Research and Service
With faculty actively engaged in research and a host of opportunities to learn and to serve at home and abroad, the Interdisciplinary Design Institute offers students a rich experience.
Learning at Home . . .
Our students learn through real-life, service-oriented projects within local communities. In recent studios, students have designed green housing for Habitat for Humanity and developed plans for a University District in Spokane.
Through the Institute's annual charrette, students have created doghouses for SpokAnimal, designed a Spokane Gateway, and explored ideas for the Great Spokane River Gorge Park.
. . . And Abroad
Our faculty have connections around the world—Oslo, Beijing, London—that translate into valuable opportunities for students. In Spring 2007, for instance, a team of faculty and students traveled to China and Tibet to observe housing styles, mixed-use dwellings, solar housing, and more.
The research interests of our faculty research include:
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