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‘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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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? -
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. -
Ideas proposed to revitalize Carriage Hills Shopping Center
Published on June 24, 2014
A Michigan State University landscape architecture class is designing 14 proposals from scratch for the Carriage Hills shopping center as their senior capstone project.