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Landscape Architecture Masters & Design Theses

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Theses from 2024 2024

LANDSCAPE DESIGN THAT ENHANCES SOCIALIZATION AND COMMUNITY THROUGH CLIMATE RESILIENCE, GUIDELINES FOR NORTH TEXAS UNIVERSITIES., Melissa N. Brown

CULTIVATING CHANGE: ENHANCING URBAN AGRICULTURE THROUGH LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN, PATRICIA CERDA

A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF TINY URBAN FOREST METHODOLOGIES AND THEIR REGIONAL ADAPTATION FOR NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS, Michael E. Moore

UNVEILING THE THERAPEUTIC GARDEN EXPERIENCE FOR PEOPLE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA AT A REHABILITATION IN NORTH TEXAS, Jeevita Sai Paspuneti

ADVANCING THE DESIGN OF SHOPPING MALLS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS AND PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE: A VISION FOR IRVING MALL, TEXAS, Surabhi Raghunatha Jaganmohan

DESIGNING DREAMS, NOT DIVIDES: Speculative Toolkit for Assessing Community Engagement Strategies – South Oak Cliff Renaissance Park in Dallas, Texas, Heena Shrestha

Beyond the Visual: The Impacts of Urban Soundscapes on Landscape Design and User Experience, Beth Sipzner

DESIGNING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE STRATEGIES TO COUNTERACT THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT AND ENHANCE THERMAL COMFORT IN VULNERABLE NEIGHBORHOODS IN DALLAS, TEXAS, Angelica E. Villalobos

Theses from 2023 2023

Promoting Community Identity through Repurposing Vacant Land: City Park Design in Downtown Arlington, Dasom Phoebe Mun

LANDSCAPE INTERVENTIONS FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AROUND URBAN PARKS: LEARNING FROM CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS, Ann Mariya Thuruthy

Reexamining The Functions of Urban Bridges with Nature and People in Mind: A Vision for North Main Street Bridge Fort Worth, Texas, Amanda Hinton

Cultivating Charismatic Landscapes: Designing for Preservation and Resilience of Texas’s Natural Swimming Holes, Jessie Hitchcock

Addressing Obsolescence in Fort Worth Public pools: Enhancing Forest Park Public City Pool, Juan A. Fuentes

Designing Transit-Oriented District Station Areas for Pedestrian Activity: Learning from Dallas, TX, Oren Mandelbaum

ENHANCING THE ENTRY EXPERIENCE AT PHAP QUANG TEMPLE, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX, Violet Lam

Active Adult Communities, A Master Plan Design For Independent Living Communities In Arlington, Texas, Cooper Begis

A Study of Arterial Corridor Design to Improve Active Transportation for Adolescents, Avery Deering-Frank

Theses from 2022 2022

Designing for Best Use of the Downtown I-345 Corridor in Dallas, TX: Stakeholder Perspectives, Matthew Thornton

Designing Cemeteries for Personal Expressions in the San Francisco Bay Area, Jodwin Surio

Designing Neighborhood-Scale Green Infrastructure (GI) to Improve the Health and Well-Being of Industry-Adjacent Communities through Air Pollution Mitigation in Joppa, Texas, Lauren Wardwell

THE ROLE OF TEMPORARY INSTALLATIONS TOWARDS PERMANENCY IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, Paul D. Spittle

CEMETERIES, CONSTRUCTION, AND COMPLICITY TYLER’S UNIVERSE CEMETERY AS A BLACK BURIAL SITE UNDER DISTRESS, Anjelyque Easley

Theses from 2021 2021

Empowering Artists Who Have Experienced Homelessness in the City of Dallas, Texas through Temporary Public Art in Urban Spaces, Angeles Marina Margarida-De Guzman

CULTURAL LANDSCAPES, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, AND CATTLE RANCHES: A NEW PROTOCOL FOR DOCUMENTING AND PRESERVING HISTORIC WORKING CATTLE RANCHES IN TEXAS. FEATURING A CASE STUDY AT THE DUDLEY BROTHERS RANCH IN COMANCHE, TEXAS USING TX-CLEVR (TEXAS CULTURAL LANDSCAPE EVALUATION FOR RANCHES), Bonnie Blocker

