School of Planning, Design and Construction

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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 students sweep popular vote awards at the Home Builders Association Student Design Challenge

  Published on November 14, 2019
  Interior design student teams from MSU’s School of Planning, Design and Construction received first, second and third place awards in the popular vote category at the Home Builders Association (HBA) Student Design Challenge.

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  Inspired Furniture Project: Side Project Work Circle

  Published on October 5, 2019
  Inspired Furniture Project: Side Project Work Circle by Breanna Mcentee

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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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  SPDC welcomes Specialist – Teaching Laura Winter to the Interior Design program

  Published on August 16, 2019
  Laura Winter will continue teaching for the Interior Design program in her new role as a full-time specialist - teaching.

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  MSU Interior Design’s Kristy Kellom wins Best Student Design Poster Award at EDRA50

  Published on June 26, 2019
  Kristy Kellom, graduate student in environmental design won the first place for the Environmental Design and Research Association (EDRA) Student Design Poster Award at the EDRA50 conference in Brooklyn, NY, May 22-25, 2019.

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  SPDC students received first-place at MSU’s 21st University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum

  Published on June 24, 2019
  Three students from SPDC received first-place awards in April at MSU’s 21st University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum.

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  MSU Interior Design’s Kristy Kellom received Best Student Poster award from the Environmental Design Research Association

  Published on May 2, 2019
  In June 2018, Kristy Kellom, graduate student in environmental design, also assistant instructor of interior design in the School of Planning, Design and Construction, was awarded the 2018 Best Student Poster award.

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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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  Modern Vacation Home Project: Castle Rock Cabin

  Published on April 15, 2019
  Modern Vacation Home Project: Castle Rock Cabin by Danyel Zmudka

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  Thesis Project: Pulp

  Published on April 12, 2019
  Thesis Project: Pulp by Ana Rovai

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  Thesis Project: Studio Coalesce

  Published on April 12, 2019
  Thesis Project: Studio Coalesce by Alyssa Puryear

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  MSU interior design senior Lauren Stoklas on her Clinton Scholarship experience in Dubai

  Published on March 21, 2019
  Lauren Stoklas, a senior in the Interior Design program in the MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction, was one of the awardees of the prestigious 2018 William Jefferson Clinton Scholarship.

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  MSU interior design senior Michael Bry discusses Clinton Scholarship experience in Dubai

  Published on March 21, 2019
  Michael Bry, a senior in the Interior Design Program in the School of Planning, Design and Construction, was an awardee of the prestigious 2018 William Jefferson Clinton Scholarship to study abroad at the American University of Dubai last fall.

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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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  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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  SPDC director's message 2019

  Published on December 14, 2018
  It is a great honor to write this year-end message as I complete my first year of administration at Michigan State University’s School of Planning, Design and Construction. This year has been full of change and transformation for both SPDC and MSU.

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  MSU Environmental Design PhD student receives Emerging Scholar Award from the International Conference on the Constructed Environment

  Published on November 29, 2018
  Juntae Jake Son, a PhD student studying Environmental Design in the MSU School of Planning Design and Construction, received an Emerging Scholar Award from the International Conference on the Constructed Environment.

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  MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction hosts memorial for interior design professor April Allen

  Published on November 21, 2018
  The MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction is hosting a memorial event for Professor April Allen.