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John Beeder engaged audience with “Less me More we” motto at October SPDC Industry Seminar Series
Published on November 19, 2019
The MSU School of Planning, Design, and Construction held its 14th Industry Seminar Series on Oct. 16, 2019, in East Lansing. The featured speaker, John Beeder, was the former president and CEO of American Greetings. -
NCI to Launch New Training Curriculum in 2020
Published on November 18, 2019
The MSU National Charrette Institute is set to debut their new training curriculum in 2020, which will combine the Core and Advanced courses into one, plus add new content. -
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. -
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. -
NCI offers special for online NCI Charrette System certificate training
Published on October 8, 2019
If you are looking for a way to stay current during this time period, then NCI has an answer. We are offering a year-end special for our online-based NCI Charrette System certificate training. -
Inspired Furniture Project: Side Project Work Circle
Published on October 5, 2019
Inspired Furniture Project: Side Project Work Circle by Breanna Mcentee -
City of Fort St. John uses charrette process to confirm direction for 100 Street corridor design
Published on September 24, 2019
The City of Fort St. John in British Columbia, Canada, like many communities, has struggled with downtown revitalization. In 2015, the City Council adopted the Fort St. John Downtown Action Plan, an ambitious plan to revitalize it’s downtown. -
Consensus Building Institute’s Stacie Smith to speak at SPDC Industry Seminar Series in October
Published on September 18, 2019
Smith, associate managing director and a senior mediator at the Consensus Building Institute will present on “Building Consensus through Collaboration in Difficult Settings and Diverse Communities.” -
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.” -
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. -
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. -
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. -
SPDC welcomes Teaching Specialist Barbara Andersen to the Urban & Regional Planning program
Published on August 16, 2019
Teaching Specialist Barbara Andersen will teach urban and regional planning courses, and some landscape architecture design studios. -
Using the NCI charrette process to build trust
Published on August 15, 2019
NCI was awarded an opportunity to work with the National Recreation and Parks Association to develop curriculum for parks and recreation professionals that ties in elements of diversity, equity and inclusion, in part through building trust. -
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.