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LSU School of Architecture Students Celebrate Laurel Street Fire Station and MidCity

The 4th Year Architecture students cordially invite all members of the Baton Rouge community to kick off Fire Prevention Week with rekindle MIDCITY, a community potluck of food, stories and people on October 8 at 6:30 p.m. at Old Fire Station #1, 1801 Laurel Street in MidCity. Under the guidance of Professor William Doran, the [...]

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Interior Design Students Present Master Plan for BREADA

On Tuesday, September 18th , the Department of Interior Design hosted an exhibit presentation of Baton Rouge’s Main Street Market Master Plan Study completed by current LSU interior design students. The presentation, held in the College of Art and Design Atrium, highlights the partnership between the Department of Interior Design and its stakeholders in the [...]

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Pavilion Designed by Architecture Faculty and Students Receives Honorable Mention at AIA Rose Awards Ceremony

A project designed and constructed by LSU School of Architecture students and faculty was awarded an Honorable Mention at the American Institute of Architects’ Rose Awards ceremony in July. The YMCA Baranco-Clark Pavilion, a collaboration between the LSU School of Architecture and the Center for Planning Excellence, was designed and constructed by AIA member and [...]

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Architecture and photography students at work on Fort Proctor

Architecture Professor and Students Awarded First Place for Prestigious Peterson Prize

    Associate Professor of Architecture Ursula Emery McClure and several of her students were recently awarded the 2012 Charles E. Peterson Prize for their entry “Fort Proctor.” The School of Architecture will receive $2,750 as the result of their efforts, which garnered a tie for first place. Professor Emery McClure worked with a small [...]

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Landscape Architecture Students Create Design for WBRZ’s $20,000 Yard Makeover Contest Winner

LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture students may well have been just as pleased as WBRZ contest winner Shane Mike of Denham Springs to participate in the station’s recent $20,000 Yard makeover contest. The contest enabled the students to manage a substantial extracurricular project and make great business contacts along the way. The 5th [...]

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LSU’s Office of Community Design and Development Receives $25,000 Foundation for Louisiana Grant

The Foundation for Louisiana recently awarded $25,000 to the LSU School of Architecture’s Office of Community Design and Development, or OCDD, to conduct a 10-month public service project and pilot study, “Advancing Louisiana Small Town and Rural Community Development.” The study will take place in northeast Louisiana, focusing on the Lake Providence and Tallulah corridor, [...]

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