School of Design and Construction

Jan. 27-29: Helping neighborhoods adapt to climate change

SAN FRANCISCO – Five public, community workshops to help some San Francisco neighborhoods adapt to sea level rising, flooding and drought will be hosted by the Washington State University Adaptive Water Urbanism Initiative Jan. 27-29.

Dec. 9: Students to show designs for Coeur d’Alene Tribe site

PLUMMER, Idaho – Landscape architecture designs highlighting the heritage and future of the Coeur d’Alene Indian Tribe will be presented to the public 2-4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, at the tribe’s Wellness Center, Conference Room B, by students from Washington State University.

Design, construction students claim national honor

By Erik Gomez, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture intern PULLMAN, Wash. – A team of Washington State University construction management students recently earned second place in the Design-Build Institute of America’s national student competition in Las Vegas. Thirty-one teams from 23 universities participated.

Nov. 3: Free talk about urban redesign, water management

PULLMAN, Wash. – Seattle landscape architect Peg Staeheli will discuss her projects to retrofit urban areas for livability and sustainability – in particular water use and stormwater implications – at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, in Goertzen Hall 21.

Oct. 21: Faculty explore the impact of ‘place’ on research

PULLMAN, Wash. – The ways that location has determined, shaped or affected research projects will be considered in short presentations by nine Washington State University faculty members 6-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, in the Fine Arts auditorium.

Sept. 26-Oct. 13: Faculty sketches explore ‘place’

PULLMAN, Wash. – An exhibit of drawings by Washington State University and University of Idaho faculty in architecture, landscape architecture and interior design will display diverse approaches in their disciplines to the idea of location.

Sept. 28: Park service historian speaks on park roads legacy

By Erik Gomez, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture intern PULLMAN, Wash. – A National Park Service senior historian will give a free, public talk about landscape design, engineering and the American legacy of national park roads at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, in Cleveland Hall 30E at Washington State University as part of the […]

Through Sept. 22: Students display shelters for the homeless

By Zahra Debbek, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture intern PULLMAN, Wash. – Creative, affordable shelters for the homeless that were researched, designed and built by Washington State University graduate students are on display through Sept. 22 in the Carpenter Hall gallery.

Sept. 22-24: Public invited to help plan for sea level rise

By Scott Weybright, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences SEATTLE – Community workshops to design a “blue greenway” to help the South Park and Georgetown neighborhoods adapt to rising tides associated with climate change will be held Sept. 22-24 at Seattle Community College’s Georgetown campus in C222.