The design of built environments is intimately related to politics. From studio to street and from city districts to natural landscapes design involves political issues. The Interdisciplinary Design Institute of WSU Spokane will discuss this relationship during its annual Research Focus Week Jan. 8 to 11. The week includes a charrette — a 30-hour design competition for students — and its fourth annual design research conference.
“This is an ideal topic for Focus Week because politics infuses all design processes,” said David Wang, professor of architecture at WSU Spokane. “When you put politics in the mix, you can’t help but be interdisciplinary.”
Dovey’s address is the first in a series of three lectures that will make up the Design Research Spring Lecture Series. Parking is available at meters or a pass can be purchased through Parking Services in the South Campus Facility at 412 Spokane Falls Boulevard.