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Full-Text Articles in Architecture
[Re]Engaging The Urban Poverty Challenge, Jeremy A. Emerson
[Re]Engaging The Urban Poverty Challenge, Jeremy A. Emerson
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
Today about 1 billion people, one in every six human beings, live in what the western world calls “slums.” Nations such as Mexico face an incredible challenge: millions of people don’t have a decent place to live. But the problem is more than just a housing shortage; urban poverty is exacerbated by residential segregation within cities. Designers must engage the challenge to create extremely low-cost housing that can be a real means of overcoming geographic isolation.
[ N O D O ] Creating Destination At The Pedestrian Scale, Douglas E. Nielsen
[ N O D O ] Creating Destination At The Pedestrian Scale, Douglas E. Nielsen
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
The trend of development in the United States, since the advancement of the automobile, has been away from the city core. It is no longer necessary to live and work in close proximity to one another. Shopping is done less frequently and entertainment is not confined to a one-mile walking radius. Suburbia has replaced the historic downtown districts. Four lane highways have replaced bike lanes, and sidewalks are developed more to follow code than to produce a mode of transportation. Cities are experienced at forty miles per hour; shops and restaurants gain notoriety and exposure by large signs and advertising …
Ignition: A Research And Design Center For Daimlerchrysler In Detroit, Mi, William J. Deroin
Ignition: A Research And Design Center For Daimlerchrysler In Detroit, Mi, William J. Deroin
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
This Project was founded through the study and understanding of the parallel circumstances facing the automotive industry and architectural profession. Both fields are organized and structured in similar manners, and both share similar problems. Primary among them is the recent need to shift design focuses from viewing sustainable practices as necessary, a move unpopular among many designers and consumers because of the perception that with sustainable design comes a boring, unappealing design. This project will attempt to offer an architectural solution that through program (a design and research center for sustainable vehicles) and design, will challenge these stereotypes and blend …
Kansas City Riverfront District: Mixed-Use Urban Development Of Brownfield Site, Detlef W. Diercks
Kansas City Riverfront District: Mixed-Use Urban Development Of Brownfield Site, Detlef W. Diercks
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
The project proposed is to implement a master plan for an existing brownfield site. Brownfields are abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated due to real or perceived environmental contamination. Vacant industrial sites, gas stations, commercial buildings and sites with asbestos and lead based paints, as well as, methamphetamine labs can all fall under the heading of brownfield.
This project will be developed in phases. The first phase sets out to understand the design implications that result from the remediation of brownfield sites. I believe that the impact of a remediation will leave …
Lot 30: Rerouting Suburbia, Daniel A. Siedhoff
Lot 30: Rerouting Suburbia, Daniel A. Siedhoff
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
In architectural practice professionals deal with a number of fascinating issues daily. From clients to contractors, politics to energy concerns, material usage to money management, architects of the world have the amazing task of delivering a product that influences the physical and mental environments of its users. Evolving from a conversation regarding urban sprawl and suburban housing, this project is aimed at finding a way to inform as well as plant a seed of impact in our rapidly expanding cities. Whereas in local contemporary developments like Fallbrook, (a residential development on the northwest side of Lincoln) the single family house …
Cotton Top Farm: A Natural Horsemanship Training Facility, Nicole Schiermeyer
Cotton Top Farm: A Natural Horsemanship Training Facility, Nicole Schiermeyer
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
In order to meet the requirements of the masters of Architecture Terminal Project, I propose to design an equestrian training facility for Cotton Top Farms in St. Joseph, Missouri. The site is located in a rural area three miles outside of St. Joseph, Missouri, on a bluff which overlooks a flood plain. The area has been used for farming for over 150 years. The original farm was a dairy, 40 acres of which has been adapted into Cotton Top Farms, a small family horse farm. Cotton Top Farms was established in 1985 by the current owner functioning as a family …
Film Institute In Leicester Square, Anne Franco
Film Institute In Leicester Square, Anne Franco
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
The cinematic experience involves many conventions; from the length of the film and the theater seats’ cushiness to the existence of a largely passive audience and the acceptance that the actors are portraying other people. The development of an architectural thesis project has much in common with the film-making and film-viewing process. There are initial ideas, a final product, a change in directors, key scenes, and vital characters. This book, the final act of this architecture thesis project, is the documentation process that records the journey of the project; everything from the early concepts to the moment the project’s real …
Cather-Pound Redesign, Jason Seckman
Cather-Pound Redesign, Jason Seckman
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
Cather Pound - Redesign addresses the redevelopment of the Cather Pound Residence Complex located on north 17th Street on the University of Nebraska, Lincoln campus. These upperclassmen dormitories were hastily built in the 1960’s during a period of rapid growth for the university. These corridor style dorms were originally designed for double occupancy, but are now more often used by only one student. As our student culture changes the university is building more popular suite and apartment style residences. The archaic nature of dense student housing that these new units are replacing, becomes more apparent, and thus a redesign of …
Reexamine The American Automobile Dealership, Jamie D. Winters
Reexamine The American Automobile Dealership, Jamie D. Winters
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
