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 2022
Hope is Scarce: Designing an Orphanage to Create a Sense of Belonging, Mehmet Arif Ozelgul
Skins+Fabrications: Addressing Fashion and Clothing Waste, Renee Palmer
Tensegrity - Is it a Bridge? Buiding? Skin?, Freddy Portugal
Airtime: Integrating Acoustics into the Design Process, daniel richardson
Lungs of the City: B[Re]athe - Exploring how Architecture can Improve Air Quality, Jessica Rimmel
MIS/FITTING Architecture: Strategies for a New Department of Housing and Urban Development Headquarters, Nicole Rodriguez
Holistic Generations | Reshaping a City's Health, Tania Rodriguez Serrano
BIG PROBLEMS, SMALL SOLUTIONS A Solution to the Housing Crisis Through Prefabrication., Connor Smith
Independence Through Unseen Architecture; Investigating Multi-Sensory Design for the Visually Impaired and Blind, Taylor Trevino
COLLOQUIUM, or the argument for a new school of architecture..., Austin Turner
DESIGN FOR OUR LIVES! Defensive Design Strategies for School Shootings, David Wolf
Facilitate Learning: Using Architecture As a Teaching Tool, Doron Zarur
Undergraduate Theses from 2021
[Re]discovering Nature | Ecotourism & Natural Resource Conservation: the ‘potential’ for a sustainable symbiotic relationship, Amber Bennett
In Process: Storytelling through Architecture, Rourke Brakeville
Shifting Perspectives: A Travelling, Interactive Installation Educating Youth, Mary Branon
Embedded Form: Using Structure to Inform Engaging Spaces Responsive to the Human Experience, Huntington Brown
Community in Crisis: A reformation of behavioral health hospitals in Atlanta, Georgia, Niki Crawford
Revival of the Dead Zone- Ecotourism within the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Angelina Damaj
NEX-US, Julianna DeCocco
Architectural + Language: Breaking barriers and creating cultural dialogue, Maria de los Angeles Delgado Bailon
Revitalizing the Charm: Reconstructing Homelessness to Urbanization, Tyrik Grant
Algorithmic Morphogenesis: A Biomimetic Design Methodology for Form Development and Structural Application, Nicholas Halford
Technological Augmentation: Creating a Public Center for Making, Timothy Hardeman
Remembering a Hidden Space: Stitching Memorial Architecture with a Subterranean Tunnel System of the Slave Trade, Olivia Harrell
See Me: How architecture can change our care of the elderly and orphaned, Caleb Hester
Bio-Symbiosis: Reconnecting to Nature and Each Other through a Biological Lens, Melissa Holder
Elevated Education: Approach to Inclusive Pedagogy for Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Elijah James
MEDkit: Modular Emergency Deployment, Christian Ladefoged and Zamila Karimi
Head Space: An Exploration into Design Code, Gaylon Lerch
Preemption: Using Design to Enhance Student Safety and Promote Student Wellness, Tobias Lewis
Vacated Spectacle: Inhabitance of Abandoned Stadiums, Jalaal Malik
Revitalized Complex: the redevelopment of abandoned malls, Kyle McCormick
Surmounting Disembodiment: Architecture and Suicide Prevention, Jack McGeehan
Spatial Transformations, Ze Meng
Regen Care: A self-sustainable, urban-scale project that promotes healing through communal support and spatial design, Fatama Mugbil
Creating a Home: Designing a Supportive and Meaningful Intergenerational Environment for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Sally Murtadhi
Retrofitting the Future, Lindsay Pannell
BLACK HOLISTIC: A RESPONSE TO RESPIRATORY HEALTH AND EQUITY THROUGH K-12 ENVIRONMENTS AND COMMUNITY - BASED DESIGN, Azha Parker
Building with the Floods, Kim Khanh Quan
Insert Community: A Revaluation of Space, Joshua Ramirez
From Shelter to Home: Creation of Home in Areas of Poverty and Scarcity, Claudia Rateb
Adaptive Stadium_ A Microcosm in Understanding the Identity of Brasilia, john rolon
