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…
Read Full StoryLSU 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….
Read Full StoryQuad Magazine 2026
Read the Quad magazine 2026 issue Creating for the Future: QUAD 2026 pages
Read Full StoryA 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…
Read Full StoryNolonda Jones Publishes “Alternative Reality Creation as Liberatory Ideology” in Upkeep, Repair, and Maintenance in Adaptive Interiors
Nolonda Jones, assistant professor of interior design, published her research “Alternative Reality Creation as Liberatory Ideology” in the book Upkeep, Repair, and Maintenance in Adaptive Interiors (Routledge, 2025). “This research looks at the influence of the Bantu-Kongo…
Read Full StoryHuili 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:…
Read Full StoryAnnual Report 2024-2025
The College of Art & Design Annual Report 2024-2025 is live! Check out the digital publication with videos & links to stories from the year. Read report.
Read Full StoryAnnual Report 2024
The College of Art & Design Annual Report 2023-2024 is live! Check out the digital publication with videos & links to stories from the year.
Read Full StoryHarmon 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….
Read Full StoryArt History Faculty Release Robert Williams: Conversations
Robert Williams: Conversations, edited by LSU art historians Joe Givens and Darius Spieth, has been published by the University Press of Mississippi. Exploring the works of prolific artist Robert Williams, the book includes interviews…
Read Full StoryPhotography Professor Ariaz Published in Washington Post
Jeremiah Ariaz, professor of photography, took a sabbatical in 2022 to photograph newspaper offices across his home state of Kansas, “thinking of them as beacons of democracy in a divided America.” “The photographs celebrate…
Read Full StoryBrisson Named a 2023 Getty/ACLS Fellow for Kreyòl Architectures Book
Irene Brisson, assistant professor of architecture, is a 2023 recipient of the Getty/the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Postdoctoral Fellowships in the History of Art for their book Kreyòl Architectures: Design in Dialogue…
Read Full StoryNew Book Hidden in Plain Sight by Bruce Sharky
Bruce Sharky, professor emeritus of landscape architecture, has recently published a new book titled Hidden in Plain Sight: Theory and Practical Principles Employing Shadows for Creating Memorable Landscapes. The subject of this book is…
Read Full StoryJohanna Warwick’s Photography Selected by The Washington Post
Between the Ground & Sky LSU College of Art & Design Assistant Professor of Photography Johanna Warwick’s photographic essay, Between the Ground & Sky, was selected as one of five winners in The Washington…
Read Full StoryLSU Art Wins 2019 ADDY Awards
Each year, the American Advertising Awards, also known as the ADDYs, the advertising industry’s largest competition, recognizes some of the best creative work in the country. The Baton Rouge American Advertising Federation annually recognizes…
Read Full StoryTom Sofranko’s Essay Published in New Book Developing Creative Thinking in Beginning Design
“Blurry Target,” an essay by Tom Sofranko, College of Art & Design associate dean of academics, was published in the recently released book Developing Creative Thinking in Beginning Design (Routledge 2018). The chapter includes…
Read Full StoryJeremiah Ariaz’s Louisiana Trail Riders Released August 2018
The monograph Louisiana Trail Riders, by LSU School of Art associate professor of photography Jeremiah Ariaz, was released by UL Press August 28, 2018. “I’d like to thank James Wilson, Assistant Director at UL Press, who championed…
Read Full StoryArchitecture Meets Literature: Professor Angeliki Sioli Co-Edited Book Reading Architecture
Angeliki Sioli, assistant professor of architecture, co-edited Reading Architecture; Literary Imagination and Architectural Experience, a collection of essays on architecture and literature published by Routledge in 2018. The volume is comprised of 18 compiled…
Read Full StoryArt History Professor Darius Spieth Presents Research at Louvre
Upon invitation by the Amis du Louvre, LSU art history professor Darius A. Spieth presented his research, on 18th-century art merchant Jean-Baptiste Pierre Lebrun, at the world-renowned Louvre Museum in Paris, France on May 28….
Read Full StoryBrendan 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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