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Creating An Index To Graduate Theses To Support Their Discoverability, Ellen Petraits

Transforming Libraries for Graduate Students

As a Research and Instruction Librarian, one of the most frequent questions I'm asked is how to find past theses on a particular topic or theme. There is an active thesis culture at RISD that goes beyond writing and binding a text. An exhibition is held in the graduate gallery to celebrate a curated selection of theses at the beginning of the academic year. (See Book of Thesis Books) Theses can range in format from an artist book to a loose-leaf portfolio. Many emphasize the visual and are a bridge to the student’s studio work. They may include unusual or …

Transdisciplinarity In Experience Design: A Global Survey Of Higher Ed Programs In Exd/Xd, Yvonne Houy

Creative Collaborations

In our age of ubiquitous devices and digital media it is the perceived value of the end-to-end experience that brings people to a place. Designing inspiring and emotionally engaging end-to-end experiences requires experts in a wide range of disciplines committed to an interdisciplinary collaboration that can arrive at transdisciplinary design - the sum becomes greater than its parts.

Civil engineering, hospitality, business, psychology, digital User Experience (UX) design, and experience data analysis need to be seamless integrated with the fine and performing arts and design fields:

• Architecture, interior, landscape and sound design actively engage the senses.

• Graphic and fine arts …

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Understanding Spaces Of Abandonment Through Virtual Frameworks In Landscape Architecture, Aus Perez

Honors Theses

In recent years, design professionals have implemented many contemporary landscape architecture projects across the United States. With a primary goal of returning nature to urban environments, contemporary landscape architects and other transdisciplinary partners work diligently to sculpt physical spaces that reflect the human-living experience. However, a leap into the world of video game design could allow landscape architects and urban planners to more freely create virtual social environments to address rising issues of abandonment in today’s urban and rural spaces. Video game mechanics and methodologies can be used extensively in the disciplines of design that value participatory processes, like landscape …

Geo-Spatial Mapping As A Catalyst For Creative And Engaged Design In Engineering Education, Jessie Zarazaga

Multidisciplinary Studies Theses and Dissertations

Exploiting the technology of geo-spatial mapping student designers can develop deep understandings of the rich and layered data of a spatial context, a situational understanding essential to responsible civic design. However the actions inherent in the construction of spatial data armatures can simultaneously be harnessed as creative strategies, in which mapping processes become the context for generative spatial play. The ambition of this study is to propose efficient pedagogic structures to help prepare civil and environmental student engineers to be not only strong participants, but leaders, in the design of the built environment. The interpretation of site data, mapped as …

Community Partnership As A Foundation For Scholarship, Pedagogy, And Research—An Interactive Session, Nadia Anderson, Carl A. Rogers, Lynn Paxson, Kristin Nelson, Courtney Long, Julia Badenhope

Nadia M. Anderson

In Good Deeds Good Design, Roberta Feldman states that empowering community design facilitates effective, informed decision-making by “people who have traditionally had minimal say” (Feldman, 2003, 110). Doing this requires designers to consider communities as partners rather than clients and see their work as a collective endeavor rather than a professional gift. At Iowa State University, faculty in multiple departments are using partnership-based outreach methods to generate disciplinary and trans-disciplinary projects engaging studio teaching, research, and scholarship. Critical to these projects is the idea that partnership inverts the traditional power relationship between designers and underserved communities by valuing local knowledge …

Exterior Of Dinand Gets A New Look, Evangelia Stefanakos

Civitas Branching Documentation

This article describes new art installations and landscaping which enhance the exterior spaces of Dinand Library at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.

The murals, "Civitas Branching" and "Lungs of the Planet," are collaborative art projects created by students of the College and members of the Worcester community. They were installed in April 2016. A dedication ceremony was held April 20, 2016.

Architecture For Science: Space As An Incubator To Nurture Research, Maryam Mohammad Shafiee

Masters Theses

This thesis will study how scientific research environments should be designed, specifically addressing the issues beyond mere needs of research scientists. Assuming that the purpose of research is to create new knowledge and foster discoveries, as well as positively influence the community in its processes and results, this thesis will explore the potential of the influence of this building typology that has not been previously considered enough. The objectives of the thesis are on one hand, the changes in science disciplines and their reflections in the evolution among this building type, on the other hand, the impacts of research environment …

Larc 331: Site Systems Iii: Landscape Implementation—A Peer Review Of Teaching Project Inquiry Portfolio, Bret Betnar

UNL Faculty Course Portfolios

LARC 331 Site Systems III: Landscape Implementation is a 3rd year undergraduate course that focuses on the implementation of landscape architectural designs. The course is the final in a 3-course Site Systems sequence. In LARC 331, students take the final design proposal from the previous semester’s Site Design studio, LARC 210 or 211, and develop a set of construction documents for that design.

