Alumni Spotlight: TIEK BYDAY Led by LSU Design Grads
LSU alumni-led team TIEK BYDAY are transforming spaces in South Louisiana and beyond. Their approach is decidedly interdisciplinary: as a collaborative team of architects and interior designers, they work together to create designs that…
Read MoreAlumni Spotlight: Roy Sprague
Roy Sprague, AIA (BArch 1981) has changed many young lives – through architecture. Sprague has a 40+-year career in architecture, construction and facilities management, including over 30 years in public education. Middle School No….
Read MoreAlumni Spotlight: Jeffrey Stouffer
Jeffrey Stouffer (BArch ’84), global director and executive vice president at HKS Architects, fuses architectural principles with evidence-influenced design to transform health environments. To achieve his clients’ visions and holistic results for patients, a…
Read MoreAlumni Spotlight: Troy Vincent & James Trahan
Troy Vincent, AIA, & James Trahan, AIA, graduated from LSU in 1993 and are managing partners of 180 Degrees, a boutique architecture and construction firm practicing in Phoenix. Self-described modernists who pride themselves on…
Read MoreDesign in a Pandemic: Architecture
When the COVID-19 virus swept the globe in early 2020, it seemed as if the world had changed entirely. As more information about the virus became known, it is increasingly clear that the concept…
Read MoreNicole Hilton Named “Young Alumna of the Year”
LSU School of Architecture grad Nicole Hilton (BArch 2007) was named a “Young Alumna of the Year” by the LSU Alumni Association Hall of Distinction 2021. Nicole is the first Black female graduate of…
Read MoreAlumni Spotlight: Ivan O’Garro (BArch 2012) on Society’s Cage Team
Peering through the bars of the cage on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., onlookers are greeted with a powerful message: white society has oppressed people of color for centuries and continues to do…
Read MoreAlumni Spotlight: Elyse Marks
Elyse Marks studies the façade of a historic building, inspecting the walls for cracks. Hundreds of feet below her, the city streets of New York buzz, a distant blur. Tethered to the side of…
Read MoreAlumni Spotlight: CICADA, “The Next Generation of Architects”
New Orleans natives James Catalano (BArch 2013), Seamus McGuire, AIA, LEED AP BD+C (BArch 2010), and Paulo Perkins, AIA (BArch 2009) didn’t really know each other while they attended the LSU School of Architecture. But…
Read MoreNew Master Plan for the College of Art & Design
In 2016, Louisiana State University embarked upon the Comprehensive and Strategic Campus Master Plan process, an ambitious strategic planning initiative that included developing a master plan for the university. The New Orleans architectural firm…
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