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 2021
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
Surrealism and Architecture, Jesse Halverson
Advancing School Environments Through Research Synthesis in Design, Callan Hoeve
Reframing Urban Redevelopment Via Women Empowerment: Sustaining existing community in the West End Neighborhood, Dyesha Holmes
Social Discourse Between Humans and Animals, Sara Honeycutt
Know Good Food: Fighting the Effects of Food Deserts through Community Education, Timothy Huntley
Delineating Social Environments in the Residential High Rise. Inquiry into a new typology for living, Cameron Jackson
Mixed Reality’s Ability To Craft And Establish An Experience Of Space, Corey Jones
The Metamorphic Model: A Test in Post-Millennial Living, Andrew Mesa
ROOTED: Cultivating Social Inclusiveness + Food Equity, Andrew Newman
Clarkston: A Place for the [Dis]placed, Elizabeth Nguyen
Ecological Urbanism | Design Strategies for Bridging the Social Gap in Kolkata, Varshil Patel
In Memory of Nuclear Waste | Architecture That Endures a Millennia, Jacob Powell
Resurrecting A Fallen Angel: Architecture Remediating Pollution in Mexico City, Karen Rios
Community-Based Healthcare | Interlace of Biophilic Design in Outpatient Facilities, Joshua Robinson
Sensorial Architecture: Design for Well-Being, Philip Sanders
The Anti-Panopticon: Rethinking the Architecture of Surveillance, Darral Tate
HEADSPACE: Architecture for Mental Health, Courtney WIse
Undergraduate Theses from 2018
Social Inclusion Through Art, Christian Aguilar
POST-WAR LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: Redefining Schools Designs in Iraq, rana al rawi
Student Mixology, Brandon Arroyo
InterAmerican School of Medicine, Wilfred Baez
One to One A New Container For Lagos, Anthony Bah
Verge of Erosion: Adaption to the Coastal Climatic Change, Jamison Barger
ATMOSPHERIC RESILIENCY: ENHANCING ENVIRONMENTAL AIR QUALITY THROUGH BIO-ARCHITECTURE, Francesca Boakye
Meandering Structures | A Theatrical Take on Sonorous Environments, Jamilah-Renay Bouges
Civil Architecture: The Neglected Youths (Adaptive re-use and sustainability), Victor Chibuzo
Re_Dressing Architecture, Kishan Desai
Interlace: Designing an Inclusionary Architecture for Alzheimer's Sufferers, Alexander Fashinasi
Transfused Architecture: Ascent of A Developing World, Sandy Ferrier
Emulated Ecology, Erik Graves
Authentic Learning Environments: Designing a new standard for public education, Stephanie Griffith and Stephanie J. Griffith
CULTIVATED EDGE: Mediating rural and urban gaps in informal settlements, Camila Hellebuyck