The research question asked through this inquiry is as follows: Can the inclusion of a drawing and building exercise improve students’ understanding of The Ten Fundamentals of drafting? It is believed that by including an additional drawing …

A Critical Examination Of The Stormwater Education, Based On Sites Parameters, In Landscape Architecture Departments In The Sec, Brandon Doss

Landscape Architecture Undergraduate Honors Theses

The amount of accessible natural resources is dwindling and water could be the next world crisis. One response to this issue is the creation of methodologies which evaluate sustainability of new land development. A system to address the issues is the Sustainable Sites Initiative. This method was created in 2009 by the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, and the United States Botanic Garden. Their primary goal was to create a metric for rating development to encourage a more sustainable approach. A piece of this evaluation is water management. Landscape architecture is poised to address …

Mainstreaming Climate In The Classroom: Teaching Climate Change Planning, Elisabeth M. Hamin, Daniel J. Marcucci

Elisabeth M. Hamin

Climate change planning, both mitigation (reducing greenhouse gasses) and adaptation (designing built environments for changed climate conditions), is an area of emerging importance in both planning practice and education. This research examines the uptake of climate issues in planning education programs primarily in the U.S., and compares course content to leading climate change planning practice and research concepts. Studio and seminar courses are emerging in a variety of universities, and are addressing many of the key research concepts for mitigation and adaptation. Beyond stand-alone classes, the article argues the need to mainstream climate considerations in core planning curricula. Modeling this …

Larc 331: Site Systems Iii (Landscape Implementation)—A Peer Review Of Teaching Project Benchmark Portfolio, Bret Betnar

UNL Faculty Course Portfolios

This portfolio investigates LARC 331 Site Systems III: Landscape Implementation, a 3rd year undergraduate course that focuses on the implementation of landscape architectural designs, in which students take a previous Site Design studio project and develop this project into a landscape architectural construction package.

Guidelines For Campus Beautification With Special Reference To Seventh-Day Adventist Academies And Colleges In North America, Larry W. Boughman

Dissertations

Problem. Few recognize the potential between campus beautification and the enrichment of the institutional programs or the responsibility role of stewardship for school lands. Often, campus beautification has not been considered an important item in capital outlay.

Method. The study utilized the descriptive method. Literature was reviewed to gather concepts related to campus beautification that could be applied to SDA academies and colleges. Ideas were gathered from personal contacts with chairs of other institutions in the area of landscape architecture and from the fifty states that had published guidelines for campus beautification. On the basis of the ideas and information …

A Guide For Physical Development, Johnson, Johnson, & Roy, Inc. Landscape Architects

University Anniversaries & Historical Documents

Over the past year the campus for the new Governors State University in Park Forest South has been under study. It has been investigated not just from the standpoint of how the physical characteristics of the site will eventually accommodate structures; but by the many factors that will ultimately contribute to the overall success of the institution. As part of the planning process for this campus, a series of interim reports was prepared as an indication of progress and to allow those involved in the planning to better understand the influences that have prompted the conclusions of this study.

The …

Ohio River Pollution Survey, United States Public Health Service

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

Ohio River Pollution Survey of 1939 that includes a survey of the 1924 water treatment plant and map of the water and sewer systems.

1931-10-22, Joseph & Joseph Architecture Company

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

Handwritten copy of a letter written by Joseph & Joseph on October 22, 1931 to Hattie Button on the completion dates of buildings on campus.

1925-01-10, Morehead State Normal School, Frank Button

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

President Button acknowledges the receipt of plans and that they will be presented at the next Board of Regents meeting.

1925-01-02, Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects Company

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

Letter from Olmsted Brothers to President Button informing him that the finalized plans were sent along with the correspondence. Details of water and sewage systems were discussed along with other suggestions for existing buildings and the construction of others.

1924-12-16, Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects Company

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

Olmsted Brothers wrote McHenry Rhoads acknowledging earlier letter was received.

1924-12-06, Mchenry Rhoads

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

Letter from McHenry Rhoads to Olmsted Brothers stating that preliminary layout plans were accepted but modifications to the placement of buildings may be forthcoming. Sketch on reverse side.

1924-11-29, Mchenry Rhoads

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

Letter written by the secretary of McHenry Rhoads, Chairman of the Board of Regents, that he was unable to respond to Olmsted Brothers' earlier correspondence until he returned from meeting out of State.

1924-11-25, Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects Company

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

Letter from Olmsted Brothers to Joseph & Joseph noting they were making the proper adjustments to the campus layout plan.

1924-11-25, Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects Company

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

Letter written to the chair of the Board of Regents by Olmsted Brothers requesting if the preliminary layout plan was acceptable prior to submitting the final draft.

1924-11-21, Joseph & Joseph Architecture Company

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

Letter from Joseph & Joseph to Olmsted Brothers informing them to complete the plans with the correct location of new classroom building.

1924-11-19, Morehead State Normal School

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

Letter from President Button remarking that he would bring up concerns over building location with the chairman of the Board of Regents.

1924-11-18, Joseph & Joseph Architecture Company

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

Letter from Joseph & Joseph to Olmsted Brothers stating that excavation was going smothly and that the elevation sheets were attached.

1924-11-14, Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects Company

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

Letter from Olmsted Brothers notifying Joseph & Joseph that they were to adjust plans and required prints of the building and architectural elevations.

1924-11-14, Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects Company

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

Letter from Olmsted Brothers to President Button acknowledging that construction on the new construction building had begun and that adjustments to the plans would be made.

1924-11-11, Joseph & Joseph Architecture Company

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

Letter from Joseph & Joseph to Olmsted Brothers explaining that members of the Board of Regents chose the site of the new classroom building.

1924-11-10, Morehead State Normal School, Frank Button

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

Letter from President Button to Olmsted Brothers explaining that excavation for the new classroom building had begun.

1924-11-07, Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects Company

Olmsted Brothers Correspondence

Letter from Olmsted Brothers to Joseph & Joseph addressing conflicts in their classroom building sketch and their preliminary layout plans.