Russell Chair Professor Honored in National Competition
The School of Architecture’s Russell Chair, Seth McDowell, was recently named a runner up in the prestigious Pamphlet Architecture 30 competition, which sought proposals aimed at inventive, new infrastructure for the United States. McDowell…
Read Full StoryMetropolitan Home Features Home Remodeled by LSU Architecture Professor
A mid-20th-century Southdowns home remodeled by Associate Architecture Professor Jim Sullivan is featured in the November issue of Metropolitan Home magazine. In an article entitled “Updating a Midcentury Ranch House,” the magazine praises the…
Read Full StoryLandscape Architecture Projects Hone in on Coastal Sustainability in Two Louisiana Communities
A professor at the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture is involved in two projects that are aimed at helping coastal communities of south Louisiana rebuild wetlands and develop recreational uses for waterways that…
Read Full StoryLSU Photography Professor to Speak at CUNY
Photographer Thomas Neff, the Emogene Pliner Professor of Art, is speaking this week to students at the Macauly Honors College of the City University of New York about his acclaimed photographs of Hurricane Katrina…
Read Full StoryCollege of Art and Design Names Russell Endowed Chairs
The LSU College of Art and Design is pleased to announce the appointment of its Nadine Carter Russell Endowed Chairs for 2009-2010. Seth McDowell, a recent graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of…
Read Full StoryRobert Reich School of Landscape Architecture Names World-Renowned Landscape Architect to Endowed Chair
When the faculty in the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture set out to fill the Marie H. Bickham Endowed Chair for the 2009-2010 academic year they wanted to find someone who embodied the…
Read Full StoryCuddeback Named 2009 Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty
Marsha R. Cuddeback of the School of Architecture is the recipient of the 2009 Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty Award for her exceptional and longstanding commitment to integrating quality service-learning activities into her architecture classes and…
Read Full StoryLSU School of Art Professor Emeritus Named to Distinguish Chair at University of New Mexico
The LSU School of Art is pleased to announce that A. J. Meek, professor emeritus of photography, has been selected as the Garrey Carruthers Distinguished Chair in the Honors Program at the University of…
Read Full StoryLSU Architecture Professor Wins National Award
A professor in the LSU School of Architecture has been named a recipient of a highly-coveted national award given by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Marsha Cuddeback will travel to Washington D.C. next…
Read Full StoryLandscape Architecture Professor Wins National Award for Study of Unique Landscapes
An assistant professor in the LSU’s Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture has received a prestigious award from the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) for her study of three unique landscapes – including New…
Read Full StoryExhibition of Original Campus to Coincide with LSU Sesquicentennial
When LSU celebrates its 150th anniversary next year, one of the highlights of the yearlong celebration will be the unveiling of an exhibition that depicts the historic buildings of the original campus. But this…
Read Full StoryLSU Landscape Architecture Professor Wins Fulbright
(Baton Rouge) –The LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture is pleased to announce that assistant professor Wes Michaels is the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship for 2008-2009. Michaels has received a Fulbright to…
Read Full StoryLSU Landscape Architecture Professors Win National Award for New Orleans Project
(Baton Rouge) Two faculty members at the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture have received one the highest professional awards in their field for an urban farm they designed in a Vietnamese community…
Read Full StoryLSU Architecture Professor Wins Prestigious Rome Prize
(Baton Rouge, La) – An associate professor of architecture at LSU has received a prestigious Rome Prize in architecture from the American Academy in Rome, which awards the highly coveted fellowships each year to…
Read Full StoryLSU Professor Defining New Field of Wearable Technology
(Baton Rouge) – Imagine a plumed hat with feathers that react to the radio waves emitted by cell phone activity. Or an arm band that administers a pin prick to its wearer each time…
Read Full StoryLSU Art History Professor Selected for Prestigious Fellowship
(Baton Rouge) – The LSU College of Art and Design is pleased to announce that Justin Walsh, an assistant professor of art history, has been selected for the Institute for Classical Architecture and Classical…
Read Full StoryLSU Photography Professor Showcases Katrina Photos in New Book
(Baton Rouge, LA) — The LSU College of Art and Design is pleased to announce the publication of a new book of Hurricane Katrina photographs and essays by renowned photography professor Thomas Neff. Published…
Read Full StoryLynne Baggett Wins Silver in Create Awards
(Baton Rouge) – Lynne Baggett, an associate professor of graphic design in the LSU School of Art, is a silver winner in the 2007 Create Awards competition. Baggett received the award in the category…
Read Full StoryLSU Art Historian’s New Book Examines Rituals of Secret Society in Napoleon-Era France
(Baton Rouge, LA) – In a fascinating new book, LSU Art Historian Darius A. Spieth brings to life the world of secret Masonic societies that existed in Napoleon-era France and discusses the obsession these…
Read Full StoryJim Sullivan, Matt Dunn Receive College of Art + Design New Initiative Fund
(Baton Rouge, LA) – The College of Art + Design is pleased to announce that Jim Sullivan, associate professor in the School of Architecture, and Matt Dunn, assistant professor in the Dept. of Interior…
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