the urban domain. I intend to define and design a mixed-use project on a block in downtown Omaha. The project location, in proximity to the new convention center, will …


Interpreting A Divide: Developing An Interpretive Center Along The Continental Divide, Kurt Cisar May 2005

Interpreting A Divide: Developing An Interpretive Center Along The Continental Divide, Kurt Cisar

Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses

The design project entails the integration of the arts and sciences to create an educational center for the public to learn about the Continental Divide and the surrounding ecosystem. The intention is to design a building that exhibits an expression of its adaptability to climactic conditions and plays an interactive role in how one perceives the surrounding environment. The mixing of both art and science will allow for the building to become a viewing device that will adapt to the site’s multiple elements in a manner that can induce a clear educational environment. Both disciplines will converge on a common …


Camp Cedars Discovery Center, Boy Scouts Of America, Robert A. Soukup May 2005

Camp Cedars Discovery Center, Boy Scouts Of America, Robert A. Soukup

Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses

I am proposing to design a learning/activities center for the Boy Scouts of America. In Nebraska, one of the major BSA campgrounds is Camp Cedars, located approximately three miles northeast of Cedar Bluffs. Every year scout troops from all over Nebraska meet at Camp Cedars to participate in one of six weekly sessions during the months of June and July. The facilities are used by Cub Scouts, ages 7-11 years, as well as by Boy Scouts, ages 11-17. The current facilities within the camp include: manager offices, a quartermaster’s barn, a swimming pool, a cafeteria hall, an archery range, a …


Canteen Cultural Event Center, North Platte, Nebraska , Stephen P. Granger Apr 2005

Canteen Cultural Event Center, North Platte, Nebraska , Stephen P. Granger

Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses

The project consists of designing a cultural event center to be located in the original Historic District of downtown North Platte, Nebraska. The project will be a redevelopment of a previous redevelopment project completed in the 70’s. The event center will be designed around the existing Canteen Monument. It is this location that over six million service men and women were greeted and served free coffee, milk, cigarettes, candy bars and several other items as well. The cultural events center will house offices to fulfill economic development and tourism for the city of North Platte. The cultural events center must …


Field City Vs. Flexibuild, Benjamin R. Brabec Apr 2005

Field City Vs. Flexibuild, Benjamin R. Brabec

Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses

The project proposes a flexible module design for downtown Lincoln, Nebraska. It seeks to fill in urban gaps and reactivate a downtown area, dominated by wide streets, open lots, and and 2 to 3 story buildings. There is an abundance of open gray space used mainly for parking (22,600 stalls). Modular construction systems, common in exhibition and fair designs, are employed; these can be altered and arranged to accommodate changing situations. The base module is 9 x 18 feet, based on the size of a parking stall. It can be subdivided and equipped with glass, solid infill, shading, seating, boxes, …


Memorial Stadium: Expansion, Renovation, Addition, Aaron Terpening Apr 2005

Memorial Stadium: Expansion, Renovation, Addition, Aaron Terpening

Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses

The Memorial Stadium project will investigate the current conditions of facilities, study existing programs with regard to renovation and modification, and establish capacities for expansion. The project necessitates knowledge of sports facilities and the specific needs of the football program. This may involve research into the need of individuals ranging from the players themselves to the coaches, and ultimately the fans as well. The result will lead to a program which provides excellent solutions to the found needs. It is assumed that these needs will include updated training, locker room, and medical facilities for the athletes. Other programs include offices …


Ragged Point Sky City, Matthew J. Glawatz Apr 2005

Ragged Point Sky City, Matthew J. Glawatz

Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses

The project proposes a design for an ecologically conceived high-rise superstructure to house 100,000 residents on the California coastline along Highway 1, approximately 110 miles southwest of Fresno. It is presented as an example of Archology, a fusion of architecture and ecology aimed at achieving a completely sustainable built environment that will benefit both mankind and nature. The project will utilize residential, commercial, utilitarian, service, municipal, and entertainment components in a self-sustaining and environmentally beneficial manner. Mentor: Ted A. Ertl