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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Professor Jun Zou Dives into Real-World Lighting Design at Tillotson Design Associates
LSU’s Jun Zou spent summer 2017 learning about contemporary lighting design at Tillotson Design Associates in New York City. “It was an excellent experience in a real-world lighting design firm,” said Zou, associate professor…
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Four Alumni Elevated to Fellows of the American Society of Landscape Architects
Four of the 23 ASLA members elevated to fellowship in 2017 are LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture alumni. George “Bob” Richardson III, BLA 1969, CEO and founding principal of RVi Planning in Austin;…
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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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Alumna Leslie Charleville Leads Gyotaku Workshop at LSU
LSU School of Art alumna Leslie Charleville led a Gyotaku demonstration as a guest artist in Professor Kelli Scott Kelley’s advanced drawing workshop. Kelley’s students are working on a project titled “Nature/Science” in conjunction…
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A Legacy of Excellence
LSU Alumni, Students, and Faculty Win Bevy of ASLA Honors & Awards LSU landscape architecture alumni, faculty, and students will receive top honors at the 2016 ASLA Annual Meeting & EXPO in New Orleans…
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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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Professors Lake Douglas and Charles Fryling Elevated to ASLA Fellowship
Lake Douglas and Charles Fryling, two faculty members of the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture (RRSLA), will be elevated to Fellows of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) in October 2016….
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Janice R. Sachse Honored as First “Louisiana Treasure”
Janice Rubenstein Sachse (1908–98) has been named the first “Louisiana Treasure” by the LSU School of Art. Initiated by the LSU School of Art to bring recognition to Louisiana’s heritage and the impact of…
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