Alumni Spotlight: Marvin “Buddy” Ragland, AIA, BArch 1980
For Marvin “Buddy” Ragland, AIA, BArch 1980, the Baton Rouge and LSU community remain a top priority in both his work and personal life. Ragland’s close ties, especially to the College of Art &…
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Bradley Furnish: From GDSO to Pixar
Bradley Furnish, editor at Pixar and 2004 LSU School of Art alumnus, will be returning to LSU to visit classes and present a screening of his recent project, The Dam Keeper, which was nominated…
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Alumni Spotlight: Seth Rodewald-Bates, MLA 2005
Seth Rodewald-Bates, MLA 2005, is a licensed landscape architect in Mississippi and Louisiana, an associate at Spackman Mossop Michaels, and an adjunct faculty member at Tulane University, where he teaches a course on site…
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Type Design with Tal Leming, BFA 1996
What do Adidas, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bon Appétit, Entertainment Weekly, Good Housekeeping, GQ, Paramount Pictures, Target Corporation, The Hollywood Reporter, Tiffany & Co., Time Inc. have in common? At one time or another, each has…
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Lighting Design with Suzan Tillotson
Lighting designers operate within a niche of specialists who understand the physics of light production and distribution and the physiology and psychology of how humans perceive light. They focus on fixed lighting, working with…
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Alumni Spotlight: Nicole Hilton’s Legacy
In May 2014, Nicole Hilton was notified that she had passed the Architect Registration Examination (ARE), making her the first African American female graduate of the LSU School of Architecture to become a licensed…
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Alumni Spotlight: Claire Hempel, a Planner from the Beginning
LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture alumna Claire Hempel (BLA 2002) was recently promoted to principal in charge at Design Workshop’s Austin office. Claire has been with the firm since 2011, when she…
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Alumni Honoree Carmon Colangelo to Give Commencement Address at Fall Ceremony
LSU College of Art + Design’s 2014 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Carmon Colangelo will deliver the commencement address at the fall graduation ceremony on December 19. Colangelo received his MFA in printmaking from…
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Alumni Spotlight: Rachel Cannon Lewis
Rachel Cannon Lewis: From the Perfect Storm to the Perfect Circle One week in July of 2009 proved to be the perfect storm for LSU interior design alumna Rachel Cannon Lewis. The waves of…
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Architecture Alumni Pursue Alternative Careers in Digital Fabrication
Graduating in the midst of an economic downturn was not easy for LSU School of Architecture alumni Patrick Fess (‘10) and Jonathan Smith (‘10). After trying their hand at various facets of the…
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Robb Williamson’s View: The Best Seat in the House
The work days cannot last long enough for LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture alumnus Robb Williamson (BLA ’92). His passion for his work leaves him anxiously anticipating the next work day—he only…
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National Building Museum Screens Film by LSU Landscape Alumnus Evan Mather
From Sea to Shining Sea, a film by Evan Mather National Building Museum in Washington, DC | April 6, 2014, 1 – 3:30 p.m. The National Building Museum in Washington, DC is…
Read Full StoryArchitect Allen Eskew Named Distinguished Alumnus 2013
New Orleans Architect Allen Eskew, who received his BArch from the College of Art + Design in 1971, received the Distinguished Alumni Award for 2013. Eskew was also the College’s commencement speaker this year….
Read Full StoryAlumni Profile: Suzan Tillotson
SUZAN TILLOTSON Lighting Designer Tillotson Design Associates New York, NY Provide an educational background including professional experience. Bachelor of Art in Interior Design from LSU. (1981) I worked for Levy-Kramer Associates, a thirty-five person…
Read Full StoryAlumni Profile: Janet Link
JANET LINK Artist Danville, KY Provide an educational background including professional experience. Bachelor of Art in studio art from a liberal arts college. As an undergraduate I studied drawing and oil painting in an…
Read Full StoryAlumni Profile: Mary Kay Davis
MARY KAY DAVIS Vice President of Design and Management French Fountains & Bella Dura Baton Rouge, LA Provide an educational background including professional experience. Bachelor of Fine Art from Kansas State University. (1982) Master…
Read Full StoryAlumni Profile: Richard G. Weimer
RICHARD G. WEIMER, AIA Richard Weimer Architects Thibodaux, LA Provide an educational background including professional experience. Attended one year at Nicholls State Junior College, Thibodaux, La. (1957) Enrolled in the second full 5-year Architectural…
Read Full StoryAlumni Profile: Allen Eskew
ALLEN ESKEW Architect New Orleans, LA Provide an educational background including professional experience. I went to LSU upon graduation from high school in Alexandra, LA. After getting my undergrad I went to Boston to…
Read Full StoryAlumni Profile: Tim Orlando
TIM ORLANDO ASLA Associate, Sawyer/Berson Architecture & Landscape Architecture, LLP New York, NY Provide an educational background including professional experience. I have a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from LSU, and maintain licensure in New…
Read Full StoryAlumni Profile: Tracy Adams Burns & Matthew Edmonds
TRACY ADAMS BURNS & MATTHEW EDMONDS Commercial Design Interiors, LLC Baton Rouge, LA Provide an educational background including professional experience. Tracy: I am a member of the American Society of Interiors Designers and International…
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