The Bachelor of Architecture program at KSU is a 5-year, NAAB accredited, first professional degree in architecture, leading to eligibility for licensure (Architectural Registration Exam).
The B.ARCH Program is centered on the ten-semester studio sequence that proceeds from the basic fundamentals of design and architecture, through the technical aspects of building and comprehensive design, to investigations of the urban condition. It culminates in the fifth year's exploration of architecture as a form of design research. Reinforcing the studios are sequences in design communication, architecture culture, structure, environmental technology and professional practice. Collectively, they provide the more holistic understanding of the design process necessary for the production of functional and meaningful architecture.FAQ's
This collection was started with the graduates of the Spring 2017 semester, after the consolidation between Kennesaw State University and Southern Polytechnic State University was final (July 2015).
Time to Submit your Thesis?Undergraduate Theses from 2026
Interweaving Cairo's Urban Fabric: the Formal, the Informal and the Contemporary, Hagar Ahmed
Built For The Moment: Creating Temporary Hotel Architecture with Prefabrication for Transit-Oriented Development along MARTA Stations, Joshua D. Aicher
SUBALTERN ALTERNATIVES: Reclaiming Agency Through Spatial Articulation, Nadirah Ali
Un|Veiling Walls, Olivia F. Aratea
The Patina of Care, Jose Alejandro Carpio
Found & Forged: Rediscovering What Was Lost & Reshaping What Will Be., Christopher Dennis
Enduring Identity: A Peace and Cultural Center for Palestinians in Exile, Sami M. Hajbi
Nurtured by Nature:Designing for Bodily Well-Being in the Urban Core, Maggie K. Haynes
Walking Easy, Grayson P. Isley
Beyond the Policy - Designing a Healing Campus for Xinhua's Children, Katharine Massey
Learned Resilience, Rebeca Ortiz
Placemaking on Peachtree: breathing life in to Downtown Atlanta’s outdoor environment through wellbeing-centric design, Rachel Pickert
Reimagining the Urban Neighborhood Library: A Sanctuary for Restoring Human Connection in the Tenderloin, Ahmed Shaker
From Sprawl to System: Reframing Suburban Thresholds for Density and Social Connectivity, Quincy A. Smith
Perception of Mental Illness: Exploring Spatial Impacts on Well-Being, Dilan Stafin
Virtual Matter: Architecture as a Critical Turning Point, Aden Sterchi
Undergraduate Theses from 2025
PRESENCE OF THE PAST: The Translation of Traditional Culture into Contemporary Form among the Igbo Peoples of Southeastern Nigeria, Nelson Agalaba
Modularity Resilience, Claudia R. Aker
A Tale of Two Worlds: A Framework for Translating Literary Fiction into Architectural Space, Timothy D. Anderson
SKID ROW TO RECUPERATION CONSTELLATION, NAFISA AZAD
Viewing From The Sidelines: Tackling Temporality Impacting Displaced Refugees by Humanizing Border Design, Robinson Badell-Garcia
LoopHole, Eduardo Brimmer
Big-Box Stores to Refuge: Transforming Commercial Spaces Into Modular Emergency Shelters, Garrett Byrne
A Work[PLAY]ce for All: Working Hard and Playing Hard shouldn't be this hard, Mary E. Caldwell
Breath of Formosa: Designing for Respiratory Health in Taiwan, Andi Chen
Spatial Echoes, Joy Cherichel
Blood Architecture : Designing a Hemophilia Treatment Center through Biomimetic Principles, Melissa Da Costa Schmidt
Weaving of Spaces: Designing spaces that create opportunities for communication and freedom though ease of access., Fiona Louise Duvall
Architecture through Modularity, JAFET ESTRADA
The Interlace: Creating Suburban Connections, Annikka Fairfield
Origami Lunar Habitation Unfolding A Future Colony In Space, Andrew Fields
REVIVING HERITAGE, soreya ganda
Revitalizing Oncology by Transforming Treatment Environments by Reconnecting to Life, Lindsey Garcia
[SHAPE UP!], Noah D. Garity
Connecting the Disconnected, Jared Garner
reviving humanity, ana gomez
Balancing Act: Retrofitting Office Design to Enrich Communities, Luke A. Griffith
IN LIGHT OF DESIGN: The Architecture of Ambiance, Dariusch Hakimi Gilani
Interactive Bodies: Creating a Haptic Dialogue, Evan R. Haller
Vacant Voices - An Architectural Response to Spatial Neglect, Logan G. Handwork
Threading the Void, Jessica Hut
Resilience Through Experience, Nathan Johnson
Debunking the Past - A Descent Through Memory, Architecture, and Ruin, Nili Karaj
