Birch and Blakeman Awarded NAS Grant for Gulf Design Futures
The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine announced today $5.9 million in awards to support the development of eight Gulf Futures interdisciplinary design studios at institutions with accredited architecture…
Read MoreLouisiana Futures Exhibition Highlights Coastal Research
LSU faculty, with the generous support of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program (GRP), have led four semesters of community-based coursework focused on preparing the next generation of design,…
Read MoreNational Academies’ Gulf Research Program Awards LSU
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program, or GRP, recently announced awards to five universities, including LSU, for the creation of interdisciplinary architectural studio design courses that engage with the…
Read MoreMeet Traci Birch: “I Fight Harder for This Place Because It Is So Unique”
Traci Birch, assistant professor of architecture and managing director of the LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio, works on large, interdisciplinary projects to help Louisiana communities protect themselves from flooding and environmental disasters. She often has…
Read MoreLSU Coastal Sustainability Studio Helps Flood-Prone Louisiana Parish
In the wake of the 2016 floods, which devastated 21 South Louisiana parishes turned into federal disaster areas, the LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio invited Louisiana mayors and parish presidents to a workshop, part of…
Read MoreTraci Birch Awarded NASEM Fellowship for Coastal Research
Traci Birch, assistant professor of architecture and managing director of the LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio (CSS), was one of 20 scientists awarded the 2019 Early-Career Research Fellowships by the National Academies’ Gulf Research Program….
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