November 18, 2019
APDesign Ekdahl Lecture presented by Chelina Odbert Nov. 20
Chelina Odbert, co-founder and executive director of Kounkuey 1xbet online sports betting Initiative, will present "Just 1xbet online sports betting : Building more equitable futures through landscape architecture and urban planning" as part of the Kansas State University College of Architecture, Planning & 1xbet online sports betting Ekdahl Lecture Series at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, in the Regnier Forum of Regnier Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
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The Oscar S. Ekdahl Distinguished Lecture Series in Architecture and 1xbet online sports betting brings the finest professionals in the 1xbet online sports betting and planning disciplines to APDesign and the K-State community. These individuals are selected to avail faculty, staff, students and regional professionals to the potency of 1xbet online sports betting and planning in addressing the issues we face as a global society. The series honors Oscar Ekdahl who received his Bachelor of Architecture from Kansas State University in 1933 and was a founding partner in Ekdahl, Davis, Depew, Persson Architects PA in Topeka.