Students Investigate Components in Rising Water Installation
To commemorate the recent flooding in Louisiana, LSU College of Art & Design students in Professional in Residence Lee Kean’s components course created a large-scale installation for exhibit in the LSU Design Building Atrium….
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Interior Design Students Gain Universal Design Experience
If there was a theme for the School of Interior Design’s 2016–17 academic year, it would be Universal Design—an inclusive design practice that considers the access, understanding, and use of an environment by all…
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From One Boot to Another: LSU Students Spend a Semester in Rome
Students expand their world-view in LSU’s first semester-long Academic Program Abroad The results of a comprehensive survey exploring the long-term impact of studying abroad conducted by the Institute for the International Education of Students…
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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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Marsha Cuddeback Receives Inaugural CxC Outstanding Faculty Award
Beginning in 2016, the LSU Office of Academic Affairs will annually recognize a faculty member who has contributed to and participated in the Communication across the Curriculum (CxC) program in multiple ways. CxC depends on…
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Spring 2016 Final Reviews
Instruction and experience in design, technical knowledge, and representation comprise the professional components of the architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture curricula at the LSU College of Art & Design—with the studio environment as…
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Internationally Renowned Watercolor Artist Leads Workshops at LSU School of Interior Design
LSU interior design students enrolled in the second-year color theory course had the opportunity to learn from highly respected, internationally recognized painter Judi Betts in a special four-session workshop focused on watercolor rendering with…
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The First Hearsts
In summer 2015, The Hearst Foundations granted $80,000 toward current-use scholarships for incoming undergraduate minority students in the LSU College of Art & Design. The Hearst Foundations are national philanthropic resources for organizations working…
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Alumni Spotlight: Logan Ledford, BID 2009
Logan Ledford’s entire family went to LSU. Logan graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor of Interior Design. Her father, Paul, majored in animal science; her mother, Lindsay, in sociology. The two met in the 1980s…
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Marsha Cuddeback Elected to Interior Design Educators Council Board of Directors
Associate Professor Marsha Cuddeback of the LSU School of Interior Design was elected to the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) 2016–17 Board of Directors as director-at-large of the organization’s Teaching Collaborative. Cuddeback will assume…
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Second Annual Scholarship Reception & Presentation
The LSU College of Art & Design’s second annual scholarship reception and presentation was held September 17, 2015, in the LSU Design Building. The event served as an opportunity to honor this year’s recipients…
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Modernism in Louisiana Symposium Schedule Announced
The LSU College of Art & Design presents, “Modernism in Louisiana,” a symposium at the LSU Hilltop Arboretum (11855 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70810), 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, October 10, 2015….
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Alumni Spotlight: Gregory T. Switzer, BID 1990
For the third year in a row, Gregory Switzer Architecture, PC (GSAPC), was named an LSU100: Fastest Growing Tiger Businesses honoree. Created by the E. J. Ourso College of Business Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute, LSU100…
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Ashley Libys Wins Interior Design Excellence Award for Senior Capstone Project
Recent LSU School of Interior Design graduate Ashley Libys won an Interior Design Excellence Award in the student commercial category for her senior capstone project at the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Delta Regional…
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LSU College of Art & Design Now on Houzz
We are excited to announce the LSU College of Art & Design’s participation in the Houzz Affiliation Badge Program. Houzz has become the leading online platform for home remodeling and design. With more than…
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Tom Sofranko Named Interim Director of LSU School of Interior Design
Tom Sofranko, associate professor of architecture and associate dean of academic services at the LSU College of Art & Design, has been named interim director of the LSU School of Interior Design, effective July…
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America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools
For the 17th consecutive year, DesignIntelligence is conducting their annual surveys of America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools. If you are a person in your firm who hires architects, interior designers, or landscape architects,…
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Department of Interior Design Receives Designation as a School
The LSU College of Art & Design is pleased to announce that the Board of Regents has approved the name change of the Department of Interior Design to the School of Interior Design. “This is…
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ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: DRU LAMB, BID 2003
At the beginning of 2015, LSU alumna Dru Lamb (BID 2003) made quite a career change. Lamb has spent the last 12 years of her life as a designer, mostly working for architecture and…
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