Alumni Spotlight: Dominique Giordano, BFA 1992
“Most of my designs tell a story,” says Dominique Giordano (BFA 1992), New Orleans-based jewelry designer. “This story creates a connection with my customer. These connections become memories. I’m all about a memory.” Dominique…
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Alumni Spotlight: CICADA, “The Next Generation of Architects”
New Orleans natives James Catalano (BArch 2013), Seamus McGuire, AIA, LEED AP BD+C (BArch 2010), and Paulo Perkins, AIA (BArch 2009) didn’t really know each other while they attended the LSU School of Architecture. But…
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Naomi Clement (MFA 2017) on Ceramics Monthly
MFA 2017 Naomi Clement’s work is featured on the cover of Ceramics Monthly magazine’s September 2018 issue. She won the Ceramics Monthly Emerging Artist Award in 2017, and recently debuted a solo exhibition in…
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Alumni Spotlight: Yvonne Cao, MFA 2012
Yvonne Cao is a graphic designer, typographer, and educator who was born and raised in Hunan, China. She came to the United States for an honors exchange program at Middle Tennessee State University in…
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Alumni Spotlight: Marcus Williams, BArch 2005
Marcus J. Williams, AIA, NCARB (BARCH ’05) is a product of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System. So it feels only natural that he has returned to work for the school system of his…
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Alumni Spotlight: Ainsley Dreher, BID 2010
Ainsley Dreher (BID 2010), president and owner of Design Innovations in Birmingham, Alabama, never expected that she would be directing her own interior design firm this soon in her career. Upon graduating from LSU…
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Kenneth Bahlinger (BLA ’85) Receives 2017 LaGasse Medal for Landscape Architects
Kenneth Bahlinger, (BLA ’85), received the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) 2017 LaGasse Medal for his significant contributions to the management and conservation of natural resources and public landscapes. Kenneth is an award-winning…
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Alumni Spotlight: Kyle J. Bauer, MFA 2011, Ceramics
Don’t quit your day job. Build your skill toolbox. Start from the bottom and work your way up. Don’t be afraid to fail. Apply to everything you can afford. Become your own salesman. Network,…
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Alumni Spotlight: Meredith Hom, BID 2010
Meredith Hom’s interest in interior design started with her love of Disney. “Disney World was practically a second home for me growing up. As soon as I was old enough to understand there was…
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Alumni Profile: Evan Mather, BLA 1993
Evan Mather, independent filmmaker and principal of AHBE Landscape Architects in Los Angeles, is one of four Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture alumni to be elevated to ASLA fellowship in 2017. Mather received…
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Alumni Profile: Kamel Mahadin, MLA 1984
Dr. Kamel Mahadin is one of four Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture alumni to be elevated to ASLA fellowship in 2017. Mahadin received his nomination for American Society of Landscape Architects fellowship from the…
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Alumni Profile: Dana Brown, BLA 1979
Dana Nunez Brown, principal of Dana Brown Associates in New Orleans, is one of four Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture alumni to be elevated to ASLA fellowship in 2017. Brown received her nomination…
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Alumni Profile: Bob Richardson, BLA 1969
Robert “Bob” Richardson, CEO and founding principal of RVi in Austin, Texas, is one of four Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture alumni to be elevated to ASLA fellowship in 2017. Richardson was nominated as…
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Alumni Spotlight: Karla Christensen, MLA 1994
Somalia. Colombia. Indonesia. Sri Lanka. Albania. Bosnia-Herzegovina. Karla Christensen’s 12 years of international experience managing programs in education, youth development, sports and recreation, community-based conflict prevention, reconstruction, and rehabilitation spreads across numerous post-disaster and…
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Alumni Spotlight: Jeremy Tucker, BFA & BS 1999
As vice president of marketing communications and media for Nissan North America, Jeremy Tucker is responsible for marketing the Nissan brand and the company’s vast product lineup. And he’s great at it. He was…
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Alumni Spotlight: Gracia Maria Shiffrin, BArch 1984
In 2015, Gracia Maria Shiffrin, an architect and attorney, was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects for her work as a nonprofit developer, housing provider, and municipal funder. Currently an asset…
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Alumni Spotlight: Charles Jones, BArch 2006
Design & Technology: Expanding the Role of the Contemporary Design Professional After graduating in 2006, LSU School of Architecture alumnus Charles Jones worked under his mentor, Jack Ford, and taught a design studio at…
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Alumni Spotlight: Shelby Prindaville, MFA 2013
Shaping an Ecological Balance A lone buffalo stands in empty prairie with the weight of the world on its shoulders. A charcoal rendering of a puffin overlaying gray skies and deserted beach simultaneously confronts…
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Alumni Spotlight: Henry David Louth, BArch 2007
Henry David Louth, a computational designer and design researcher at Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) London, earned his Bachelor of Architecture with honors from LSU in 2007. He spent five years in professional practice in…
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Alumni Spotlight: Elizabeth “Boo” Thomas
The Aptitude of an Advocate Elizabeth “Boo” Thomas has led community planning activities and redevelopment efforts in Louisiana since obtaining her Master of Landscape Architecture from LSU in 1989. As the former head of…
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