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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. -
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. -
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. -
SPDC’s Dong Zhao selected to be a 2018 MSU Academy for Global Engagement Fellow
Published on April 10, 2018
Assistant Prof. Dong Zhao, PhD, in the Construction Management Program at SPDC, was named one of 12 fellows for the 2018 MSU Academy for Global Engagement program. -
NCI’s Holly Madill and MSUE’s Harmony Gmazel co-present session at Michigan Community Development Association Spring Technical Assistance Conference
Published on April 10, 2018
The Michigan Community Development Association hosted their Spring Technical Assistance Conference on March 14, 2018, in East Lansing, MI. -
MSU receives $201K grant from Michigan Department of Transportation to conduct research on speed feedback signs
Published on April 10, 2018
The MSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering with SPDC have received funding from the Michigan Department of Transportation to conduct research on the operational cost and benefit of speed feedback signs. -
MSU receives $231K grant from Federal Highway Administration to conduct research on work zone safety
Published on March 30, 2018
The MSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering with SPDC received funding from the FHWA to contribute to the development of highway work zone safety guidelines materials. -
SPDC’s Jun-Hyun Kim is elected to the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Board of Directors
Published on March 29, 2018
Jun-Hyun Kim, associate professor and program director of the LA Program and the MED Program in SPDC, was elected to the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Board of Directors. -
Harbor Bay Real Estate Advisors’ Mark Bell and James Litwin to speak at April 20 SPDC Industry Seminar Series
Published on March 29, 2018
The MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction is hosting the 11th Industry Seminar Series event Friday, April 20, at the Human Ecology Building on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing. -
Bridging art, design and stories: Interior design student Gavin Kata shares his experience winning the MSU Bridge Project
Published on March 26, 2018
Gavin Kata, a senior majoring in interior design at SPDC, participated in and won a contest to have his artwork featured on the bridge between Spartan Stadium and the Main Library. The design is now installed on the bridge. -
URP alumnus Joel Arnold discusses Mitchell Scholarship experience in Ireland
Published on March 26, 2018
Joel Arnold, an alumnus from the Urban & Regional Planning Program in the School of Planning, Design and Construction, was one of the awardees of the prestigious Mitchell Scholarship in 2016. -
MSU students place fifth at the National Association of Home Builders Residential Construction Management Competition
Published on March 15, 2018
On Jan. 10, 2018, the MSU Construction Management Residential Competition Team took fifth place in the nation out of a highly competitive field of 34 university teams from across the U.S. at the NAHB Residential Construction Management Competition. -
Faculty from SPDC and NCI conduct local workshop in Downers Grove, IL, with APA and FEMA to address disaster resilience
Published on March 14, 2018
Wayne Beyea, from SPDC and NCI; and Bill Lennertz, from NCI, facilitated a workshop for more than 70 participants on applying digital flood-mapping and risk assessment tools for the Village of Downers Grove, Illinois. -
MSU Construction Management Program receives $100K grant from the National Housing Endowment’s Homebuilding Education Leadership Program
Published on February 19, 2018
The MSU Construction Management Program recently received a multiyear, $100K grant from the NHE’s Homebuilding Education Leadership Program. -
MSU Interior Design Student Organization and USGBC Students MSU to co-host NBS Integrative Design Competition this week
Published on February 19, 2018
On Feb. 24, 2018, the MSU IDSO and the USGBC Students MSU are co-hosting the NBS Integrative Design Competition for SPDC students. The event sponsored by NBS Commercial Interiors will take place in their showroom in Troy, MI.