Landscape Architecture Students Propose Mini Farms for Baton Rouge Urban Agriculture
Urban farming plays a crucial role in fostering sustainable, resilient communities by reconnecting people to the land, promoting local food production, and reducing the environmental impact of industrial agriculture. As cities grow, innovative solutions…
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Research Aims to Combat Flooding in Louisiana
Flooding has become a growing problem, especially for coastal communities like those in Louisiana and the Gulf South. Rising sea levels, more intense storms, and an array of other environmental factors have led to…
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Arne Flaten Named Next Dean of the College of Art & Design
On Friday, January 17, Roy Haggerty, LSU Executive Vice President & Provost, announced: “I am pleased to share that Dr. Arne Flaten has been named the next dean of the LSU College of Art…
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Interdisciplinary Collaboration on a Service-Learning Project in Savannah: LSU and UGA Students Forge Connections Through Design
Landscape architecture students in the LA 3001 Site Planning and Design course led by Yao Wang, assistant professor of landscape architecture in the LSU College of Art & Design, and the PLAN 6520 Urban…
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Yao Wang Awarded NSF Grant For Flood Risk Mitigation Research
Yao Wang, assistant professor of landscape architecture, has recently received numerous grants for her research on changing coastal environments in Louisiana and the Southern United States. NSF: Flood Risk in Louisiana In August 2024,…
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Birch and Blakeman Awarded NAS Grant for Gulf Design Futures
The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced today $5.9 million in awards to support the development of eight Gulf Futures interdisciplinary design studios at institutions with accredited architecture…
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Landscape Architecture Students Map Trees for Baton Rouge Community
Trees create oxygen, cast shade, and also play a role in reducing air pollution, especially in major cities. Trees have ecological benefits including contributing to storm water management, and other pressing issues for Louisiana….
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Design Classes Moved to Digital Media Center
Due to ongoing construction of Julian T. White Hall, LSU College of Art & Design courses normally housed in the building have been moved to the LSU Digital Media Center for the 2024-2025 academic…
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Brent Fortenberry Named RRSLA Interim Director
The LSU College of Art & Design has named Brent Fortenberry the new interim director of the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture. He is currently associate dean of research and graduate studies and…
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Harmon Publishes Book Computational Design for Landscape Architects
Brendan Harmon, assistant professor of landscape architecture, has published the new book Computational Design for Landscape Architects (Routledge 2024). This book is a guide to computational design for landscape architects replete with extensive tutorials….
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LSU Landscape Architecture Students Redesign Downtown Baton Rouge
LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture undergraduate (BLA) students created designs for the Baton Rouge community: Kathleen Bogaski’s Urban Design studio focused on creating a riverfront master plan and site-specific designs in Downtown…
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Research Team Investigates Coastal Cultural Heritage Sites
Art & Design Team Awarded 2024 Provost’s Fund for Innovation in Research “Big Idea” Award An interdisciplinary team of faculty researchers in the LSU College of Art & Design were awarded a “Big Idea”…
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CxC Names 2024 Distinguished Communicators
College of Art & Design Student Winners of the LSU Distinguished Communicator Award Francis Dinh, Architecture*Minors: Journalism, Architectural HistoryHometown: Baton Rouge, La.Advisor: William Hunter Francis wants to build on the moon. His Honors College…
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Watch the 2024 Commencement Ceremony Livestream
The LSU College of Art & Design 2024 Spring Commencement Ceremony is Friday, May 17, at 8 a.m. in the Maddox Field House. Watch the ceremony livestream.
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Ellen Sedlacek Named 2024 Olmsted Scholar Finalist
Ellen Sedlacek, BLA candidate in the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, was named a 2024 Olmsted Scholar Finalist, one of three undergraduate students selected nationally by the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF). Named…
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Jeffrey Carbo (BLA 1985) the LSU College of Art & Design 2024 Commencement Speaker
Jeffrey Carbo, PLA, FASLA, is a longtime supporter of the LSU College of the Art & Design, serving as chair of the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture Professional Advisory Board. Former Founding Principal…
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Joni Hammons Named the 2024-25 Marie Bickham Chair
Joni Hammons, PLA, has been named the 2024-25 Marie Bickham Chair in Landscape Architecture of the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture. She is currently the undergraduate coordinator of the school, teaching and…
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Streete and Harmon Receive the 2024 ARCC Research Incentive Award
Annicia Streete, assistant professor of architecture, and Brendan Harmon, assistant professor of landscape architecture, received the 2024 ARCC Research Incentive Award for their research investigating the burial grounds of enslaved African Americans and their…
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Louisiana Futures Exhibition Highlights Coastal Research
LSU faculty, with the generous support of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program (GRP), have led four semesters of community-based coursework focused on preparing the next generation of design,…
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LSU Researchers Design Tool to Explore Effects of Solar Farming on Louisiana Ecosystems
LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture assistant professor Fabiana Trindade da Silva is collaborating with researchers LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Chris Kees and LSU School of Renewable Natural Resources Professor Brett…
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