Baton Rouge “Complete Streets” Project Features Work By Landscape Architecture Students
Two landscape architecture students’ project work was featured in the “Complete Streets Toolkit,” an initiative by the Baton Rouge Sustainable Transportation Action Committee to propose improvements to the Baton Rouge community. The Baton Rouge…
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Elementary Outreach—Inspiring the Next Generation of Architects
LSU School of Architecture students and faculty visited Park Elementary in Baton Rouge to help students generate ideas and build models for a new school. Park Elementary, which follows a Project Base Learning model,…
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4th Annual Statewide Juried High School Exhibition
The LSU School of Art, in conjunction with the LSU College of Art & Design will host the 4th annual statewide juried art exhibition for high school artists. The LSU School of Art—one…
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NAS Awards Coastal Sustainability Studio $2.9 Million for Climate Change Research
The National Academies of Sciences (NAS) awarded the LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio $2,936,000 in research funds for their project, “Inland from the Coast: A Multi-Scalar Approach to Regional Climate Change Responses.” Led by Associate…
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Art & Environment Seminar Students Invoke Late Activist Mary McCastle in Alsen, Louisiana
Students in Professor Susan Elizabeth Ryan’s art history seminar, “Art & Environment,” worked to raise awareness for Louisiana communities facing health and safety issues stemming from environmental problems. Ryan’s “Art & Environment” seminar covers the…
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Thomas Woodard: Future City Mentor
LSU School of Architecture undergrad mentors Scotlandville Middle School students, helping them win Louisiana’s Future City design competition Fifth-year LSU School of Architecture undergraduate Thomas Woodard recently served as a mentor to Louisiana’s 2017…
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Professor Jun Zou Receives 2016-17 CCELL Happy Award
Jun Zou, associate professor of the LSU School of Interior Design, received a 2016-17 Happy Award from the LSU Center for Community Engagement, Learning & Leadership. CCELL bestows this award annually to celebrate the…
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3rd Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition for High School Artists
The LSU School of Art, in conjunction with the LSU College of Art & Design will host the 3rd annual statewide juried art exhibition for high school artists. The LSU School of Art—one of…
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Still-Life Drawings by LSU Students Featured in LASM Exhibition
Still-life drawings by LSU Professor Kelli Scott Kelley’s advanced drawing students are on display in a satellite exhibit for the Louisiana Art & Science Museum’s Contemporary Old Masters. It’s Academic: A Hands-On Art Experience…
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MLA Candidate Joni Emmons Named Chair of ASLA Student Advisory Committee
Joni Emmons has been named chair of the newly formed American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Student Advisory Committee. Emmons is a second-year Master of Landscape Architecture candidate in the LSU Robert Reich School…
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LSU’s Jeff Carney To Speak at White House Frontiers Conference
LSU’s Jeff Carney will speak at the White House Frontiers Conference on Thursday, October 13, 2017. He will discuss “Educating for Climate-Smart Design” as part of a panel in the “Frontiers Global” track of…
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Designing for Senior Living
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living (aoa.acl.gov), America’s population of people 65 years or older numbered 44.7 million in 2013—about one in every seven Americans. The…
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Painting by MFA Candidate Justin Bryant Featured in ASC’s Permanent Collection
Artwork by LSU MFA candidate Justin Bryant is featured in an exhibition and catalog titled Here.: African American Art from the Permanent Collection, on display at the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas…
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LSU Architecture Team Wins Best in Show at Design Charette for a Community Arts Center in Hattiesburg
A team of five third-year LSU School of Architecture students, led by Professional in Residence William Doran, recently won best in show at a design charette hosted by the Hattiesburg Arts Council. Representatives…
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MLA Candidate Joni Emmons Named TCLF Cultural Landscape Fellow
LSU’s Joni Emmons is one of three students in the nation to be awarded a 2016 Cultural Landscape Fellowship from The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF). Joni, a Master of Landscape Architecture candidate at the…
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LSU Architecture Student Dasjon Jordan Awarded 2015-16 Simpson-Strong Tie Scholarship
Dasjon Jordan, a fifth-year undergraduate student in the LSU School of Architecture, was awarded the Simpson Strong-Tie Scholarship for the 2015–16 academic year. The scholarship was established by the Simpson Strong-Tie Company to assist…
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William Doran Partners with MCRA to Make Historic Firehouse an Active Part of Mid City Community
Historic Laurel Street Firehouse Revitalization Starts with Free Coffee Mornings on the Front Porch In spring of 2015, ownership of one of the oldest fire stations in Baton Rouge was transferred to local non-profit Mid…
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Summer Camps for Pre-College Students Interested in Animation and Design
Do you think you want to be an architect, interior designer, urban planner, or landscape architect? Are you interested in learning about these professions and more before you decide on a college major? The…
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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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Ripple Effect: Establishing Water Literacy in New Orleans Schools
For a city such as New Orleans, whose metro region averages more than five feet of rain per year and annually spends millions of dollars pumping out stormwater, it is increasingly imperative that every…
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