Rethinking the Needs of the Invisible Society through Empowerment, Jada Ross
Contemplative Retreat: Examining the Fundamentals of Spiritual Orientation through Architecture, Daryl Rowe
Encapsulating Sound, Jackie Soto
Urban Resilience: Urban Design Strategies for Addressing Climate Change in Waterfront Cities, Kathryn Stapleton
The Aesthetics of Memory, David Trinidad
Intersectional Freedom: Rehabilitating Victims of Human Trafficking, Nathalia Weston
[Aero]tecture: An Exploration of the Relationship Between Natural Air and the High-Rise Office Typology, Matthew Williams
H2Opulent, Reese Zimmerman
Undergraduate Theses from 2020
Informing Space: A human centered approach to designing an (adaptive) modular dwelling on Mars, Hala Alfalih and Hala Alfalih
Maker's Village / Reviving Material Consciousness, Stephanie Balga and Stephanie Balga
Informational Space, Jacob Beal
PIECING MINDS : Creating a healing space for mental health in the West End Neighborhood, Jeromette Belcher
Defining the Relationships of Authority, Noah Bieber
The Material Light: Exploring The Relationship Between Contained and Container, Oliver Brown
A Phenomenological Approach to Performance Architecture Through Light and Acoustics, Bree Chambers
Pitching Change: Micro-Community of Higher Learning, Christopher Chaphe
Solving Pollution Through Design Integration: A Sustainable Model for Underdeveloped Mexican Cities, Marcos Cruz
From Displaced to Our Place: Educational Environments can Promote a Community’s Health and Well-being, Morgan Frederick
L.I.F.E. is Beautiful, Adalia Fullbeck
Guaya Symbiosis, diana gil
Model for Play | Creating Environments for Learning through Playful Exploration, Ana Giron
Between the Seats, Katherine Hall
An Experiment For Millennial Living: West-End Atlanta Social Housing, Kino Hamilton
Re-Place the Big Box, Matthew C. Harkin
An Invisible Minority: Creating Agency for the LGBTQ+ Community, Zach Hart
21st Century Social Genesis, Jessica Headrick
Camps In Crisis: Challenging The Architecture for Refugees, Duc Huy Ho
NAI-SIG: Natural And Ideal Studies In Geometry, Steven P. Kane
Between Aesthetics and Ethics, Seth Landis
The Model Holistic : The Application of the Adaptive Cycle to Rust-Belt Cities, Marysia LaRosa
The Urban Network: An Ecosystemic Framework for the Enhancement of Atlanta, Caleb Lawrence
Culture Confluence, Nhan luu
Micro Living - Big Mindset, Erin Lyttle
Empirical Empowerment - Mental Health in the Built Environment, Emily McClure
Learning Through Space, Niloufar Mehrjerdian
Towards Community: a resource-based rural development, Christian Newman
Inner City Artscape, Michelle Nguyen
Border[Wall]; A Space For Play | Providing Moments Of Intimacy To An International Stage, Jamison Owen
Dynamic Workplace Design, Eduardo Parra De Nova
The Factories: Bringing A Derelict Icon into the New Age, Douglas Reid
The [Hydro-Gen] Cell_ A Hydroponic, Regenerative, Modular System for Optimized Vertical Farming, Jose Asbiel Samaniego
Golden Scrutiny | Compositional Subtlety, Devon Sams
Restoring History: Mixed-Use Hotel & Retail Center, William Chase Sisk
Primary Focus, Breck Small
Dignified Dwellings: Minimum Dwelling for the 21st Century, Andrew Smith
State of Independence: Reinterpreting Senior Living Through Backyard Homes, Trevor Sparrow
Plastic Paradise: Reconstitution of Plastic Waste Through Design of a Module, Janel Stitt
Faith in Humanity : An Exploration of Spiritually Inclusive Architecture, Jared Triemer
Eco-HUB, Diego Vazquez De Santos
Temporal Mindset : Retrofitting Senior Living, Christine Vu
The City Aetherus An Urban Design Methodology For Energy Use, Anthony Yan and Ermal Shpuza PhD
A Bite of Architecture: Farm-to-Table & Dining Experience, Steven Yang
Undergraduate Theses from 2019
Mental Sensorium, Brittany Adkins
Skater Conscious, Jeremy Bowen
Aging & Space, Jenshe Floyd
Urban Stitch: A Game In Section, Jesse Garner