Annual 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.
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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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Art 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…
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Photography 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…
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Brisson 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…
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New 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…
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Johanna 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…
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LSU 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…
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Tom 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…
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Jeremiah 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…
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Architecture 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…
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Art 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….
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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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LSU Architecture Team Publishes Paper Proposing Changes to LUMCON Research Facility to Adapt to Climate Change
LSU School of Architecture A. Hays Town Professor Ursula Emery McClure, with the LSU School of Architecture Research Studio, published the paper “The SEA Is Coming: The Future of a Marine Research Facility.” The paper…
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Art History Professor Darius Spieth Publishes Book Revolutionary Paris and the Market for Netherlandish Art
Darius Spieth, professor of art history at the LSU School of Art, has recently published the book Revolutionary Paris and the Market for Netherlandish Art, Studies in the History of Collecting & Art Markets Volume 3…
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Two LSU Students Named 2017 Emerging Artists by Ceramics Monthly
Two graduate students from the LSU School of Art, Naomi Clement and Mike Stumbras, have been selected as 2017 Emerging Artists by Ceramics Monthly, the preeminent international publication for ceramics enthusiasts. As fewer than…
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Darius Spieth Delivers Talk on Percier and Publishes Book Chapter on Vieille
Darius A. Spieth, professor of art history at the LSU School of Art, recently delivered a talk at Bard College on Napoleon’s interior architect Charles Percier and published a book chapter on French sociologist…
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Art History Professor Darius A. Spieth To Publish Two Books on Art Markets
This summer, LSU Art History Professor Darius A. Spieth had the rare pleasure of signing, within a few days, two separate book contracts with renowned international academic presses. Brill, located in Leiden, The Netherlands,…
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Janice R. Sachse Honored as First “Louisiana Treasure”
Janice Rubenstein Sachse (1908–98) has been named the first “Louisiana Treasure” by the LSU School of Art. Initiated by the LSU School of Art to bring recognition to Louisiana’s heritage and the impact of…
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Bilingual Edition of Marc Fumaroli’s 2013 Paula G. Manship Lecture Published by LSU Press
In 2013 French essayist and historian Marc Fumaroli, member of the Académie française in Paris, delivered a Paula G. Manship lecture to students and faculty in the College of Art & Design and the…
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