College of Architecture, Planning & Design

Full event list.

Check us out
All day
Visit APDesign to learn how this nationally ranked, interdisciplinary educational experience reflects the nature of the professions we serve and contributes to the success of our alumni and students.

Studio visits and project displays
All day, Seaton Hall
Enjoy models, furniture, plans, designs and landscapes designed and built by students. Visit with students and faculty about academic programs.

• Environmental design studies, first floor.
• Architecture, second floor.
• Landscape architecture, first floor.
• Regional and community planning, first floor.
• Interior architecture and industrial design, first floor and basement level.

Resources for future students and guests
All day, Regnier Hall, first floor
Representatives from the dean’s office will be available to answer general questions about academic programs, the application and admission process, and the design and planning professions. College information and welcome table.

Academic information session
11 a.m., Regnier Forum
This 30-minute presentation given by APDesign Dean Michael McClure explores the professions of architecture, interior architecture, industrial design, landscape architecture, and regional and community planning. Get answers about the application and admission process.

Architecture work
All day, Seaton Hall, second floor
View hallway displays by architecture students in their second through fifth years of study.

Interior architecture and industrial design work
All day, Seaton Hall, first floor; Seaton/Regnier halls, lower level
Explore and engage in the work of interior architecture and industrial design! Learn about the social, sustainable and human issues through interior architecture and furniture design projects by students.

Landscape architecture work
All day, Bosco Student Plaza in front of Seaton Hall
Work by landscape architecture students will be presented along the first-floor hallways. Please stop in to learn about various planning/design projects that address important social, economic, ecological and local community issues. Visit our mobile “parklet” to learn about the breadth of landscape architecture, how trees benefit the world and how students use our fabrication lab.

LARCP’s BOXhattan
All day, Regnier atrium, Regnier Hall
Help us build BOXhattan! Sponsored by the K-State Student Planning Association and student chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects. This event allows you to try your hand at city planning. Using recycled materials, Lego bricks and living plants, learn to assess a city’s physical and economic needs, design harmonious buildings and public spaces, and construct a city that enhances urban livability. Stop by and get your building permit and create a city of the future.

Regional and community planning work
All day, Seaton Hall, first floor
Student work will be on display along the first-floor hallways in Seaton Hall. Learn about planning/design projects that address building vibrant, resilient cities and making a positive difference for people and communities.

Regnier Hall green roofs
All day, Regnier Hall
Visit the Regnier Hall green roof for a tour of the region’s newest and most advanced green roof laboratory featuring native plant research and demonstration green roofs.

Lego playspace
All day, Regnier atrium, Regnier Hall
Show off your creativity and design skills! Come build whatever comes into your mind in the APDesign Lego playspace.

APDesign fabrication labs
All day, Regnier Hall, first floor
Come see how a computer-driven CNC cutter operates in building models and other products. Demonstrations in plasma cutting and 3D printing will be going on all day! Come down to the labs on the basement level of Seaton/Regnier halls or view the interworking of the process from the observation portal.