TREATMENTS OF CONTAMINANTS FROM HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: A STUDY OF THE ATTITUDES OF PROFESSIONALS TOWARDS THE USE OF PHYTOREMEDIATION METHODS IN TARRANT COUNTY, Melissa Rubi Lemuz

IMPROVING THE LIVABILITY AND THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES OF HOSPITAL CAMPUSES IN NORTH TEXAS BY INTEGRATING ARTFUL RAIN DESIGN AND HEAT ISLAND MITIGATION, Reza Mabadi

EVALUATING DALLAS COUNTY LANDFILLS FOR PUBLIC AMENITY: REPURPOSING THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE LANDFILL THROUGH LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, Elena E. Naccari

CLASSIFYING DESIRE PATHS UTILIZING A CAMPUS MASTER PLAN STUDY: A METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING URBAN DESIGN FLAWS, Michael Shuey

CULTIVATING A SENSE OF PLACE THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LANDSCAPES: THE REDESIGN OF DOWNTOWN PROSPER, TEXAS, Nicole Palmer Simonini

TRANSFORMING A TYPICAL FLEA MARKET INTO A MORE VITAL THIRD PLACE THROUGH EXPRESSIONS OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY, Nusrat Jahan Nipu

UNITING FAMILIES AND CELEBRATING A THIRD NATION: BRIDGING THE WALL, A TRUE BINATIONAL PARK FOR THE BORDERLAND OF JUAREZ – EL PASO, Luis Rojo

Theses from 2020 2020

Guidelines for designing nodal landmarks that foster enhanced pedestrian wayfinding, imageability, and sense of place in the Central Business District, of Dallas, Texas, Michael A. Webb

A Study of Public Parks, Equity, and the Creation of Single Member Council Districts in Dallas, Texas, Annabeth Webb

INSERTION OF ‘GREEN WEBS’ – A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO URBAN TREE PLANTING IN DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, Niveditha Dasa Gangadhar

Public Art Master Planning for Small Towns: A Study in Pilot Point, Texas, Monty McMahen

MEMORIAL EARTH PARK © AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC SPACE: SYNTHESIZING BURIAL MOUNDS, FAMILY TREES AND HUMAN BODY COMPOSTING IN NORTH TEXAS, Gregory A. Craig

Theses from 2019 2019

RIDESHARE ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CURB MANAGEMENT, Brandon Leonard Utterback

Responding to the Emotional Needs of Resettled Refugees in the Context of Community Gardens, Mai Ann T

DESIGNING PLAYGROUNDS FOR ALL CHILDREN: ALL-INCLUSIVE ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND FOR THE CITY OF ARLINGTON, TEXAS, Taner R. Ozdil

Environmental Emergency Calls in Dallas, Texas: Applying the BRACE Model to Assess the Effects of Microclimates on Urban Design & Human Heat Stress, Crystal Marie Kazakos

IMPACT OF INTERACTIVE DIGITAL KIOSKS UPON SOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN URBAN PUBLIC SPACES, Ravija Munshi

THE BENEFITS of INTERACTION WITH ENVIRONMENTS CREATED FOR ATTRACTING BIRDS ON PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA, Mahsa Yari

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL OPEN-AIR MUSEUM (AOAM) DESIGN: A FRAMEWORK FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE CONSERVATION, Reza Paziresh

DIMENSIONS OF DISSENT: THE URBAN LANDSCAPES OF THE 2017 WOMEN’S MARCH IN THE UNITED STATES, Camille L. Wildburger

Theses from 2018 2018

ASSESSING ELEMENTS OF URBAN PUBLIC SPACE UNDER ELEVATED FREEWAYS: APPLICATION TO THE WEST END’S DALLAS, Adrianna E. Tobias

