School of Planning, Design and Construction

LA News

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  My amazing landscape architecture experience

  Published on April 27, 2020
  Recent alumna Wing Chi VincyTam reflects on her experience with the Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design programs.

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  Landscape architecture alum shares her education abroad experiences

  Published on January 13, 2020
  Anna Zultowski says: "I can’t believe it’s been an entire year since my class, a close-knit group of 10, and our professors spent two months preparing for what would be the trip of a lifetime."

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  2019 Message from the Director: SPDC celebrates 15th anniversary

  Published on December 13, 2019
  The School of Planning, Design and Construction, a young school established in 2004, celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2019.

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  MSU’s Landscape Architecture program ranked ninth in the US

  Published on October 18, 2019
  MSU Landscape Architecture (LA) program ranked ninth in the U.S. by DesignIntelligence in 2019 School Rankings Survey of most admired landscape architecture undergraduate schools.

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  Former American Greetings’ President and CEO John Beeder to speak at SPDC Industry Seminar Series in October

  Published on August 23, 2019
  Featured speaker John Beeder, retired president and CEO of American Greetings will present on “Accelerating Company Strategy with a Dynamic Built Environment.”

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  MSU professor elected fellow of American Society of Landscape Architects

  Published on August 16, 2019
  Professor Ming-Han Li, director of SPDC, has been elected to the American Society of Landscape Architects’ (ASLA) Council of Fellows. This is a milestone achievement for landscape architecture professionals.

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  SPDC welcomes Assistant Professor Wonmin Sohn to the Landscape Architecture program

  Published on August 16, 2019
  Assistant Professor Wonmin Sohn will teach courses on landscape architecture construction, low impact design and landscape performance.

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  MSU landscape architecture alumnus William Johnson receives Lifetime Achievement Award

  Published on April 23, 2019
  William “Bill” Johnson, an alumnus of the SPDC’s Landscape Architecture program, received the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture’s Lifetime Achievement Award at their annual conference, which was recently held in Sacramento, CA, in March.

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  Environmental design graduate student named 2019 CANR Outstanding Student Leader

  Published on April 23, 2019
  Stephanie Onwenu wants to combine her passion for helping people and protecting the environment through landscape architecture.

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  MSU Interior Design’s Linda Nubani leads efforts for 50th Annual Environmental Design Research Association Conference

  Published on April 18, 2019
  Linda Nubani, assistant professor of ID in the SPDC at MSU, was elected as chair-elect of Board of Directors of the Environmental Design Research Association. She was also elected as chair of the Conference Program Committee of its 50th Annual Conference.

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  Two MSU Interior Design faculty members received the 2019 Interior Design Educators Council Community Service Award

  Published on April 17, 2019
  Interior Design Associate Professor and Program Director Suk-Kyung Kim, PhD; and assistant professor Linda Nubani, PhD, received the 2019 Interior Design Educators Council Community Service award at the 2019 IDEC Conference on March 5-9 in Charlotte, NC.

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  MSU students place first at the 2019 National Association of Home Builders Competition

  Published on March 13, 2019
  On Feb. 20, 2019, the MSU Construction Management Residential Construction Competition team took first place out of a competitive field of 37 four-year university teams from across the U.S. at the NAHB Student Competition in Las Vegas.

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  Landscape Architecture’s Jun-Hyun Kim was selected as a 2019 Landscape Architecture Foundation’s Research Fellow

  Published on February 12, 2019
  Jun-Hyun Kim, PhD, program director and associate professor in MSU’s SPDC’s Landscape Architecture program, was selected as a 2019 Landscape Architecture Foundation Research Fellow of the Case Study Investigation program with funding support.

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  MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction hosts guest lecture by Jie Hu on sustainable development on Feb. 28

  Published on February 11, 2019
  The School of Planning, Design and Construction is pleased to welcome Jie Hu as a guest lecturer to Michigan State University on Feb. 28, 2019. He will present on Shan-shui City – Exploring Urban Development in China.

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  MSU Landscape Architecture associate professor Jon Burley lectures at the International Landscape Architecture Student Workshop in Indonesia

  Published on February 7, 2019
  Jon Burley, PhD, associate professor in the MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction’s Landscape Architecture Program, traveled to Indonesia in November 2018 to speak at the International Landscape Architecture Student Workshop.

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  MSU construction management students work to improve energy efficiency at Belle Isle

  Published on February 6, 2019
  Eight students from the MSU School of Planning, Design, and Construction Construction Management program worked on a team to assess energy performance and make recommendations for energy improvements to the Belle Isle Boathouse Building.

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  2019 School of Planning, Design and Construction director’s message for LandTEXTURE

  Published on January 29, 2019
  It is with great honor that I write this message as director of the School of Planning, Design and Construction. Moving to Michigan State University was one of the most important decisions in my personal and professional life.

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  Three courses in one

  Published on January 29, 2019
  We essentially had a planning class, a construction detail class, and a sketching class; all three tied together beautifully. However, the most rewarding class was our LA 345 class that utilized the principles of all three courses in one.

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  The urgency of equity in the face of climate change

  Published on January 29, 2019
  My experience this past year working with the Resilient by Design challenge in the San Francisco Bay area is sure to affect the work I do for the rest of my career.

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  2019 MSU Landscape Architecture Alumni and Advisory Board president’s message for LandTEXTURE

  Published on January 29, 2019
  It has been a great term for me [Scott Reinholt] as the president of the Landscape Architecture Alumni and Advisory Board, and it is with mixed emotions that I hand over the gavel.