Art & Design Faculty Pilot STEM “Big Ideas”
LSU College of Art & Design faculty researchers lead and collaborate on 4 out of the 7 “Big Ideas in STEM and Social & Behavioral Sciences” projects of selected 2026 Provost’s Fund for Innovation…
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Yao Wang Awarded 2026 Lillian Bridwell-Bowles Innovative C-I Teacher Award
Yao Wang, assistant professor of landscape architecture, was awarded the Lillian Bridwell-Bowles Innovative C-I Teacher Award. LSU’s Faculty Awards honor faculty who exemplify excellence in teaching, research, and community engagement. “Yao’s critical work with…
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LSU Interior Design Students Bring Research-Driven Design to Our Lady of the Lake Emergency Department
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Hospital partnered with LSU School of Interior Design, where students were given the opportunity to redesign the hospital’s emergency department, not as an exercise, but to…
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Designing Louisiana’s Future: LSU Landscape Architecture Students Tell Community Stories Through Public Spaces
Across Louisiana, cities are growing faster than they are being planned. New developments rise, traffic increases, and communities struggle to define public spaces that reflect who they are — and whom they want to…
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Kristen Mauch Presented with Meeting Students’ Needs Award
Kristen K. Mauch, NCARB, Associate Dean of Student Services and Associate Professor of Practice of Architecture, has been presented with the LSU Online Innovation Series 2026 Meeting Students’ Needs award, recognized for her dedication to LSU students. “These…
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Huili Wang Explores How Built Environments Can Better Support Sensory Needs
Interior design assistant professor Dr. Huili Wang is leading research that rethinks how the built environment can better serve individuals with diverse sensory processing needs. Her work centers on a simple but powerful idea:…
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Gulf Coast 2050 Workshop & Symposium
The LSU School of Architecture held the Gulf Coast 2050: Speculative Design for Possible Futures workshop at LSU January 28–31, 2026. The interdisciplinary All-School Workshop & Symposium (ASW) brought together students, faculty, and leading…
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Exhibition & Lecture by Nadine Carter Russell Chair, Interior & Architectural Designer Ria Bravo
LSU School of Interior Design will present Ria Bravo: Interiors Under Construction January 28 through February 28 in the Clark and Laura Boyce Gallery. Interiors Under Construction explores the interior as an active, evolving…
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LSU School of Art will present Twofold, featuring collaborative work by Addoley Dzegede and Visiting Artist Lyndon Barrois Jr. January 21–February 28, 2026.
LSU School of Art will present the exhibition Twofold by Addoley Dzegede and visiting artist Lyndon Barrois Jr. A joint exhibition as their collaborative entity LAB-D, Twofold explores the artists’ individual responses to the…
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Meet Max Conrad: 60 Years at LSU
LSU’s second-longest-serving professor, Max Z. Conrad, is retiring, after 60 years of teaching landscape architecture to LSU students. He has left an incredible legacy at the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture. He shared…
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Annual Report 2024-2025
The College of Art & Design Annual Report 2024-2025 is live! Check out the digital publication with videos & links to stories from the year. Read report.
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Designing Her Dreams: How LSU Alumna Olivia Westbrooks Is Helping Others Find Home and Joy
Olivia Westbrooks, interior designer and LSU alumna is the co-host of “Home is Where the Heart Is,” the new home design show streaming now on Hallmark+. She stars alongside Hallmark actor and woodworker…
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XR Studio: Horror Production Course
LSU Horror Film Production Course Takes Filmmaking to a New Level with Louisiana’s First LED Volume Wall Read more.
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Alumni Spotlight: TIEK BYDAY Led by LSU Design Grads
LSU alumni-led team TIEK BYDAY are transforming spaces in South Louisiana and beyond. Their approach is decidedly interdisciplinary: as a collaborative team of architects and interior designers, they work together to create designs that…
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Professors Max Conrad and Charles Fryling Awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards
Professors of landscape architecture Max Conrad and Charles Fryling were awarded lifetime achievement awards for their many years of service to the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture (RRSLA). The awards were presented…
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LSU Researchers Envision the Future of Coastal Resilience With and For Louisiana Communities
James Spencer, a professor of architecture from LSU’s College of Art & Design is collaborating with experts in flood modeling, community adaptation, environmental laws and policies, civic advocacy, and community fundraising, many of whom…
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Fabio Capra-Ribeiro Selected for NASEM Early Career Research Fellowship
Dr. Fabio Capra-Ribeiro, assistant professor of architecture, has been selected for the new Early Career Research Fellowship of the Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. He is…
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Katharina Wang: Innovating with Glass
Katharina Wang’s creative scholarship and research explores the intersection of art, design and technology. “I’m exploring the question: how can digital fabrication support traditional glass forming techniques?” she said. With support from the Stouffer…
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Malcolm McClay’s Performance “Unwinding the Universe” Explores Neurodiversity
The HopKins Black Box theatre at Louisiana State University, in collaboration with artists and scholars from LSU and the New Orleans arts community, presents Unwinding the Universe, a new performance that explores the lived…
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LSU art historian Darius Spieth decorated as Chevalier of France’s Ordre des Palmes académiques
The Consulate General of France in New Orleans has decorated LSU art historian Darius A. Spieth as Chevalier of the Ordre des Palmes académiques, a historic distinction recognizing exemplary service to education and culture. The Sept. 9 ceremony at the Résidence de France included remarks and official photos.
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