Wheelchair Worlds: [Re]imagining Architecture for a Mobility-Centered Society, Stephanie Kim Le
Urban Refuge: Plausible architectural solution for the unhoused, Cameron Lewis
Re-imagining Recovery: The Role of Architecture in Sobriety, Teagan Littleton
Performative Biomechanics : Evolving Buildings into Inhabitable Organisms, Josh Lopez
Folk art as a Catalyst: Unfolding Salvadoran identity through design., Kevin E. Lopez
THE SLICE / Revitalizing Space for Bushwick's Creatives, Nadabya Lorick
Aquatic Boundaries: Reimagining Belén, a city carried by water and resilience., Kassidy R. McClain
Dust to Dream, Brenda Meloto de Oliveira
Disrupting Monotony, Elias Mendez
Sculpting Healing Spaces: Bridging The Gaps In Cancer Care Facilities, Mayra B. Mendez
Restoration in Slowing Down, Alejandra Montalvo
The Exchange Square — Redevelop decaying shopping malls into a walkable micro city, Justin R. Monzon
ECHOES OF THE OCEAN, Carolina Siano Moratt
Pathways to Possibilities : Montessori, Re-imagined and Expanded - For Every Path in Life, Melanie Nin
EMPOW{HER}: Architecture as a Tool for Healing, Dignity, and Collective Power in Underserved Communities, Miciah Norman
Safety Net: Hope Amongst the Housing Crisis in Lagos, Nigeria, Mayowa Odunjo
Urban Eden, Establishing the Groundwork for a More Resilient City, Max R. Oliva
Revitalizing Ahmedabad's Neighborhoods: Integrating Vastu Shastra-Mixed-Use Housing and Market, Jhanvi S. Patel
Invisible Scholars, Emmaline Payne
LINK - A New Interface: Bridging Social Isolation Through Immersive Discovery, Andrew Phillips
The Translucent Fortress: Improving the Design of Rural Domestic Violence Shelters, Owen Baker Phillips
Impact of Artistry - Surrealism in the Urban Setting, Caroline F. Puckett
Grafted Symbiosis: Strategically Revitalizing the Abandoned Atlanta Medical Arts Building via Jeanne Gang’s Theory of Grafting, Matthew Reddick
From Camps To Communities, Briyonna A. Reid
Scared and Profane - Contemporary Monasteries and Overlap of the Urban Footprint, Jonathan M. Rivers
THE MISSING CONNECTION: Designing a new Transit Hub Typology centered around Community, Michael Rixom
Mental Liberation, Jason A. Rosales
Sardis - the Agonist: a Monument to the Resurrection of a Dormant Cultural & Commercial Center, Inocencio Ruiz
Crosswing Hall: a Biophilic Student Hub for Well-Being and Connection, Marianna Sanchez
Variant Minds: Designing for Neurodiversity in Office Spaces, Maya Schiltz
EOS Wellness Center: Rethinking Inpatient Mental Health Facility Design, Emily Simms
Reclaiming Space: Addressing Urban Stratification in Atlanta's Bankhead Neighborhood, Maci J. Sims
Raising Families, Restoring Communities Through Adaptive Re-use Design: Housing for Single Parents in New York, Laila S. Smith
Visibly Invisible: Reclaiming Atlanta Black Architecture Through Black Expression, Sean M. Spencer
Defining Space with Bamboo, Nicholas A. Stile Jr.
New Suburbanism Learning From Suburbia, Gregory A. Sweat Jr.
Living with Historic Architecture, Jenil A. Thornton
Plastic Repurposed: Explorations for the use of Plastic waste as an Architectural Element, Caleb Tinajero
Sustainable Solutions: Innovating Vernacular Architecture in Togo's Communities, Kevin Toudeka
AGE WELL SPACES: A New Model For Elderly Healthcare Architecture, Will Traylor and Ameen Farooq
TENSILE TECHONICS, Jesus A. Vielma
Save Old Newspaper Building, Andrew Wilkins
Nature's Nexus; Revival of the mall typology through nature, Bailey Wilson
Sustainable Roots: Utilizing Historic Technologies for Modern Housing, Abigail Yeagley
Undergraduate Theses from 2024
The Question of Design in the Context of the First Australian Nations: Designing Reparations through Decolonial Architecture, Eli Abamonte
Rehabilitation of the Street: Design Strategies to Increase Diversity in Downtown, Atlanta, Abigail Akridge
Chaos and Order: Translating War into Spatial Design, Falak Alam
Reconnecting Roots: The Role of Nature and Culture in Community-Based Design, Ben Audinet
Reimagining Fire Tower Typology: Enhancing Safety and Creating a Sense of Place, Chloe Bango
Piece of Mine, Tiffany Belmonte
[RE]MAPPING RESILIENCE: REIMAGINING URBAN WATERFRONTS IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, Brandon Bernard
Networking: Plugging-in to the Suburbs, Joel Burnette
Urban Metabolism, Clayton Champion
Architecture as a Form of Care, Sara Clement
Decarbonized Design: Investigating Decarbonization Through The Design Of A Mass Timber Campus, Sophie Cronin