INTRO: As a result the American society's dependency on the automobile, automobile dealerships grow in size and number unparalleled in any other industry. Dealerships are constantly seeking more inventories and require an ever increasing amount of space in which to display this inventory. This creates a constantly evolving cycle of abandoning old dealerships in search of a new larger space to accommodate the growing quantity of cars. This effect is compounded by the fact that many dealerships locate in colonies with other dealerships to multiply their customer drawing power. These huge sprawling parking lots may be a successful business practice …
A National Park, Denver Finlinson
A National Park, Denver Finlinson
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
In the fall of 2004, Major league baseball announced the end of an era for the Montreal Expos, resulting in their immediate move to the Washington D.C. area to compete in league play starting in the spring of 2005. A temporary solution for the team to play at RFK stadium in the D.C. area has been found, however a long term solution is needed for the team who will now be known as the Washington Nationals. I am proposing for my thesis project designing a new home for the Nationals that will meet the demands of the 21st century athletic …
Lincoln Multi-Modal Center, Jeffrey Bayer
Lincoln Multi-Modal Center, Jeffrey Bayer
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
The problem with many cities today is the lack of transportation options. Our society believes and enforces that the only way to get somewhere is by car. Mass transit is seen as dirty and bad, and we are just too lazy to walk. It is also next to impossible to walk from place to place most of the city; everything is just too far apart. This is the case when cities are made of suburbs and big box developments. The ability to implement an alternative transit system is severely inhibited by this style of development. The urban core, or downtown …
Arenactivate, Greg Brown
Arenactivate, Greg Brown
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
The primary focus of the project will be the design of a new multipurpose arena and support spaces on the northern edge of the Haymarket in Lincoln, Nebraska. Additionally, the project will address the schematic master planning of the area, including vehicular and pedestrian traffic access, streetscape design, and parking structures. Addressing the present void between the Haymarket District and Haymarket Park while providing an active link between the two will also be a priority. The arena will have the ability to host a variety of sporting and entertainment events and will have a capacity between 12,500 and 17,500, depending …
A New Palavela: A Temporal And Enduring Home For The Arts, Jennifer Parkening
A New Palavela: A Temporal And Enduring Home For The Arts, Jennifer Parkening
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
In choosing a thesis project the desire was to design a facility where similar structures had not done the event justice. The sport of figure skating represented this desire well. This idea transformed into a design for an Olympic site in Turin Italy for the 2006 figure and short track speed skating. The facil¬ity will become a permanent fixture in Turin as a civic-center. Pierre Baron de Coubertin, developer of the foundation for the modern Olympic games, defined what Olympic architecture should strive to achieve, The Olympic City should captivate the visitor as a dignified and grandiose complex by monumentality …
Activating The Void: Exploring The Abstract Notion And Manifest Reality Of The Grid, Megan L. Lutz
Activating The Void: Exploring The Abstract Notion And Manifest Reality Of The Grid, Megan L. Lutz
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
The grid plays an ever-present role in our daily lives--however, its time as an authentic organizational tool used to cultivate the terrain and encourage rapid growth has passed and its effects upon the individual experience must be re-examined. This project seeks to scrutinize the grid city through an individual’s personal lens, to create an intervention based upon activities, perceptions and interactions at the street level. As it progresses south of O Street, Lincoln’s downtown deteriorates into a grid without a defined streetscape, a collection of individual buildings overshadowed by the space between them. Consisting of nine square blocks, the chosen …
Recovery Of Lake Mcconaughy, Joanell Mueller
Recovery Of Lake Mcconaughy, Joanell Mueller
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
This terminal project investigates the ephemeral qualities of site as a response to the interventions of humans harnessing nature. An environment untouched and/or unaffected by humans does not exist. This project examines that idea by recovering an environment by responding to the ephemeral qualities and exposing its true nature. It begins with the understanding that the site is both the venue and the medium for architectural design. Following concepts and procedures based in landscape theory, it conceives the site as a process, and through research and site analysis, design redefines the architectural notions of program and spatial/formal composition. The ephemeral …
Flexible Overlay: Unearthing Potential At The Nebraska State Fair Park, Katherine A. Gluckselig
Flexible Overlay: Unearthing Potential At The Nebraska State Fair Park, Katherine A. Gluckselig
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
The Nebraska State Fair Park is utilized to its full extent for only eleven days in the fall when the annual State Fair takes place. For the remaining fifty weeks of the year, the vast outdoor space sits vacant and underutilized. The Fair “Park,” as it is called, is not a park at all—as a collection of empty buildings and useless lots, it offers little possibility for recreational use by members of the surrounding community. Not only does the current layout fail to encourage seasonal activities, it does not provide optimal support for the State Fair itself. Buildings have been …
Rezidential Housing: A Prototype For The Winnebago Tribe, Alissa Piere
Rezidential Housing: A Prototype For The Winnebago Tribe, Alissa Piere
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
This project investigates the current housing challenges of the Winnebago Indian Reservation located in Northeast Nebraska. The project will develop prototypical solutions to the housing problems and design the residential environment on the reservation at three different levels: 1- the domestic unit itself, 2- at the level of the immediate community formed by the clustering homes within a neighborhood and the indoor/outdoor spaces they share, and 3- at the level of the site plan. Mentors: Zeynep Kezer and Martin Despang.
