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• Gladstone looks at ideas for north shore

  Published on February 21, 2017
  Concerned residents and community stakeholders were at the American Legion in Gladstone Monday to discuss the future of Gladstone's north shore.

• ‘Yarn bombing,’ gardens and other ideas for a Cleveland Avenue corridor in Kansas City

  Published on February 3, 2017
  Inside the Linwood YMCA Saturday, a video screen showed color sprouting on light poles and crosswalks along a stretch of Cleveland Avenue near a temporary bike repair shop and a community garden.

• MSU students present plan for Rockport Recreation Area

  Published on October 6, 2016
  ALPENA - Interested community members and involved officials listened to Michigan State University students present their ideas on the future development of Rockport Recreation Area.

• Michigan State motivates students to dream big in Detroit: BTN LiveBIG

  Published on August 21, 2016
  You may have heard that the city of Detroit is on the rise again after a series of challenges. But the renaissance of this once great metropolis won't be completed by the addition of sports stadiums or inspirational car commercials.

• MSU program makes Detroit new kind of classroom

  Published on July 28, 2016
  On the first day of her internship this summer, Michigan State student Jocelyn Sample knocked on doors in Detroit, helping residents at risk of foreclosure learn how to stay in their homes.

• MSU & Detroit: Side by Side for a Better Tomorrow

  Published on July 1, 2016
  The July 2016 edition of APUE News covered the "MSU & Detroit: Side by side for a Better Tomorrow" article published by MI Spartan Impact earlier this year.

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  Design vs. construction

  Published on March 29, 2016
  Hello, my name is Hanbing Liang, and I am a senior landscape architecture and urban planning student at MSU.

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  A great learning opportunity for students

  Published on March 28, 2016
  My name is Xiao Hou, and I'm a senior landscape architecture student.

• LandTEXTURES Newsletter Winter 2016

  Published on January 15, 2016
  The Winter 2016 edition of LandTEXTURES published by the MSU Landscape Architecture Alumni.

• League Wins Diamond Award for PlacePlans Work

  Published on September 30, 2015
  A Michigan Municipal League program that is making transformational changes in Michigan cities won a top award recently in the 2015 Michigan Society of Association Executives Annual Diamond Awards contest.

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  Placemaking, World-Class Corridors & the Status of MI's Economy Highlight 2014 Showcase at MSU

  Published on November 12, 2014
  The relationship between the built environment and Michigan’s economy was the topic at the forefront of presentations at the 2014 Built Environment Showcase.

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  MSU Archway Design Unveiled at the 4th Annual Tejano/Latino Music Fest in Honor of Cesar E. Chavez

  Published on November 11, 2014
  The fourth annual Tejano/Latino Music Festival took place the weekend of Sept. 12, drawing crowds from all over the Greater Lansing Area to recognize and celebrate Latino heritage and the strong Latino community in Lansing.

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  MSU Hosts German Students/Faculty, Collaborate on East Lansing 2030: Collegeville Re-Envisioned

  Published on October 13, 2014
  This year marked the 30th year of the partnership between Michigan State University’s School of Planning, Design and Construction and the Technische Universität Dortmund focused on unique study abroad opportunities.

• MSU Students Present Red Cedar River Design Concepts in Williamston

  Published on October 8, 2014
  The MSU Spartans had teams in Williamston Tuesday morning; however, it was not for a sporting event.

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  State & national leaders to speak about placemaking at the 2014 Built Environment Showcase on Nov. 7

  Published on September 19, 2014
  The MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction (SPDC) and its partners are co-hosting the second Built Environment Showcase, Friday, Nov. 7, 2014.

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  Register Today for the 2014 Built Environment Showcase at Michigan State University

  Published on September 4, 2014
  On Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, the 2014 Built Environment Showcase will take place at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in East Lansing.

• MSU Collaborates with Lansing for Cesar E. Chavez Committee on Commemorative Archway in Old Town

  Published on September 4, 2014
  The Lansing for Cesar E. Chavez (LCEC) Committee is hosting a Tejano/Latino Music Festival in Old Town in Lansing, at the Cesar E. Chavez Plaza Sept. 12-13.

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  Renowned Olmsted scholar Ethan Carr to speak at MSU and at Belle Isle

  Published on August 12, 2014
  The MSU Landscape Architecture Alumni Advisory Boardis proud to host a celebration of the Frederick Law Olmsted firm's legacy Oct. 9-10, 2014.

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  MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction looking for participants for signage design survey

  Published on July 31, 2014
  Form-based design--based on a building’s relationship to those surrounding it, rather than on its use--is a growing field. But how does this type of design affect perception of signage?

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  Strategies to design and invest in Michigan's smalltowns

  Published on July 23, 2014
  The number of Michigan cities and towns participating in a program to revitalize their communities through citizen involvement may double again as projects take hold and visions become realities.