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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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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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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 [...]

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Minority Architecture Students at LSU Win National Award

The National Organization of Minority Architects NOMA has named the student chapter in the LSU School of Architecture as 2010 Student Chapter of the Year. The LSU chapter received the award, which was announced last week at the NOMA annual conference in Boston, Mass., because of its impressive growth and diversity, and commitment to community [...]

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