"What Makes a Livable Community?"

Interdisciplinary Design Institute Hosts Third Annual Design Research ConferenceOctober 5 – 7. The Design Institute's third annual Design Research Conference will be held October 5 through 7 on the Riverpoint Campus. This year's theme is "What Makes a Livable Community?"

Among the activities organized for the event are a number of lectures, which are free and open to the public:

Thursday, October 5, 3:00 p.m. Human Nature and the Built Environment Joanne Savage, PhD American University, Department of Criminal Justice Thursday, October 5, 4:00 p.m.

Health and the Homeless Carol Allen, PhD Washington State University, Intercollegiate College of Nursing Friday, October 6, 9:00 a.m.

Sustainable Cave and Rammed-Earth Dwellings in China Liu Jiaping, PhD Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Green Architecture Research Center (Xi'an, China) Friday, October 6, 4:00 p.m.

Scandinavian Livable Communities Jerry Finrow, FAIA University of Washington, School of Architecture and Urban Planning Saturday, October 7, 9:00 a.m.

Straw Bale Housing in China Kelly Lerner, AIA One World Design All lectures will take place in the auditorium of the Phase I Classroom Building. For more information on the conference, visit the conference Web site. You may also contact Pam Medley at 509-358-7920 or pmedley@wsu.edu.