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MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction participated in the Design & Build Day at Impression 5 Science Museum
Published on November 12, 2018
On Oct. 13, the SPDC participated in the Design & Build Day at Impression 5 Science Museum. This was the second year that HBA of Greater Lansing and Impression 5 organized this event, and this year, SPDC was one of the 11 participating facilitators. -
NCI and MSU Extension host placemaking and charrette mash-up training series in Michigan
Published on November 7, 2018
NCI and MSU Extension partnered together to offer a training series throughout Michigan that aims to create more successful communities through NCI's placemaking process. -
Innovation Seminar on Smart Transportation comes to MSU on Nov. 8
Published on October 30, 2018
SPDC and the College of Engineering are hosting the 2018 Innovation Seminar on Smart Transportation at Michigan State University, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, from 2–5 p.m., in the Facility for Rare Isotope Research Auditorium in East Lansing. -
SPDC’s Landscape Architecture Program wins 4 American Society of Landscape Architects awards
Published on October 23, 2018
Each year, the ASLA Student Awards provide a glimpse into the future of the profession. This year, the MSU LA Program received four of the Michigan Chapter of the ASLA Awards, including three awards for student projects and one faculty project award. -
National Charrette Institute taught engagement strategies at Work in the Age of Intelligent Machines Workshop at Michigan State University
Published on October 9, 2018
NCI was asked to create and facilitate a series of interactions during a workshop designed to produce an agenda for research on the social, economic and policy implications of autonomous vehicles and to propose infrastructure to support that research. -
MSU Urban & Regional Planning Practicum student team win the Planning Excellence Award from the Michigan Association of Planning
Published on October 4, 2018
An Urban & Regional Planning Practicum team of students received the Michigan Association of Planning “Planning Excellence Award” for their project Imagine Vine 2025: A neighborhood plan for Vine, Kalamazoo. -
SPDC Students traveled to San Francisco in August on the 2018 Peter and Linda Riguardi Travel Fellowship
Published on October 2, 2018
In August, 12 MSU School of Planning, Design, and Construction students had the opportunity to travel to San Francisco, CA, on the 2018 Peter and Linda Riguardi Experiential Learning Travel Fellowship Program. -
URP’s Rex LaMore receives Simmons Chivukula Award for Academic Leadership
Published on September 28, 2018
Rex LaMore, director of the MSU Center for Community and Economic Development, and Urban & Regional Planning Program faculty member, was recently honored with the inaugural Simmons Chivukula Award for Academic Leadership. -
MSU interior design students earn Clinton Scholarship
Published on September 21, 2018
MSU interior design seniors, Lauren Stoklas and Michael Bry, have been awarded the William Jefferson Clinton Scholarship to study abroad this fall at the American University in Dubai. -
MSU Interior Design Program introduces Virtual Reality simulations into curriculum
Published on September 21, 2018
MSU interior design students presented to members of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources on May 1, 2018, proposing plans to revitalize historic buildings on Belle Isle in Detroit. -
Landscape Architecture Program celebrates 120th anniversary
Published on September 12, 2018
The Landscape Architecture Program, the nation’s oldest undergraduate academic program, is marking its 120th anniversary with a celebration and banquet to reflect on the legacy and future of the program. -
SPDC’s Dr. Kotval-K receives $106K grant from the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to innovatively address factors influencing the health of older adults in Michigan
Published on June 5, 2018
SPDC along with the MSU College of Nursing receives funding from the Urban Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to study the 500 Cities dataset and design innovative solutions to address social factors that influence health. -
MSU Interior Design Program Bachelor of Arts degree awarded accreditation by CIDA for six more years
Published on April 12, 2018
The SPDC is pleased to announce that as of April 2018, the Council for Interior Design Accreditation has awarded accreditation for a term of six years to the MSU Interior Design Program’s Bachelor of Arts degree. -
Landscape Architecture student Stephanie Onwenu wins City of Detroit’s Give a Park, Get a Park Design Competition
Published on April 12, 2018
Stephanie Onwenu, Landscape Architecture dual degree student, from the School of Planning, Design and Construction recently won the City of Detroit’s Give a Park, Get a Park Design Competition. -
Workshop on Autonomous Vehicles in Society comes to MSU May 18-19
Published on April 11, 2018
It is co-sponsored by the MSU Center for Business and Social Analytics, in cooperation with the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, and the School of Planning, Design and Construction.