Healthy Community Planning Means Healthier Neighbors
by: Helene Combs Dreiling One of the best examples of this effort—even amidst bankruptcy and a historic unraveling of a once-dominant American city—is the Detroit Collaborative Design Center (DCDC), a...
View ArticleStorm-Resistant Hospital Rises in Tight Quarters
Communication and early planning help keep the $1-billion Veterans Affairs Hopsital in New Orleans on track By: Craig Guillot It’s no easy task to construct more than a million sq ft of hospital...
View ArticleBaton Rouge Embraces Green, High-Tech Library
By Louise Poirier Technology and sustainability were at the forefront of design considerations on East Baton Rouge Parish’s $35-million, 126,000-sq-ft main library. The new building includes a north...
View ArticleYouth farm design proves effective in both savings and uniting community
New Orleans post Hurricane Katrina was in dire need of positive social and structural restoration when the Grow Dat Youth Farm was conceived in 2010. Since it was completed in 2013, it has become an...
View ArticleCongress Clears Bill to Improve Buildings’ Energy Efficiency
By Tom Ichniowski Congress has approved a narrowly focused measure that aims to encourage—but not require—commercial buildings owners and tenants to improve their facilities’ energy efficiency. Final...
View ArticleLouisiana Architectural Foundation Hiring Executive Director
Non-profit Louisiana Architectural Foundation (LAF) is seeking a dynamic and energetic leader that drives fundraising efforts and educational programs and brings a combination of leadership, people...
View ArticleStacey Pfingsten Named New Executive Director of the Louisiana Architectural...
The Louisiana Architectural Foundation (LAF) is pleased to announce its first Executive Director, Stacey Pfingsten. She officially came on-board with the Foundation in mid-January. Formerly of Chicago,...
View ArticleCapitol Views: Senate Committee Approves Minimum Wage, Equal Pay Bills
With a vote Gov. John Bel Edwards considers to be a good start for two bills crucial to his legislative agenda, a Louisiana Senate committee today approved legislation that would raise the state’s...
View ArticleINTERWEAVING – PLACEMAKING IN THE URBAN AND THE NATURAL IS THEME OF AIA LA EVENT
More than 200 architects across Louisiana gathered at the Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge on March 11 for the Celebrate Architecture program on Interweaving –...
View ArticleVACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Position: Executive Director Starting Date: July 1, 2016, or as soon thereafter as reasonably possible. Board Description: The Louisiana State Board of Architectural Examiners (“LSBAE” or “Board”) is...
View ArticleNew Orleans Embraces Water Inside City with New Green Model
By CAIN BURDEAU, ASSOCIATED PRES NEW ORLEANS — Jun 2, 2016, 5:34 PM ET In a metamorphosis, New Orleans — once overwhelmed by failed levees and Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters — is moving to become a...
View ArticleLambeth House featured at National Architectural Convention
Waggonner & Ball’s award-winning Lambeth House Riverfront Retirement Community was recently featured in an exhibit at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention in Philadelphia,...
View ArticleYouth farm design proves effective in both savings and uniting community
New Orleans post Hurricane Katrina was in dire need of positive social and structural restoration when the Grow Dat Youth Farm was conceived in 2010. Since it was completed in 2013, it has become an...
View ArticleCongress Clears Bill to Improve Buildings’ Energy Efficiency
By Tom Ichniowski Congress has approved a narrowly focused measure that aims to encourage—but not require—commercial buildings owners and tenants to improve their facilities’ energy efficiency. Final...
View ArticleLouisiana Architectural Foundation Hiring Executive Director
Non-profit Louisiana Architectural Foundation (LAF) is seeking a dynamic and energetic leader that drives fundraising efforts and educational programs and brings a combination of leadership, people...
View ArticleStacey Pfingsten Named New Executive Director of the Louisiana Architectural...
The Louisiana Architectural Foundation (LAF) is pleased to announce its first Executive Director, Stacey Pfingsten. She officially came on-board with the Foundation in mid-January. Formerly of Chicago,...
View ArticleCapitol Views: Senate Committee Approves Minimum Wage, Equal Pay Bills
With a vote Gov. John Bel Edwards considers to be a good start for two bills crucial to his legislative agenda, a Louisiana Senate committee today approved legislation that would raise the state’s...
View ArticleINTERWEAVING – PLACEMAKING IN THE URBAN AND THE NATURAL IS THEME OF AIA LA EVENT
More than 200 architects across Louisiana gathered at the Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge on March 11 for the Celebrate Architecture program on Interweaving –...
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