LSU College of Art + Design Presents Cultural Heritage Engineer Maurizio Seracini
“A Future for the Past: Engineering Sciences to Save the World’s Cultural Heritage,” by Maurizio Seracini Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 5 p.m. | LSU Design Building, Room 103 Cultural Heritage Engineer Maurizio Seracini…
Read Full Story“Fort Proctor” Named 2013 Architectural Research Centers Consortium Best Conference Paper
The Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) Board of Directors has named “Fort Proctor: A Conditional Preservation” as the best paper at the 2013 ARCC Conference at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The…
Read Full StoryMid City Studio Architecture Students Focus on Food & Shelter and Town & Gown Partnerships
The LSU School of Architecture Mid City Studio is hosting Mid City Speaks on Sunday, October 6, from noon to 4 p.m., at 1730 North Boulevard. Mid City Speaks is part of the 2013…
Read Full StoryItalian Architect and Professor Riccardo d’Aquino Lectures at LSU College of Art + Design
Riccardo d’Aquino, “Architecture and Such Things: Elemental Observations on Several Works” Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at 5 p.m. | LSU Design Building, Room 103 View this lecture online. Riccardo d’Aquino, architect and professor at…
Read Full StoryLSU Architecture Graduate Students Place in 2012–13 International Student Ideas Competition
[portfolio_slideshow id=3372]Marcia Gibson and Kerry Kenney, two recent graduates of the Master of Architecture program at LSU, placed in the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture 2012–13 International Student Ideas Competition, “Preservation as Provocation:…
Read Full StoryLSU Architecture and Landscape Architecture Faculty Co-Chair EDRA45: Building for Change Conference in New Orleans
Note: The submission deadline for abstracts, full papers, and EDRAShorts has been extended to 9 a.m., Tuesday, September 24, 2013. Two LSU College of Art + Design faculty are co-chairs of the Environmental Design Research Association’s…
Read Full StoryColeman Partners Architects and LSU School of Architecture Sponsor Lecture by Architectural Historian Cammy Brothers
Cammy Brothers, “Architecture and Empire in Southern Spain” Wednesday, September 25, 4:30 p.m. | LSU Design Building, Room 103 View this lecture online. Coleman Partners Architects LLC, an architecture firm based in Baton Rouge,…
Read Full StoryNAAB Grants LSU School of Architecture Programs New, Maximum Terms of Accreditation
The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) has officially reaffirmed accreditation for the LSU School of Architecture, granting the professional bachelor and master of architecture programs eight-year terms of accreditation. This new, maximum term of…
Read Full StoryLSU School of Architecture Welcomes Five New Faculty
This fall, the LSU School of Architecture will add five new faculty members to its team: Associate Professor Jason Lockhart and assistant professors Catherine Bonier, Robert Holton, Jason Crow, and Shelby Elizabeth Doyle. The…
Read Full StoryKen Carpenter Retires and Receives the LSU College of Art + Design Honor Award
Ken Carpenter, professor of architecture and former dean of the College of Art & Design, is the recipient of a 2013 College of Art + Design Honor Award. The annual award is given to those who…
Read Full StoryInternships Matter
Aime Weissinger had to bring her best game to the Multicultural Advertising Intern Program (MAIP) to which she applied last summer, but it paid off. “Hundreds of students apply to the program which has…
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 StoryLSU School of Architecture Professor J. Michael Desmond’s Book Details Origins of LSU Campus
This month, LSU Press releases Architecture Professor J. Michael Desmond’s new book, The Architecture of LSU, a publication that details an architectural legacy dating back to the Renaissance and shares the architectural principles that…
Read Full StoryAlliance for Historic Landscape Preservation Annual Meeting
Associate Professor Kevin Risk will be presenting a paper that was co-written with Associate Professor Cat Marshall at the Alliance for Historic Preservation Annual Meeting. The paper is entitled “Ordering the Louisiana Landscape.” The…
Read Full StoryThe LSU School of Architecture Regrets to Announce the Passing of Former Adjunct Professor Jack Ford
Jack Ford, a former adjunct professor of architecture at LSU died on Monday, December 31, 2012. Ford received his Bachelor of Architecture degree at Virginia Tech in 1985 and studied Biology and Life Sciences…
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Lecture by Architect Grace La
LSU College of Art + Design Distinguished Lecture Series Presents Grace La Principal, LA DALLMAN Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wednesday, November 07, 2012, at 4:30 p.m. LSU Design Building, Room 103 This presentation…
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Architecture Professor and Students Awarded First Place for Prestigious Peterson Prize
Associate Professor of Architecture Ursula Emery McClure and several of her students were recently awarded the 2012 Charles E. Peterson Prize for their entry “Fort Proctor.” The School of Architecture will receive…
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LSU School of Architecture Students Celebrate Laurel Street Fire Station and MidCity
The 4th Year Architecture students cordially invite all members of the Baton Rouge community to kick off Fire Prevention Week with rekindle MIDCITY, a community potluck of food, stories and people on October 8…
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Lecture by Architect Jenny Sabin
The LSU College of Art + Design Distinguished Lecture Series and Grace and Hebert Architects present Jenny Sabin, Wednesday, October 10, at 4:30 p.m. in the first floor lecture hall (RM.103) of the Art…
Read Full StoryPavilion Designed by Architecture Faculty and Students Receives Honorable Mention at AIA Rose Awards Ceremony
A project designed and constructed by LSU School of Architecture students and faculty was awarded an Honorable Mention at the American Institute of Architects’ Rose Awards ceremony in July. The YMCA Baranco-Clark Pavilion, a…
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