Alumni Spotlight: Troy Vincent & James Trahan
Troy Vincent, AIA, & James Trahan, AIA, graduated from LSU in 1993 and are managing partners of 180 Degrees, a boutique architecture and construction firm practicing in Phoenix. Self-described modernists who pride themselves on…
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Alumni Spotlight: Madeline Ellis
For Louisiana native Madeline Subat Ellis (BLA 2006), jewelry designer and MIMOSA Handcrafted business owner, creating stunning pieces inspired by the Louisiana landscape has been a lifelong passion. “The landscape and natural world are…
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Design in a Pandemic: Architecture
When the COVID-19 virus swept the globe in early 2020, it seemed as if the world had changed entirely. As more information about the virus became known, it is increasingly clear that the concept…
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Mark Boyer Named to 2021 CELA Academy of Fellows
Mark Boyer, professor and director of the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, was inducted to the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Academy of Fellows during the 2021 CELA Conference on…
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Alumni Spotlight: Colleen Waguespack, BID 1997
Women’s History Month alumna spotlights: Colleen’s drive and dedication to her passion of interior design led her to the place she is today – founder and creative director of Fig & Dove as well as Colleen Waguespack…
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Alumni Spotlight: Jill Traylor, BID 1998
As part of the “Design in a Pandemic” series, Jill Traylor, NCIDQ, IIDA, LEED Green Associate, director of interior design at EskewDumezRipple in New Orleans, shares about her experiences in the time of COVID-19 and beyond….
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Nicole Hilton Named “Young Alumna of the Year”
LSU School of Architecture grad Nicole Hilton (BArch 2007) was named a “Young Alumna of the Year” by the LSU Alumni Association Hall of Distinction 2021. Nicole is the first Black female graduate of…
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Alumni Spotlight: Christine Cangelosi Redmon
As part of the “Design in a Pandemic” series, Christine Cangelosi Redmon, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, architect at EskewDumezRipple in New Orleans, shares about her experiences in the time of COVID-19 and beyond. How has…
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Alumni Spotlight: Ivan O’Garro (BArch 2012) on Society’s Cage Team
Peering through the bars of the cage on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., onlookers are greeted with a powerful message: white society has oppressed people of color for centuries and continues to do…
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William Doran Awarded Grant to Design for People with Disabilities
William Doran, BArch alum and former LSU architecture professional in residence, was awarded support by The Deborah J. Norden Fund 2020 for the project “Sheltered: Evaluating the Potential for Design to Shape Policy Toward…
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Alumni Spotlight: Blaire Brown Stroemple
Blaire Brown Stroemple, HSS & AD 2011, combined her love of art with an entrepreneurial spirit to launch Box of Art, a business that brings people together to make art while socially distancing – in…
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2020 LSU Alumni Hall of Distinction honoree Lewis May
Lewis May, one of America’s leading planners, urban designers, and landscape architects, earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in landscape architecture at LSU, and his five-decade career has earned him nearly 200 international awards of…
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LSU Graduate’s Art Gives Thanks to Essential Workers
LSU art graduate Thomas Wimberly’s art work recently found a new, larger home when it was displayed on the side of a New York City hospital. Wimberly said the piece, called “Global Forefront,” gives…
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LSU Graphic Design Grad Creates Hot Sauce Brand
BFA alum Scott Bellina started Bayou Gotham hot sauces. Read more
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Justin Tyler Bryant Awarded 2019 Interchange Fellow
Justin Tyler Bryant, MFA 2018, has been awarded $20,000 as a 2019 Interchange Fellow, for his work exploring the role of art in social engagement. He is one of the sixteen inaugural grantees…
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Kenneth Brown: Designer for the Stars
Kenneth Brown is a homegrown design celebrity with a cosmopolitan worldview. Born and raised in Baton Rouge, he received a bachelor’s degree in interior design from LSU in 1995. Kenneth is the principal and…
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Alumni Spotlight: Elyse Marks
Elyse Marks studies the façade of a historic building, inspecting the walls for cracks. Hundreds of feet below her, the city streets of New York buzz, a distant blur. Tethered to the side of…
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LSU Represents Louisiana Landscape Architects in Washington, DC
In May 2019, two graduating MLA students Taylor Fehmel and Mai Nguyen, associate dean and landscape architecture professor Lake Douglas, and LSU landscape architecture alumni Haley and Shannon Blakeman, Chris Ferris, and Justin Lemoine…
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Carbo Landscape Architecture Recruitment Center Unveiled
On April 26, 2019, a ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the grand opening of the new facilities of the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture: the new Carbo Landscape Architecture Recruitment Center, located in the…
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