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Landscape Architecture Research Team Investigates Louisiana Park
Assistant professors of landscape architecture Dr. Fabiana Trindade da Silva, Assistant Professor and Dr. Yao Wang led a case study investigation of Gretna City Park, a project of the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF)’s Case…
Read Full StoryFrom Sketches to Pastries: LSU Alumna’s Unexpected Journey to Louis Vuitton
An Unexpected Canvas: LSU Alumna Brings Design to Louis Vuitton By: Emma Hess Before LSU College of Art & Design alumna Amelia Aleman begins creating a dessert, she reaches for the same tools she…
Read Full StoryMArch Students Awarded AIA Graduate Fellowship in Health Facility Planning and Design
Master of Architecture students Fransis Lopez Bustillo, Dorna Jokar, and Mehrnaz Pasokhi were awarded the 2026–2027 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Arthur N. Tuttle, Jr. Graduate Fellowship in Health Facility Planning and Design. The…
Read Full StoryPrintelligence Conference at LSU
The LSU School of Art will host the 2026 Mid America Print Council (MAPC) Conference Printelligence October 7-10, 2026 at LSU. Led by printmaking faculty organizers Leslie Koptcho and Lauren Cardenas, the national annual…
Read Full StoryTransforming Inspiration into Experience: Willow Cook’s Internship at Fallingwater
By: Emma Hess What began as a case study in an LSU classroom eventually became a summer-long, hands-on learning experience at one of the most recognizable architectural sites in the world. Willow Cook, a…
Read Full StoryKurt Culbertson Winner of ASLA Design Medal 2026
Kurt Culbertson, FASLA, Director of the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, has been awarded the ASLA Design Medal from American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). Culbertson is a landscape architect, planner, educator, and…
Read Full StoryJames Turner Sketch Bootcamp 2026
The LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture held the first James Turner Sketch Bootcamp in August 2026, to launch the fall 2026 semester. A new annual tradition honoring Professor James Turner’s legacy of…
Read Full StoryEquipped: Glass Arts with Kat Wang
By: Katharina Wang, MArch 2026 Katharina Beliveau Wang completed a Master of Architecture in LSU School of Architecture in 2026. She is now an assistant professor of practice at the LSU School of Interior…
Read Full StoryLSU Art History Professor Darius Spieth Edits New Grove Guide to the Art Market
LSU Professor of Art History Darius Spieth edited the newly published Grove Art Guide to the Art Market, a comprehensive exploration of the institutions, practices and economic forces that shape the global art world….
Read Full StoryQuad Magazine 2026
Read the Quad magazine 2026 issue Creating for the Future: QUAD 2026 pages
Read Full StoryAlumni Spotlight: Amanda Farris
From Studio Community to the Greenhouse: Painter Amanda Farris Grows Creative Practice in Baton Rouge For LSU alumna and artist Amanda Farris, making art has never been something she simply decided to pursue—it has…
Read Full StoryAlumni Spotlight: Gretchen Wilson
LSU alumna Gretchen Wilson, ASLA, PLA, principal and co-founder of Dig Studio, has been named to the 2026 Council of Fellows of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), one of the highest honors…
Read Full StoryLSU Museum of Art Selected for National Smithsonian Initiative; Recognized for Excellence
The LSU Museum of Art has been selected as Louisiana’s participating institution in “50 for 50,” a landmark national initiative from the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Art Bridges Foundation. As one of only 51 museums—one representing each U.S. state and Puerto…
Read Full StorySteele Scholars Program Announced for the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture
The LSU College of Art & Design announces the launch of the new Steele Scholars Program, a scholarship to support LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture students funded generously by LSU landscape architecture…
Read Full StoryPhillip Tebbutt Named Interim Director of the School of Interior Design
Phillip Tebbutt has been named the Interim Director of the School of Interior Design as of July 2026, following the retirement of former director Marsha Cuddeback. Tebbutt, Associate Professor of Interior Design, is originally…
Read Full StoryKurt Culbertson Named Director of LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture
LSU has named Kurt Culbertson, FASLA, FAICP, FCELA, an internationally recognized landscape architect, planner, educator, and LSU alumnus, as the new director of the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture. Culbertson begins his…
Read Full StoryQuad: Four Minutes on AI & Visual Culture
Training the Future to Remember: A Cultural Preservation Approach to Nastaliq By: Safiyeh Niknami, Doctor of Design in Cultural Preservation Student The focus of my Doctor of Design research is cultural preservation at the…
Read Full StoryA Global Reach of Scholarship: Six New Publications in Five Countries and Three Languages by Professor Darius Spieth
Over the past academic year, art history professor Darius Spieth has finalized publications from Baton Rouge to Bordeaux and Florence, and from London to Brussels, writing about subjects as diverse as the history of…
Read Full StoryLSU Interior Design at Environmental Design Research Association Conference
Interior Design faculty and Master of Science in Interior Design (MSID) students represented LSU at the Environmental Design Research Association 2026 Conference hosted by University of Massachusetts Amherst. MSID students Cristina Arguelles, Jasmine Jimenez,…
Read Full StoryDavid Eichelberger Joins Ceramics Faculty
The LSU School of Art is pleased to announce the appointment of David Eichelberger as the newest member of the ceramics faculty, beginning the 2026-2027 academic year. Eichelberger brings an expansive background in…
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