School of Planning, Design and Construction

LA News

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  Jun-Hyun Kim, associate professor and LA program director receives multiple awards

  Published on July 8, 2021
  Jun-Hyun Kim, associate professor and program director of the LA Program and the MED Program in SPDC was recently awarded three honors from the Council of Educators in Landscape Architects (CELA)

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  Wonmin Sohn, Assistant professor at MSU Landscape Architecture, receives $326K HUD grant for “Development of Comprehensive Climate Vulnerability Resilience Capacity Indexes for Enhancing Urban Recovery in Midwestern Communities”

  Published on June 23, 2021
  The project output will contribute to an effective allocation of limited recovery funding, ensuring that the most damaged communities and those lagging in recovery will receive what is needed.

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  CANR Alumni Association announces 2021 scholarship recipients

  Published on June 23, 2021
  The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Alumni Association awards scholarships to students who are well-rounded in their academic and non-academic pursuits and have a vision for their future career.

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  Landscape Architecture senior receives $2K grant from the CANR Undergraduate Research Program to support research on Designing Decline

  Published on June 21, 2021
  Brooke Shevela, a senior majoring in Landscape Architecture at the MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction, received a $2,000 grant from the MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Undergraduate Research Program fund.

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  Landscape architecture student combines science with design

  Published on May 18, 2021
  Student Claire Schleusener is interested in creating ecologically stable spaces help support connections with the natural world.

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  MSU Assistant Professor Wonmin Sohn receives 2020-2021 CELA CLASS Fund Research Grant Award

  Published on March 4, 2021
  Wonmin Sohn received the CELA/CLASS Fund for her project called “Longitudinal Assessment of Development Composition and Spatial Patterns of Green Infrastructure for Effective Flood Control in Growing and Shrinking U.S. Metropolitan Areas.”

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  How the pandemic has made SPDC stronger

  Published on December 11, 2020
  SPDC Director Ming-Han Li shares in his annual school update message, "This has been a year that no one could have anticipated or prepared for! The world has been facing unprecedented, tumultuous challenges from the novel coronavirus pandemic since March."

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  MSU alumnus Daniel Wenk receives Alfred B. LaGasse Medal from the American Society of Landscape Architects

  Published on October 5, 2020
  Daniel Wenk, an alumnus of the Michigan State University Landscape Architecture program, was recently recognized as one of the few 2020 ASLA Honors recipients.

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  SPDC announces virtual Lecture Series for 2020-2021

  Published on September 4, 2020
  We are pleased to announce our 2nd annual SPDC Lecture Series for 2020-2021. These events will take place virtually due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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  SPDC welcomes new Academic Advisor Hannah Brodhead

  Published on August 17, 2020
  Hannah Brodhead is the new academic advisor for Interior Design and Landscape Architecture students.

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  Endowed Landscape Architecture Innovation Fund created by Landscape Architecture Alum

  Published on August 14, 2020
  The new endowment has been initiated by Robert G. Chipman through the MSU Landscape Architecture Alumni and Advisory Board.

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  MSU students receive honorable mention (3rd place) in 2019 Campus RainWorks Challenge Competition

  Published on July 28, 2020
  A MSU interdisciplinary student team led by Amanda Wakefield received Honorable Mention (3rd place) in the Master Plan category of the 2019 EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge student design competition.

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  SPDC Opposes SEVP’s Modifications

  Published on July 10, 2020
  On behalf of the School of Planning, Design and Construction, we strongly oppose the Student and Exchange Visitor Program’s (SEVP) modifications to temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online courses during the fall 2020 semester.

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  MSU alumnus Bill Johnson receives 2020 Landscape Architecture Foundation Medal

  Published on June 17, 2020
  William “Bill” Johnson, an alumnus of the Michigan State University Landscape Architecture program, was presented with the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF)’s Medal for his distinguished work applying the principles of sustainability to landscapes.

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  Staying strong in uncertain times and fostering a culture of inclusion, trust, respect and empowerment

  Published on June 4, 2020
  SPDC Director Ming-Han Li shares an update and reflections from the past year

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  Charles Parker Halligan’s impact on the MSU Landscape Architecture program

  Published on May 22, 2020
  The individuals who started Landscape Architecture at MSU in 1898 are all but forgotten, but Professor Charles Halligan should be remembered for his arrival and his growth of the program during its’ early stages at MSU.

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  Celebrating MSU Landscape Architecture program’s achievements, embracing change during novel coronavirus

  Published on May 20, 2020
  Landscape Architecture program Director Jun-Hyun Kim shares a program update.

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  Landscape architecture student shares his 2020 study abroad experience

  Published on May 20, 2020
  Eunho Herron says: "Study aboard is such an essential experience for landscape architecture majors because it directly impacts the way we think and design. I cannot insist on how valuable and amazing the experience was. "

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  Assessing Landscape Architectural Research Universities

  Published on May 20, 2020
  According to Google Scholar, MSU was 7th in North America and 10th in the world for landscape research.

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  SPDC degree programs receive STEM designation

  Published on May 8, 2020
  Three SPDC degree programs in landscape architecture and urban and regional planning have received STEM designation.