Soo Jeong Jo, assistant professor of architecture, was awarded the Lillian Bridwell-Bowles Innovative C-I Teacher Award. LSU’s Faculty Awards honor faculty who exemplify excellence in teaching, research, and community engagement. 

“This honor exemplifies Professor Soo Jeong Jo’s commitment to teaching architecture students, and her innovative approach to teaching design studios,” said Rod Parker, interim dean of the LSU College of Art & Design.

A licensed architect in France and South Korea, Jo is also a member of the Society of Building Science Educators (SBSE). Her research focuses on high-performance design based on building performance simulations (BPS) specifically for the early stages of architectural design.

Prior to her research and teaching, Jo was a practicing architect in Paris, New York City, and Seoul. During this time, she participated in various award-winning projects, both in architecture and urban planning, including sites in Korea, China, Virginia, USA. Her professional experience sparked her research interest in sustainability and building performance, which finally led her to academia. Combining her backgrounds in research, teaching, and design, she explores the interactions between science and architectural design.

Additionally, Jo recently received the AIAS/ACSA New Faculty Teaching Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA).

Lillian Bridwell-Bowles Innovative C-I Teacher Award honors the late Lillian Bridwell-Bowles, LSU CxC’s founding director.

View the 2025 University Faculty Awards.

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