STRATEGIC LANDSCAPE UTILIZATION OF UNDEVELOPED LANDS WITHIN DALLAS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT BOUNDARY: AIRPORT STORMWATER MANAGEMENT, Ali Khoshkar

Addressing Issues Relating to Food Deserts Through Empowerment; A Community Garden Design Proposal for The Glencrest Neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas, Steven Nunez

THE ECONOMICS OF LANDSCAPES: WHY INVEST IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS/CENTERS IN TEXAS, Ann Bridget Podeszwa

ASSESSMENT OF EXPANDING LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEMS VERSUS HIGHWAY SYSTEMS: INFLUENCE ON LAND USE CHANGE AND HABITAT FRAGMENTATION, Behnoud Aghapour

SUSTAINABLE SITES INITIATIVE CERTIFICATION IN TEXAS: OBSTACLES AND BENEFITS AFFECTING STAKEHOLDER PERCEPTION, Jamie Chism Leonie

Theses from 2017 2017

Residents’ Perception of Environmental Performance in New Urbanist Landscapes in North Texas: Learning from Addison Circle, Austin Ranch and Hometown, Riza Pradhan

Dream and Reality: The Selective Implementation of the Kessler Plan in Dallas, Molly A. Plummer

Assessment and Attitudes: Biodiversity in Urban Landscapes of North Central Texas, Gray Harrison Kerry A.

Awareness Of Psychological Based Strategies And Modes Of Perception By Landscape Architects In North Texas, Randy Glenn McLain

Awareness Of Psychological Based Strategies And Modes Of Perception By Landscape Architects In North Texas, Randy Glenn McLain

A STUDY OF THE ADAPTATION OF PARAMETRIC COMPUTER DESIGN AMONG LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PROFESSIONALS IN TEXAS, Chad Allen Paulson

The viability of conservation subdivisions as habitat for urban carnivores in North Central Texas suburbs, Sherry Fabricant

A Cultural Landscape Assessment of Glen Garden Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, Anthony Joseph Wade

Theses from 2016 2016

PREDICTIVE MODELING WITH THE SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL (SWAT2012) PRIOR TO DESIGN DEVELOPMENT IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE: LEARNING FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL DISTRICT IN DALLAS, TEXAS, Layal Bitar Ghanem

The Impact of Projected Climate Change on Bioswales in North Texas, Joann Paris Leavell

Assessing Residents' Perceptions of Waterfront Landscapes in Las Colinas Urban Center, Irving, Texas, Xiaolu Ma

LEADING BY DESIGN: THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE CAREER OF H. ROWLAND JACKSON, Baishakhi Biswas

AN ASSESSMENT OF THE USE HAND, DIGITAL AND HYBRID GRAPHICS IN CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PRACTICE, Natalia Chuprakova

Community Design Centers (CDCs) on the Upsurge: Investigating Perceptions Amongst CDC Leaders and Administrators in Texas, Robert Kevin Rodriguez

HEALTH IMPACTS OF PARKS AND TRAIL SYSTEMS, LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE OVERTON PARK SYSTEM FORT WORTH, TEXAS, Jacob Schwarz

ASSESSING USERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF CAMPUS LANDSCAPES: LEARNING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON, Rumao Gloria Simon

Theses from 2015 2015

Detailed cost estimation for landscape architecture: an indicator of final construction costs in the DFW Metropolitan area, Charles L. Shy Sr.

Community Perceptions of Golf Course Landscapes: Lessons Learned from Arlington, Texas Case Studies, Jon-Michael Clothier

Perceptions of Thermal Comfort: Landscape Design Attributes Based on The Shops At La Cantera in San Antonio, Texas, Krishan Patel

STREAM DAYLIGHTING RESTORATION AS GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE: A VISUAL PREFERENCE SURVEY FOR THE FUTURE REVITALIZATION OF DALLAS' MILL CREEK, Ryan Matthew Brown

The Relationship Between Park Characteristics And Human Social Behavior: Learning From Main Street Garden In Dallas, Texas, Junjie He

