Jacob Jones photo Ryan Smith, director of Washington State University s School of Design and Construction, is an an expert on prefab construction. A
s the director of Washington State University s School of Design and Construction, part of Ryan Smith s job is to keep up with the latest trends in building techniques. Smith, also an architecture professor, moved to Pullman with his family three years ago from Salt Lake City, where he taught and worked for 14 years at the University of Utah. It was a bit of an adjustment moving to the much smaller city at first, he says, noting that the kids at first were like, Where s Forever 21?