With four massive hurricanes impacting Louisiana between 2005 and 2008, the state has been forced to face the challenges of a changing landscape in both urban and rural areas. Addressing issues such as land subsidence, rise of sea level, loss of wetlands and increased storm activity have become more urgent with every passing year. The [...]
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Architecture Professor Receives more than $75,000 in grants to investigate ruins of 19th century Louisiana Fort
Associate Professor Ursula Emery McClure recently received two grants for the upcoming academic year to investigate the ruins of Fort Proctor, a 19th century fort in St. Bernard Parish that has been engulfed by Lake Borgne. Fort Proctor, located on the shore of Lake Borgne, was built in the 1850s and intended to protect water [...]
Multidisciplinary Project Involving LSU, Princeton Personnel to Debut at Venice Biennale
A collaborative project of architects, landscape architects, engineers and coastal scientists from LSU and architects from the Princeton University School of Architecture will be unveiled this week at the Venice Biennale, the largest and most prestigious art and design exhibition in the world. “The Mississippi Delta: Constructing with Water” project is included in the themed [...]
New Coastal Sustainability Studio Uses Team Approach to Tackle Tough Questions
A multi-disciplinary team of scholars at LSU that includes landscape architects, engineers and coastal scientists is embarking on a ground-breaking, collaborative effort to study issues related to sustainability along the fragile and vulnerable Gulf Coast. Their effort is called the Coastal Sustainability Studio and it is taking a comprehensive approach to studying one of the [...]
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LSU School of Architecture Professor J. Michael Desmond’s Book Details Origins of LSU Campus
- Director Bradley Cantrell is Awarded the 2013-2014 Rome Prize
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College of Art + Design CxC Coordinator Reads Poetry, Gathers Poets on the National Scene
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Faculty Wins Minneapolis Creative City Challenge
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RRSLA @ the Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation Annual Meeting
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Visual Artist, April Greiman Speaks September 06 at 5:00 p.m.
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Sculptor, Matt King Speaks November 5 at 5:00p.m.
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LSU School of Art Printmaking Graduate Student Curates Exhibit
- Director Bradley Cantrell is Awarded the 2013-2014 Rome Prize
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Landscape Architecture Students Create Design for WBRZ’s $20,000 Yard Makeover Contest Winner