Study Of Environmental Variables Affecting Walkability: Learning From Main Street In Downtown Fort Worth, Xitong Li

Restraints On Design: Adventure Playgrounds And Landscape Architecture, Karen Teague

Complete Streets Design Elements And Their Impact On Travel Behavior: Learning From The Bagby Street Reconstruction In Houston, TX, Alexandra T. Tracz

Theses from 2014 2014

The Connections Between Lynch's Four Methods Of Increasing Adaptability And Fort Worth's Urban Villages Program, Chiyang Xu

The Connections Between Lynch's Four Methods Of Increasing Adaptability And Fort Worth's Urban Villages Program, Chiyang Xu

Users' Perceptions Of Open Space Benefits In Master Planned Communities In North Texas, Shulin Liang

Users' Perceptions Of Open Space Benefits In Master Planned Communities In North Texas, Shulin Liang

Planting Design And Its Impact On Efficacy In Therapeutic Garden Design For Dementia Patients In Long-term Care Facilities In North Texas, Cuiyan Mei

Planting Design And Its Impact On Efficacy In Therapeutic Garden Design For Dementia Patients In Long-term Care Facilities In North Texas, Cuiyan Mei

Perspectives On Environmental Landscape Performance Indicators And Methods: Learning From Landscape Architecture Foundation's Case Study Investigation Program, Sameepa Kashyap Modi

Perspectives On Environmental Landscape Performance Indicators And Methods: Learning From Landscape Architecture Foundation's Case Study Investigation Program, Sameepa Kashyap Modi

Landscape Fragmentation As An Impact Of Shale Gas Drilling In North Texas, Anjana Pradhananga

Landscape Fragmentation As An Impact Of Shale Gas Drilling In North Texas, Anjana Pradhananga

Assessing The Value Of Multiple Design Degrees For Landscape Architects: Learning From Professionals In North Texas, Alicia Rivera

Assessing The Value Of Multiple Design Degrees For Landscape Architects: Learning From Professionals In North Texas, Alicia Rivera

Assessing The Economic Value Of Linear Landscapes: Learning From The Katy And Santa Fe Trails In Dallas, Texas, Dylan Michael Stewart

Assessing The Economic Value Of Linear Landscapes: Learning From The Katy And Santa Fe Trails In Dallas, Texas, Dylan Michael Stewart

The Design Attributes Of Identity In Revitalized Commercial Districts: Implications Of Stakeholders' Perceptions Of The Bishop Arts District, Chunling Wu

The Design Attributes Of Identity In Revitalized Commercial Districts: Implications Of Stakeholders' Perceptions Of The Bishop Arts District, Chunling Wu

The Impact Of Green Walls And Roofs To Urban Microclimate In Downtown Dallas, Texas: Learning From Simulated Environments, Dalit Bielaz Sclar

The Impact Of Green Walls And Roofs To Urban Microclimate In Downtown Dallas, Texas: Learning From Simulated Environments, Dalit Bielaz Sclar

Assessing Knowledge About Hydrology Among Landscape Architects In North Texas, Kent M. Elliott

Subsurface Wastewater Treatment Wetlands: Understanding The Barriers To Implementation In The Landscape, Geoff Bitner Hall

Subsurface Wastewater Treatment Wetlands: Understanding The Barriers To Implementation In The Landscape, Geoff Bitner Hall

Theses from 2013 2013

The Utilization Of Social Spaces Near Soccer Fields By Attendees Of Hispanic Soccer League Matches In Dallas, Texas, Blake Samper

Uses Of Sacred Spaces In Urban Neighborhoods: A Study Of Cemeteries In Uptown Dallas, Huei-chung Cheng

Uses Of Sacred Spaces In Urban Neighborhoods: A Study Of Cemeteries In Uptown Dallas, Huei-chung Cheng

Crime In Transit Oriented Districts: Learning From Dallas, Texas, Devin D. Guinn

Study Of Cultural Landscapes In Texas: An Inquiry For Policy Recommendations, Dorothy Joelle Wright