Downtown Revitalization: Parks In The Sky, James C. Adrian Jr.
Downtown Revitalization: Parks In The Sky, James C. Adrian Jr.
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
Over the past eight to ten years Omaha has taken great strides in redeveloping the downtown business district. Many businesses have reinvested in the downtown adding new buildings and parks to the area. The most noticeable are the two new high-rise buildings or First National Bank and Union Pacific Railroad. One key ingredient missing in the revitalization of downtown is the source of people throughout the entire day. Omaha has made some attempts to bring people back downtown by creating new apartments and condominiums. When you take a closer look, you will see the lack of mixed use buildings. With …
One Stop Community Center – Adaptive Reuse Of A Vacant Wal-Mart, Heather A. Dysart
One Stop Community Center – Adaptive Reuse Of A Vacant Wal-Mart, Heather A. Dysart
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
It is the intention of this project to redevelop a vacant Wal-Mart store into an adult education/community center. With the ever changing nature of our retail environ¬ment vacant stores will become a part of our architectural scene, thus it is important to make considerations of what could be done with buildings, besides just tearing them down. There are several considerations that will be integral in developing a successful renovation of the abandoned store. These considerations include the aesthetic nature of a Wal-Mart, the program elements that should be offered, the integration of light into such a large structure, entries into …
Inspriring Minds: Creating Community In The Classroom, Jean A. Vacha
Inspriring Minds: Creating Community In The Classroom, Jean A. Vacha
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
My desire is to focus my sixth year project on a primary educational facility. Over the past five years, I have spent countless hours engaged in the child’s environment. I have volunteered in an after school program at Elliot Elementary, refereed YMCA basketball games, co-lead a bible study for junior high students, and spent two summers as a day camp counselor working with elementary students. Though my past experiences have influenced my thesis decision, it is my interest in exploring how architecture is perceived by the youngest of users that has had the greatest impact on my decision. Spending one …
Active Living: [Pro]Active Planning[Re]Active Residence, Jamie Wietfield
Active Living: [Pro]Active Planning[Re]Active Residence, Jamie Wietfield
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
The Near South Neighborhood within Lincoln was originally a prominent neighborhood of large single-family homes. Within the 20th Century a need for higher density living initiated the development of multi-family units within the area, which has drastically affected the characteristic of the neighborhood. The intention of this project is the development of a system of infill housing that allows for higher density living, enhances the characteristic of the neighborhood, provides affordable housing options, and adapts to multiple site and user characteristics. Developing a system of modular units, the project allows for multiple design solutions, personalization of space, and an efficient …
Education In Transition: An Urban Middle School, Jeremy L. Carlson
Education In Transition: An Urban Middle School, Jeremy L. Carlson
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
The main objective of this project is to successfully design a middle school in downtown Omaha Nebraska. With the development of nearly a dozen condominiums in the downtown Omaha area, representing over 400 units, (Omaha World Herald 11-29-2004) there presents a need for a middle school that is currently missing in the downtown area. Downtown Omaha currently has an elementary school and a high school in the area. A middle school downtown will complete the educational infrastructure in the downtown area. The majority of the school population will be students living in the area, but also will accommodate those families …
Urban Architecture Studio, Steve Greco
Urban Architecture Studio, Steve Greco
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
I. Project Title This proposal calls for an Urban Architecture Studio in London, UK. Preliminary programmatic elements include: studios, critic space, library, computer area, residence units, faculty suite, office(s),social lounge, porters’ lodge, dining room, kitchen, cook/maids room, and reception area. II. Statement of Intent As a current student with an interest in teaching later on in my career, I am naturally drawn to the design of an architecture facility and how it may facilitate the education that occurs within it. This notion was first presented to me by a representative of LeoA. Daly during a presentation regarding high performance K-12 …
The Woodstock Exposition: Fractured Reflections Of...Architecture - Rememberance - Experience - Music, Ryan Boe
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
“Architecture is frozen music. Music is thawed architecture. How can the two arts be compared or juxtaposed? Or, how can they co-exist and interact with each other when they come together and intersect? (Grueneisen pg. 10).” Music, like architecture, plays a profound role in our everyday lives; it has the power to uplift us with a single gesture. Like architecture, music has its movements of change and their respective moments that create those changes. The three-day music festival of 1969 known as Woodstock provided the world of music with such a monumental moment in time. But, this monumental moment in …
Garden District Station: A Proposal For Transit-Oriented Development In St. Louis, Charles Closser
Garden District Station: A Proposal For Transit-Oriented Development In St. Louis, Charles Closser
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
The presence of light rail is increasing across the United States. This mode of transportation provides unique opportunities to serve as a catalyst for new developments and redevelopments. This document studies what types of redevelopment can be stimulated by the expansion of Metro Link (St. Louis’s light rail system) into the Gardens District. The information gathered is used to present urban design strategies and an architectural solution for a transit-oriented development.
