School of Design and Construction

Aug. 29-Sept. 22: Students design shelter for homeless

PULLMAN, Wash. – Student designs for sheltering the homeless in Washington will be on display Aug. 29-Sept. 22 in the Carpenter Hall gallery at Washington State University. An opening reception with refreshments will be at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29.

Partnership builds architecture career pathway for students

PULLMAN, Wash. – Students with a two-year degree in architectural technology will be able to transfer to Washington State University’s undergraduate architecture program without applying as formal transfer students.

Seniors envision healthier future for Puyallup watershed

By Sylvia Kantor, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences GIG HARBOR, Wash. – If you want a diverse education in ecology, psychology, history, art, design, computer graphics, problem solving and policy, not to mention public speaking, a degree in landscape architecture from the School of Design and Construction at Washington State University is […]

Students challenged to create intricate wine rack

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – For much of the semester, Leah Engelhardt and Jingxian (Doris) Xie’s fellow architecture graduate students and professors had doubts about their project.

April 26: Cancer care designs inspired by late classmate

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – As Dina Radjabalipour fought a losing battle with cancer last year, the Washington State University architecture graduate student wanted to design a better treatment center.

April 20: Students invited to solar house contest meeting

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University students from all disciplines are invited to a kickoff meeting for the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2017 Solar Decathlon competition to design and build a net-zero solar house.

Efficient walls made from trash showcased at expo

By Michelle Fredrickson, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture intern PULLMAN, Wash. – Energy-saving walls made from trash will be viewed by as many as 30,000 people next month in Washington, D.C., where Washington State University students will present their TrashWall project at the National Sustainable Design Expo.

Students take second at construction management contest

PULLMAN, Wash. – A student team from the Washington State University construction management program took second place at the regional Associated Schools of Construction student competition, the largest construction management competition in the U.S.

Aiming for the sun: WSU chosen to vie for solar home prize

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University students will design and build a solar home during the next two years as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon competition. For the first time, the contest will include $2 million in prize money.

Feb. 17-26: Interactive sculpture lets viewers blow ROBOBBLEs

By Zahra Debbek, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – A phrase not often heard at exhibits, “Please touch the artwork,” was on the lips of Saleh Kalantari at a recent opening of the interactive show, ROBOBBLE. The exhibit will be on display again Feb. 17-26 in the gallery of Carpenter Hall at […]