Urban Design

ISU students, faculty and recent graduates win 2024 International Design Awards

April 21, 2025
Are rental registries the key to promoting housing market stability? One Iowa State University housing researcher thinks so

October 10, 2024
ISU College of Design, Extension and Outreach to host Iowa Mayors’ Design Workshop July 30–31

July 25, 2024
Traumnovelle co-founder Johnny Leya to speak on his nontraditional, multidisciplinary approach to architecture in April 5 lecture at Iowa State

March 19, 2024
Iowa State students pilot urban design competition to improve recovery from future hurricanes in Puerto Rico
07/02/19

AMES, Iowa — Students in an interdisciplinary Iowa State University studio are rethinking ways to improve community resiliency and strengthen infrastructure in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the wake of devastating hurricanes and ongoing economic hardship.

Ten undergraduate and graduate students in the Urban Design Global Studio on Home and Infrastructure Resilience in San Juan, Puerto Rico are piloting a design competition for resilient housing and decentralized infrastructure in…

July 2, 2019
ISU Rome Program instructor Simone Bove to share the work of his interdisciplinary design practice March 5 at Iowa State
02/25/19 AMES, Iowa — Italian architect Simone Bove, an interior design instructor with the Iowa State University College of Design Rome Program, will speak about “The Importance of Being -wise” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, in 1210 LeBaron Hall on the Iowa State campus. Bove will present the work of his professional practice, -wise design, with a focus on its interdisciplinary approach. Bove received a Laurea Architettura from the…

February 25, 2019
Mvskoke scholar to speak about indigenous feminist space, place and mapping theories in Feb. 28 lecture at ISU
02/21/19

AMES, Iowa — Mvskoke scholar Laura Harjo, an assistant professor of community and regional planning at the University of New Mexico, will give a lecture as part of the Contemporary Issues in Planning and Design Lecture Series at Iowa State University.

Harjo will present “Mvskoke Community Futurity: A Map to the Next World” at 5:10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, in 1210 LeBaron Hall. Her talk is cosponsored by the Department…

February 21, 2019
Artist, landscape architect Chip Sullivan to lead sketching workshop and speak about creativity April 9-10 at ISU
04/09/18 AMES, Iowa — Landscape architect, artist, author and University of California, Berkeley professor of landscape architecture and environmental planning Chip Sullivan will present a workshop and lecture next week at Iowa State University. Sullivan, whose work is devoted to exploring place and promoting landscape architecture as an art form, will speak about “The Alchemy of Creativity” at 6 p.m. Monday, April 9, in the South Ballroom at the Iowa…

April 3, 2018
Architect, urbanist Teddy Cruz to speak about 'Cross-Border Citizens' April 9 at ISU
03/27/18 AMES, Iowa — Internationally renowned architect and urbanist Teddy Cruz will share his work in a lecture Monday, April 9, at Iowa State University. Cruz will present “Cross-Border Citizens” at 6 p.m. in Kocimski Auditorium, room 101 College of Design. His talk is sponsored by the College of Design and the Department of Graphic Design. Cruz is a professor of public culture and urbanization in the Department of Visual…

March 27, 2018
Sound expert Eric Leonardson to share advances in eco-sensing and soundscape March 26 at ISU
03/12/18 AMES, Iowa — Chicago-based composer, sound designer, radio and visual artist Eric Leonardson will present an “eco-sensing” workshop and lecture Monday, March 26, at Iowa State University. Leonardson will speak about "Advances in Eco-Sensing and Soundscape" at 5 p.m. in room 130 College of Design. Part of the 2017-2018 Master of Urban Design /Master of Design in Sustainable Environments Lecture Series, his talk will encompass several ongoing projects…

March 13, 2018