Architecture Of The Wilderness: Understanding Culture And Ecology In The Sandhills Of Nebraska Through Design, Patrick J. Moore
Architecture Of The Wilderness: Understanding Culture And Ecology In The Sandhills Of Nebraska Through Design, Patrick J. Moore
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
How might one—in creating a built environment—educate others about the natural environment, restore commerce to a dying community, and touch the earth as lightly as possible in the process? The intent of this project is to create an interpretive center for a proposed regional tourism network in a rural Nebraska County. The design will be based on issues of sustainability, including resource conservation, socio-economic improvement, and environmental protection. Specific issues addressed include: Green Buildings, Biomimicry, Mechanical Systems, Construction Methods, Biology and Geology Research and Education, Regional Planning, and Vernacular Buildings. This project, explores how architecture can be used in a …
Revitalizing Retail, Caleb Buland
Revitalizing Retail, Caleb Buland
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
This project formulates a new retail center in downtown Kansas City, MO. The project looks at historical records and precedents to help design and program a successful retail center. This project creates an updated and modern version of the retail and gallery malls that once occurred in downtown Kansas City. Issues that many retail projects fail to study, but are necessary in an urban setting, will be considered and developed. These issues include: the pedestrian scale, various types of parking excluding surface, the homeless population, day lighting, dealing with the problems of dead hours, the concept of mixed use and …
Bridging The Urban Pedestrian Gap, Amy L. Cooper Schaap
Bridging The Urban Pedestrian Gap, Amy L. Cooper Schaap
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
The project is a proposed design for a pedestrian bridge crossing the Missouri River between Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa. In conjunction with the bridge, an urban pathway that has strip retail and gathering spots over the river and an urban design connecting the bridge with the urban environment of Omaha are also proposed. The existing trail systems in Nebraska and Iowa have no connection linking the two states and no safe way for pedestrians to cross the Missouri River. Omaha and Council Bluffs have been trying to bring life back into their downtowns, and the bridge provides opportunities …
Rethinking Refueling Re-Presentation: "A Place Of Display", Vito Privatera
Rethinking Refueling Re-Presentation: "A Place Of Display", Vito Privatera
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
The proposed project seeks to create a prototype gas station/convenience store for the Dundee neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska, that addresses local residents’ desire to have a site specific gas station/convenience store that integrates into their neighborhood. The project will use architectural solutions in the form of building materials and spatial organization concepts to allow the prototype to better accommodate needs of local users who enjoy enjoy the services provided by thew present store yet find many flaws in the design of the current station. The project focuses on safety guidelines concerning the gas tanks stored below the pumps and realizes …
Rural Intervention: “Garden Village”, Chad P. Shaffer
Rural Intervention: “Garden Village”, Chad P. Shaffer
Architecture Masters of Science Program: Theses
The project proposes to develop a rural subdivision community, Garden Village, near South Bend in Cass County, Nebraska, on the south side of Interstate 80, near exit 426, between Omaha and Lincoln. It seeks to integrate new urbanism with the environment in a way that uses sensitive techniques on the existing landscape. The development will use the environment to enhance the design and create a “place” through its unique community identity, architecturally designed housing and work places, recreational activities, and strong access to surrounding communities. Features include commercial centers, apartment complexes, gold course, mobile home park, and dam construction. The …