Bordering On Symposium
The LSU School of Architecture will host the Bordering On Symposium on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the Manship Theater, Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge. The symposium, which brings together international scholars,…
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Martha Schwartz Lecture
Martha Schwartz, founding partner, Martha Schwartz Partners, will present a Max Z. Conrad Lecture Series lecture titled “My Existential Crisis and Other Random Acts” at 5 p.m. on Monday, March 18, 2019, in the LSU Design Building…
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Art & Design Career Networking Day Feb. 20
Art & Design Networking Day is an open networking session for students and employers. Art & Design Career Networking Day 2019 is Wednesday, February 20, 2019, from 8:30–11:30 a.m., in the LSU Student Union –…
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Fonna Forman Named Nadine Carter Russell Chair 2018-19
The LSU College of Art & Design has named political science professor Fonna Forman the 2018-19 Nadine Carter Russell Chair in architecture. The four disciplines in the college share the rotating residency; this year’s residency…
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Tipton Associates Travel Award – Call for Submissions
Need extra money for travel? Enter the third annual Tipton Associates Travel Award competition by February 28, 2019, for a chance to win $1,700 to be used for travel within a university-approved study abroad program…
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Fonna Forman Lecture
Fonna Forman, political theorist, presented the Nadine Carter Russell Chair lecture titled “The Political Equator: Localizing the Global” at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 24, 2019, in the LSU Student Union Magnolia Room (301).
Read Full StoryThree Landscape Architecture Alumni made ASLA Fellows
Three Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture alumni were elevated to 2018 Fellows of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). Tim Baird (BLA ’72), of Cornell University, received his nomination from the Council…
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“Engineering With Nature”
Dr. Todd Bridges, USACE’s Engineering With Nature Initiative National Lead, presented a lecture at the LSU College of Art & Design at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 7, 2018.
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MLA Open House Fall 2018
The Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture hosted an MLA Open House on October 24, 2018.
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Alumni Spotlight: Kangeun Lee, BLA 2013
Kangeun Lee (BLA ‘13), ASLA, is a landscape architect whose childhood in South Korea influenced his worldview today. Lee is a project designer at Site design group ltd in Chicago. He is a ANOVA…
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LSU Landscape Architecture #1 Yet Again; Professor Max Conrad Named “Most Admired Educator”
The undergraduate and graduate programs at the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture (RRSLA) have once again received top rankings from DesignIntelligence magazine, the leading journal of design professionals. The 2018–19 issue of “America’s Best…
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Field Studies: Exploring Portugal
In fall 2018 13 third-year MLA students in LA 7051 Advanced Topics Studio class traveled to Portugal to explore the built landscapes of the historic cities. Over the last several years, the 3rd-year MLA…
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LSU Researchers Collaborate for Smart City Project
During the summer of 2018, School of Art faculty members and students assisted with community outreach for the Smart, Safe, Connected Baton Rouge project. The interdepartmental project, led by School of Electrical Engineering &…
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New Landscape Architecture Professor Kevin Benham Creates Land Art in Sweden
Kevin Benham, assistant professor at the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, was a resident of ARNA (Art and Nature residency) in Sweden in 2017-18. Benham’s interest in biology was the starting point of a…
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Designing for Open Space Equity in New Orleans
MLA students in LA 7041 Urban Systems Studio in the spring 2018 semester assessed the public parks and open spaces of the city of New Orleans, and collaborated with nonpofit Parks for All on…
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2018 RRSLA Alumni Reception
Save the Date: October 20, 2018 LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture Alumni Reception Philadelphia, PA Maggiano’s 1201 Filbert Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 6:30-8:30 PM Please RSVP to Kalia Jarvis at kjarvis@lsu.edu by Friday, October…
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Using Games to Explore Coastal Change
Landscape architecture students in assistant professor Brendan Harmon’s Advanced Topics Studio designed and developed serious games that explore the challenges of coastal change for the town of Jean Lafitte in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana….
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Brendan Harmon co-authors new book Tangible Modeling with Open Source GIS
Brendan Harmon, assistant professor of landscape architecture, co-authored the new edition Tangible Modeling with Open Source GIS (Springer, July 2018), the first book to introduce a tangible interface for geospatial analysis and simulations. His…
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