Design Week 2026
The LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture holds Design Week annually, in which landscape architecture students tackle a contemporary design challenge. Guest experts visit to give final critiques of student work. The landscape…
Read MoreJeffrey Carbo Awarded ASLA Design Medal
Jeffrey Carbo, FASLA, PLA, BLA alum, was awarded the 2025 American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Design Medal at the national ASLA conference in October 2025. Selected by ASLA’s Board of Trustees, the ASLA…
Read MoreLandscape Architecture Students Propose Mini Farms for Baton Rouge Urban Agriculture
Urban farming plays a crucial role in fostering sustainable, resilient communities by reconnecting people to the land, promoting local food production, and reducing the environmental impact of industrial agriculture. As cities grow, innovative solutions…
Read MoreInterdisciplinary Collaboration on a Service-Learning Project in Savannah: LSU and UGA Students Forge Connections Through Design
Landscape architecture students in the LA 3001 Site Planning and Design course led by Yao Wang, assistant professor of landscape architecture in the LSU College of Art & Design, and the PLAN 6520 Urban…
Read MoreLSU Landscape Architecture Students Redesign Downtown Baton Rouge
LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture undergraduate (BLA) students created designs for the Baton Rouge community: Kathleen Bogaski’s Urban Design studio focused on creating a riverfront master plan and site-specific designs in Downtown…
Read MoreJoni Hammons Named the 2024-25 Marie Bickham Chair
Joni Hammons, PLA, has been named the 2024-25 Marie Bickham Chair in Landscape Architecture of the LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture. She is currently the undergraduate coordinator of the school, teaching and…
Read MoreLSU Researchers Design Tool to Explore Effects of Solar Farming on Louisiana Ecosystems
LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture assistant professor Fabiana Trindade da Silva is collaborating with researchers LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Chris Kees and LSU School of Renewable Natural Resources Professor Brett…
Read MoreLSU Hilltop Arboretum PLANTFEST! 2023
The LSU Hilltop Arboretum will hold its 40th annual PLANTFEST! on Saturday, October 28 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday, October 29 from 12-4 p.m. at the LSU Hilltop Arboretum, 11855 Highland Road between Bluebonnet and Siegen Lane. The…
Read MoreLSU Landscape Architecture Now a STEM Degree
The LSU landscape architecture program, offered by the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture (RRSLA), has been designated a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) degree. The degree change follows the U.S. Department of…
Read MoreLSU Helps Build Community Resiliency in Louisiana and Around the World
LSU has initiated several projects designed to help build resiliency in areas that have been hit hard by storms and environmental changes, including Lake Charles, where LSU President William F. Tate IV met with…
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