MLA Candidate Joni Emmons Named Chair of ASLA Student Advisory Committee
Joni Emmons has been named chair of the newly formed American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Student Advisory Committee. Emmons is a second-year Master of Landscape Architecture candidate in the LSU Robert Reich School…
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Callahan’s Ways & Means Studio Emphasizes Digital Fabrication Tools
In spring 2016, Paul Callahan, instructor at the LSU College of Art & Design, taught a course focused on integrating digital fabrication tools, such as 3-D printers, CNC mills, and laser cutters—all found in…
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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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LSU Team Places in International Design Competition
A team of LSU architecture students led by Professor Jori Erdman received honorable mention in the 2016 Designing Resilience in Asia international competition. Ten universities were invited to design architectural and urban planning solutions…
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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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A Monarch Motorway
In some cases, highways can work for rather than against wildlife, especially when a thoroughfare extends along an endangered pollinator’s migratory route. In 2015, President Obama established the Pollinator Health Task Force to address…
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Master of Architecture Candidate Awarded AAUW Selected Professions Fellowship
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) awarded a 2016–17 Selected Professions Fellowship to Ana Orosco of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a master’s candidate in architecture at the LSU College of Art & Design….
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Painting by MFA Candidate Justin Bryant Featured in ASC’s Permanent Collection
Artwork by LSU MFA candidate Justin Bryant is featured in an exhibition and catalog titled Here.: African American Art from the Permanent Collection, on display at the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas…
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LSU Architecture Team Wins Best in Show at Design Charette for a Community Arts Center in Hattiesburg
A team of five third-year LSU School of Architecture students, led by Professional in Residence William Doran, recently won best in show at a design charette hosted by the Hattiesburg Arts Council. Representatives…
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Two LSU College of Art & Design Students Named to the Tiger Twelve Class of 2016
Two LSU College of Art & Design graduating seniors, Atianna J. Cordova and Maria Muñoz, have been selected to the Tiger Twelve Class of 2016. Students selected to the Tiger Twelve represent the “highest…
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MLA Candidate Joni Emmons Named TCLF Cultural Landscape Fellow
LSU’s Joni Emmons is one of three students in the nation to be awarded a 2016 Cultural Landscape Fellowship from The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF). Joni, a Master of Landscape Architecture candidate at the…
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Landscape Architecture Student Donguk Lee Wins First Tipton Associates Travel Award
LSU landscape architecture student Donguk Lee is the first recipient of the Tipton Associates Travel Award, a $1,750 prize. Tipton Associates, a Baton Rouge based architecture, interiors, and planning firm, established the portfolio competition…
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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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BLA Student Profile: Ry’yan Clark, BLA 2017
LSU Bachelor of Landscape Architecture candidate Ry’yan Clark, a native of New Orleans, chose to study landscape architecture because of his interest in art, design, and math. “I have always had an interest in…
Read Full StoryArt + Design Networking Day a Success!
More than 50 employers participated in Art + Design Career Networking Day on February 26, 2016. Presented by the LSU College of Art & Design and the LSU Olinde Career Center, Art +…
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Leah Hamel and Veronica Hallock Win Top Awards in National Paper Art Triennial
LSU MFA candidate Leah Hamel and LSU MFA alumna Veronica Hallock won top awards in the National Collegiate Handmade Paper Art Triennial at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design. Both awards were…
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LSU Graphic Design Students Receive Twenty-Two 2016 AAF Baton Rouge Student Awards
LSU graphic design students received 22 2016 American Advertising Federation of Baton Rouge Student Awards, including three Best in Show, nine Gold, and 10 Silver. The American Advertising Awards, formerly the ADDYs, recognize…
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New Online Graphic Design Course Available for Majors, Minors, and Non-Majors—Anytime!
A new online course taught by LSU School of Art Assistant Professor Richard Doubleday teaches professional procedures for solving design problems from first ideas through finished presentations with an emphasis on the integration of…
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LSU Architecture Student Dasjon Jordan Awarded 2015-16 Simpson-Strong Tie Scholarship
Dasjon Jordan, a fifth-year undergraduate student in the LSU School of Architecture, was awarded the Simpson Strong-Tie Scholarship for the 2015–16 academic year. The scholarship was established by the Simpson Strong-Tie Company to assist…
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2016 Design Week with Kinder Baumgardner, President of SWA
Kinder Baumgardner is leading LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture’s 2016 Design Week (January 25–29). Baumgardner, an LSU alumnus (BLA ’87), is president of SWA, a leading international landscape architecture, planning, and urban…
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