Theses and Dissertations at Montana State University (MSU)
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Item A criminal justic[e] training facility : an education center for the law enforcement located in Seattle, Washington(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1991) Sirokman, Charlene; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Linda BrockItem Perception and the institution : a school for the blind(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1983) Baker, Barbara A.Item The Northwest Power Act : impediments to regional management in Montana, by Robert Mohamed Simon.(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1983) Simon, Robert MohamedItem [Re] defining transit culture(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2009) Ernst, Jeffrey Troy; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: John Brittingham; Tad Bradley (co-chair)Environmental concerns and energy crisis have heightened awareness of energy consumption and instigated thought into alternative and updated means of travel. High speed rail has been highly utilized for travel and transport in Europe and Japan and is experiencing its initiation in the U.S. in the state of California with future proposals in cities across the country. This thesis addresses the notion of high speed rail in a society where travel is dominated by the automobile and the geographies of cities and suburbs exist under a unique paradigm compared to other countries and continents. A proposal is created in a scenario that incorporates the automobile into a network of transportation modes in which efficiency amongst and between each mode is considered the ideal.Item Rebirth of Identity(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2008) Vandergrift, Raluca Miriam; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Steven Juroszek; John Brittingham (co-chair)The reality of communism was not and is not the efficient equality for all described by Karl Marx. Communism was distorted by human nature to create a powerful and oppressive tyranny by which many suffered in Eastern Europe. Architecture was and remains one of the primary ways to display power. It can oppress the masses by raising fear and suspicion from the governing as well as from the governed. In the mid 60's Romania gained autonomy from Russia and began to practice its own form of communism. The power of propaganda remained, creative individualism perished, and the commune prevailed. The private domicile was assigned to the individual based on the number of family members. But in reality the quality of one's home was purely based on ties to the communist party. Most people had to give up old family homes and move in "bloc" system apartment buildings. These structures were built on a grid with the efficiency of a machine. Expanded within the grid were the cells of private life. Effort was not given to comfort or individuality. Although these structures have a resemblance to the projects of New York there is a certain nostalgia for these concrete neighborhoods. They represent a time when people were drawn together against the greater evil and a time when children took first steps. It was also a time of invisible resources such as food and heat, yet Bucharest would be a different city without these neighborhoods. The banishment of individuality in public and private life created a social change in Romanian culture. Whether it became an underground affair to express individuality, spirituality, homosexuality or whether its suppression abolished certain traits in the Romanian people is of great interest to me. I would like to focus on one neighborhood in Bucharest, Romania which is comprised of the communist style apartment buildings in order to figure out what course of action would be most suitable for bringing back the sense of pride and identity in peoples' living spaces. Should the buildings be renovated, destroyed or would a community center be more effective?Item Off-ramp : architectural opportunity in the mobile landscape(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2009) Preszler, Blake Anthony; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: John Brittingham; Ralph Johnson (co-chair)The ubiquitous character of automobiles and mobile infrastructure has formed a series of un-exploited relationships with our built environment. The automobile and architecture continue to operate as unsynchronized functions. While the automobile is constantly evolving as a means of technology and space, architecture is trapped in a vacuous state, slow to adapt, un-evolved, submitting to the will of the car. Since its invention, the automobile and the infrastructures it travels, has remained a challenge to architecture. The relationship between automobile and architecture has reached a tipping point, and therefore needs to be re-questioned.Item A solution to sprawl through public transportation(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2007) Jacobs, Shane Anthony; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Chris Livingston; Thomas McNab (co-chair)"As regard to the environment, the task of postmodern patience is to endure the limits of the land. This country is blessed with an extraordinarily rich and spacious continent. Our inability to live more nearly with the energy it yields and with its capacity for wastes bespeaks an impatient and immature culture." Driving down the streets you call home, through the hills you would hike and sled as a kid, by the rivers and ponds you swam and fished in; you realize that every trip made is to a place that is less and less like home. Entire ranches have been subdivided. The mom and pop stores have been replaced by corporate chains. Asphalt has been laid, lanes have been added, streets have been punched, and bridges have been erected. The open space and privacy that everyone moved there for is dwindling; the American Dream is deteriorating. Is sprawl unavoidable due to the inevitable growth our society demands or can we live and grow more efficiently, more sustainably? The desire to achieve a better life has broken down our city walls and depleted our resources. "The growth of the world population will lead to a tremendous demand for space, not only for buildings but also for farmland and areas reserved for nature." Even highway systems can't seem to outpace suburbia. "Why has a higher standard of living somehow failed to result in a better quality of life?" A considerable amount of architecture and the majority of land planning revolves around the concept of the automobile. "Too many architects are becoming proponents of sprawl and the one-size-fits-all mentality that is strangling the earth." In rural Montana, people build where they can drive; if one cannot drive there, someone will cut a road or build a bridge. In urban Montana, zoning has tied people to their cars due to its demand that different uses be divided throughout a given city. "People say they do not want to live near where they work, but that they would like to work near where they live." What if we could uproot where people live, work, shop, exercise, and gather; rearrange their locations; then realign them in a community that enables a proficient life, with less pollution, traffic, stress, and resources used? Obviously, this isn’t feasible due to cost and the chaos of displacement. This thesis is intended to analyze the way we live, build, and move from place to place while destroying the reason why we live where we do. This thesis will dissect transportation issues broadly in the United States and specific to the Missoula Valley and ultimately argue for the position of Missoula implementing a new model for the way it moves and grows. If realized, this process of rewiring will result in a series of incremental changes that have the ability to create a prototypical status for Missoula amongst other Montana and Northwestern cites that is unprecedented with regards to transportation as a solution to sprawl.Item In the shadow of the dam(med)(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2008) Cuthbertson, Joshua David; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: John Brittingham; Jack Smith (co-chair)Settlers developed the American West by controlling and subduing the processes of nature. This thesis explores architecture that reveals those processes, not subdues them. A prime example of this is the area along the North Platte River in southeastern Wyoming. The area's quick settlement has resulted in poor land development that threatens the area's current, agriculture-dependant, livelihood. Reservoirs developed to support the agricultural industry have reached the end of their useful lives, and now threaten the water supply. Once such reservoir, located in Guernsey, Wyoming, is silting and must be removed. In the early 1900's, society built whatever was necessary to maintain its livelihood. It was about building quickly and controlling the forces of nature. But that approach caused problems that need to be repaired. With a new land use strategy for the river, and strategic localized site planning, architecture will be a solution. Rather than spending millions of dollars dredging the reservoir, architecture can ignite a series of positive land development. Architecture provides mankind with historical insight. It is a way for people to interact with nature and visualize an environment's effect over time. In order for people to integrate with nature, they must be aware of the processes that shape a place. To fully integrate architecture into the landscape, four points must be considered: the current conditions, the history, a new use for the land, and the implementation and integration of all these aspects.