SPDC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Spartans Built to Lead
The School of Planning, Design and Construction uniquely unites four built environment disciplines to foster synergistic learning and collaboration: Construction management, interior design, landscape architecture and urban & regional planning. Our academic programs are accredited and produce career-ready graduates. We provide our students with the opportunity to learn about and work on real-world, cross-discipline projects and activities. Our nationally recognized, world-renowned faculty cross-collaborate on pressing built environment issues, delivering timely and crucial sustainable research and outreach. Learn More.
Our Programs
Our Partners
- Center for Community & Economic Development.
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering.
- Department of Community Sustainability.
- Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences.
- Environmental Science & Policy Program.
- Global Urban Studies Program.
- MSU Extension.
News
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Interior design alum provides leadership gift for Give Green Day
Published on March 16, 2023
Michigan State University (MSU) alumna Valerie Wright, ’89 interior design, together with two additional alumnae gave a collective $10,000 in leadership gifts to double the impact for students on Give Green Day. -
CELA Elects New President
Published on March 9, 2023
Dr. Jun-Hyun Kim, Landscape Architecture program director, has been elected president of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture. -
MSU Tops the List of Landscape Architecture Rankings
Published on February 27, 2023
A study recently published in Landscape Journal named MSU #1 in scholarly productivity and impact for landscape architecture faculty. -
SPDC Seeking Graduate Program Coordinator
Published on February 13, 2023
The MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction is looking for an energetic, organized and hard-working individual to coordinate our graduate program activities. -
URP Faculty Receive NSF Grant to Study Informal Housing
Published on February 7, 2023
Noah Durst and Deyanira Nevárez Martínez will conduct research on: "Informality and Inequality in the Global North: Regulation, Non-Compliance, and Enforcement in U.S. Land Use and Housing Law."
In the News
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Granger Construction Company offers hands-on experience to MSU Students
Published on November 22, 2021 by The State News
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2021’s Best Small Cities in America
Published on October 19, 2021 by WalletHub
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Tulane scientist to lead research project on sustainability of Gulf of Mexico ecosystem
Published on October 8, 2021 by Tulane scientist to lead research project on sustainability of Gulf of Mexico ecosystem
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Tulane scientist to lead research project on sustainability of Gulf of Mexico ecosystem
Published on October 8, 2021 by Tulane scientist to lead research project on sustainability of Gulf of Mexico ecosystem
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The Top 25 U.S. Cities Where Latinas Are Finding Financial Success
Published on October 8, 2021 by The Top 25 U.S. Cities Where Latinas Are Finding Financial Success
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MSU researchers join global consortium creating smarter, healthier cities
Published on August 9, 2021 by MSU Today
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics By The Numbers
Published on July 15, 2021 by WalletHub
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SPDC Faculty Member Eva Kassens-Noor Receives AT&T Award Honorable Mention - 2021
Published on June 16, 2021 by MSU IT AT&T Awards
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Virtual reality app created to help uncover unconscious bias
Published on June 8, 2021 by TheDenverChannel.com (ABC Denver7)
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How Virtual Reality Is Used To Help Recognize Unconscious Biases
Published on May 19, 2021 by NPR