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Agriculture and Natural Resources Week begins March 1
Published on February 21, 2019
Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) Week will kick off March 1 at Michigan State University. ANR Week has served as a platform for enterprising new developments in agriculture and natural resources in Michigan since 1914. -
Urban & Regional Planning junior Najma Muhammad receives Network for Global Civic Engagement Fellowship
Published on February 20, 2019
Najma Muhammad, a junior majoring in urban and regional planning at the MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction, received the Network for Global Civic Engagement Fellowship. -
Want to conduct a charrette but not sure where to start? Try NCI’s RFP Co-Writing Workshop
Published on February 19, 2019
Scheduling and conducting a charrette for the first time can feel overwhelming if you’re not sure where to start. It can also be daunting to write a Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit proposals for a charrette process. -
National Charrette Institute is published by prestigious American Planning Association PAS Memo
Published on February 12, 2019
The American Planning Association invited the National Charrette Institute at MSU to write about our charrette process for the Planning Advisory Service’s PAS Memo. -
Landscape Architecture’s Jun-Hyun Kim was selected as a 2019 Landscape Architecture Foundation’s Research Fellow
Published on February 12, 2019
Jun-Hyun Kim, PhD, program director and associate professor in MSU’s SPDC’s Landscape Architecture program, was selected as a 2019 Landscape Architecture Foundation Research Fellow of the Case Study Investigation program with funding support. -
MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction hosts guest lecture by Jie Hu on sustainable development on Feb. 28
Published on February 11, 2019
The School of Planning, Design and Construction is pleased to welcome Jie Hu as a guest lecturer to Michigan State University on Feb. 28, 2019. He will present on Shan-shui City – Exploring Urban Development in China. -
MSU Landscape Architecture associate professor Jon Burley lectures at the International Landscape Architecture Student Workshop in Indonesia
Published on February 7, 2019
Jon Burley, PhD, associate professor in the MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction’s Landscape Architecture Program, traveled to Indonesia in November 2018 to speak at the International Landscape Architecture Student Workshop. -
MSU Construction Management alumnus Dan Hamilton works on MSU Billman Music Pavilion project
Published on February 7, 2019
The MSU College of Music is adding 37,000 square feet of new space to the music building, naming it the Billman Music Pavilion. This project also includes an additional 8,500 square feet of renovations. -
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. -
2019 School of Planning, Design and Construction director’s message for LandTEXTURE
Published on January 29, 2019
It is with great honor that I write this message as director of the School of Planning, Design and Construction. Moving to Michigan State University was one of the most important decisions in my personal and professional life. -
2018 Landscape Architecture Scholarship Fundraiser Golf Outing
Published on January 29, 2019
This year’s outing raised $1,700 for student scholarships. The participants witnessed the passing of an era, with Paul Nieratko announcing this was his last year organizing the golf outing on behalf of the Landscape Architecture Alumni and Advisory Board. -
2019 MSU Landscape Architecture Alumni and Advisory Board president’s message for LandTEXTURE
Published on January 29, 2019
It has been a great term for me [Scott Reinholt] as the president of the Landscape Architecture Alumni and Advisory Board, and it is with mixed emotions that I hand over the gavel. -
The urgency of equity in the face of climate change
Published on January 29, 2019
My experience this past year working with the Resilient by Design challenge in the San Francisco Bay area is sure to affect the work I do for the rest of my career. -
A 21st century call to action
Published on January 29, 2019
Distinguished speaker, Barbara Deutsch, was a highlight of the Landscape Architecture program’s 120-year anniversary celebration last fall presenting “The New Landscape Architecture Declaration; a 21st Century Call to Action!” -
Who are the actual landscape research universities?
Published on January 29, 2019
When the perception by respondents and other measurable metrics concord in agreement, often there is a strong case to be made for the reliability and accuracy of rankings concerning companies, organizations, or institutions.