Landscape Architecture Research Team Investigates Louisiana Park
Assistant professors of landscape architecture Dr. Fabiana Trindade da Silva and Dr. Yao Wang led a case study investigation of Gretna City Park, a project of the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF)’s Case Study Investigation…
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Kurt Culbertson Winner of ASLA Design Medal 2026
Kurt Culbertson, FASLA, Director of the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, has been awarded the ASLA Design Medal from American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). Culbertson is a landscape architect, planner, educator,…
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Equipped: Glass Arts with Kat Wang
By: Katharina Wang, MArch 2026 Katharina Beliveau Wang completed a Master of Architecture in LSU School of Architecture in 2026. She is now an assistant professor of practice at the LSU School of Interior…
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LSU Art History Professor Darius Spieth Edits New Grove Guide to the Art Market
LSU Professor of Art History Darius Spieth edited the newly published Grove Art Guide to the Art Market, a comprehensive exploration of the institutions, practices and economic forces that shape the global art world….
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Phillip Tebbutt Named Interim Director of the School of Interior Design
Phillip Tebbutt has been named the Interim Director of the School of Interior Design as of July 2026, following the retirement of former director Marsha Cuddeback. Tebbutt, Associate Professor of Interior Design, is originally…
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Kurt Culbertson Named Director of LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture
LSU has named Kurt Culbertson, FASLA, FAICP, FCELA, an internationally recognized landscape architect, planner, educator, and LSU alumnus, as the new director of the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture. Culbertson begins his…
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A Global Reach of Scholarship: Six New Publications in Five Countries and Three Languages by Professor Darius Spieth
Over the past academic year, art history professor Darius Spieth has finalized publications from Baton Rouge to Bordeaux and Florence, and from London to Brussels, writing about subjects as diverse as the history of…
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LSU Interior Design at Environmental Design Research Association Conference
Interior Design faculty and Master of Science in Interior Design (MSID) students represented LSU at the Environmental Design Research Association 2026 Conference hosted by University of Massachusetts Amherst. MSID students Cristina Arguelles, Jasmine Jimenez,…
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Watch Commencement Livestream
The spring 2026 LSU College of Art & Design commencement ceremony will take place Friday, May 15 at 4 p.m. in the LSU Maddox Field House. Watch ceremony recording. About the Commencement Speaker Scott…
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Courtney Barr Turns DNA into Art
Where DNA Becomes Art: Visualizing the Code That Connects All Living Things Watch video:
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LSU Architecture Researchers Present at ARCC 2026
LSU School of Architecture students and faculty presented their research at the Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) Conference Local Solutions for Global Issues April 8-11, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. Presentations included: Ana Cuadros, BArch ’26…
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Jeremiah Ariaz Awarded a 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship
Jeremiah Ariaz, professor of art/photography, has been awarded a 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship in Photography, as part of the Guggenheim Foundation’s 101st Class of Fellows of trailblazing artists, scientists, and scholars across 55 fields. Read…
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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 Art Faculty Present Works: Spring 2026
Holding, U.N.O Gallery U.N.O. Gallery in New Orleans presents Holding, the works of LSU School of Art faculty Michaelene (Mikey) Walsh and Kelli Scott Kelley, on view February 21-March 8, 2026. “To hold is…
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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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Brendan Harmon Juror of AI: Artistic Interpretations
Brendan Harmon, associate professor of landscape architecture, was a juror for the LSU Museum of Art (MOA) exhibition AI: Artistic Interpretations. On view February 5–May 10, 2026 and organized by Studio Art Quilt Associates…
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LSU School of Art presents “The Middle: Paintings by Will Maxen & Bradley Kerl”
LSU School of Art’s Glassell Gallery will feature the work of painters Will Maxen and Bradley Kerl, who recently joined LSU School of Art’s faculty. The Middle finds common ground in the praxes of these two…
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