LSU School of Architecture

Celebrating our Class of 2026 graduates! 👩‍🎓 Venecia Lee graduates with a Bachelor of Architecture from @lsusoa . Favorite LSU memory: "During my first year of architecture school I was staying up all night for a clone project. In this project, I had to make a life-sized cardboard sculpture of myself. This project was to have us learn about scale and to be resourceful. Till this day, I still have my clone project with me!" After graduation: “I will be attending Tulane University for its Master of Science in Historic Preservation in the fall and look forward to partaking in preservation culture in New Orleans. Learning to design means being innovative in preserving culture and history. I see myself working alongside a firm focused on preservation or at a museum within their cultural center.” Congrats, grads! 🎉 #lsu #foreverlsu

Thank you to our students, faculty, staff, and guest critics for making this spring semester such a meaningful and inspiring one. Your hard work, creativity, and dedication continue to shape the culture of our school.  Wishing everyone a restful and well-deserved summer break. Here are a few highlights from this month’s final review presentations. @lsuartanddesign #ArchitectureSchool #ArchitectureStudents

𝗢.𝗝. 𝗕𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 [1] Each year, the School of Architecture conducts the O.J. Baker Portfolio Competition to recognize the design achievements of our most outstanding students in the 4th-year undergraduate and 2nd-year graduate programs. We are grateful to AIA Baton Rouge for their continued support of the award. 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: 𝗗𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗸𝗮𝗿 [2/5] 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗿𝘆𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 [3] 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: 𝗠𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗱 𝗬𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻 [4/5] 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗢.𝗝. 𝗕𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗿𝘀: James Trahan – 180 Degrees Design + Build (LSU Alumni) Andrea Barrios – WHLC Architecture (AIABR/LSU Alumni) Silvina Lopez Barrera – Mississippi State University (Non-LSU Faculty) — 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲 [5/6] — Awarded by AIA Louisiana to recognize and reward architecture students at all four schools who have displayed excellence over the course of several years, both in their architecture program and in their undergraduate studies. — 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 — Awarded by LSU Architecture Faculty 𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟭: 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗱𝘂𝘅 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁 [7] 𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟮: 𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 [8] 𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝟯𝟬𝟬𝟭: 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗳𝗳 [9] 𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝟯𝟬𝟬𝟮: 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘇 [10] 𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝟰𝟬𝟬𝟮: 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲 [11] 𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝟱𝟬𝟬𝟬: 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 [12] 𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝟰𝟬𝟬𝟯: 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗸𝗲 [13] 𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝟳𝟬𝟬𝟭: 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘇 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼 [14] 𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝟳𝟬𝟬𝟯: 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗵 [15] 𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝟳𝟬𝟬𝟰: 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗼𝘀 [16] — 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝟱𝟬𝟬𝟬: 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 [17] 𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗛𝟳𝟬𝟬𝟰: 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 [18]

𝗢.𝗝. 𝗕𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 (𝟮/𝟮) We also celebrated Michael Desmond’s retirement after more than 35 years of service! [1] Each year the faculty recognizes outstanding academic performance throughout the school by awarding the 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀. • 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹 (𝗨𝗚): 𝗔𝗻𝗮 𝗖𝘂𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗼𝘀 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗮𝘀 [2] – awarded to the member of the graduating undergraduate who is the outstanding student in terms of academic achievement, leadership and potential for success in the profession. • 𝗔𝗜𝗔 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹 (𝗨𝗚): 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲 [3] • 𝗔𝗜𝗔 𝗛𝗲𝗻𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹 (𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲): 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗴 [3] – awarded each year to the highest-ranking graduating students in the BArch program and the MArch program in recognition of their scholastic achievement, character, leadership, and promise of high professional abilities. • 𝗔𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗮 𝗥𝗵𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗶 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹: 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗺𝗼𝗻 [4]— awarded to the graduating student showing an affinity for leadership, service, and professional potential. • 𝗔𝗥𝗖𝗖 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗹: 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗴 [5]— awarded each year to the student who demonstrates innovation, integrity, and scholarship in architectural research. • 𝗥. 𝗪. 𝗛𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: 𝗘𝗺𝗺𝗮 𝗗𝗲𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼 [6]— given in recognition of excellent performance in architecture history coursework over the past year. • 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 (𝗨𝗚): 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 [7] • 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲): 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗴 [7]— — given each year to the graduating students who demonstrates excellent performance in building technology coursework. (continued in the comments)

𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗟𝗘 — 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲—𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟕 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟮-𝟭: 𝗚𝗔𝗚𝗟𝗜𝗢 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 Gary Gilbert Robert Holton Farzaneh Oghazian 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟮-𝟮: 𝗧𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗦 𝗥𝗺 𝟭𝟰𝟮 + 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 Kelly Colley Paul Holmquist Tom Sofranko 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟮-𝟯: 𝗠𝗔𝗨𝗖𝗛 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 Soo Jeong Jo Kris Palagi Tara Street 𝟳𝟬𝟬𝟰: 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗥𝗔-𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗘𝗜𝗥𝗢 𝗟𝗔𝟳𝟬𝟰𝟭: 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗢𝗡 𝗥𝗺 𝟭𝟬𝟳 + 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 Elijah Borrero Michael Desmond Bill Hunter Sergio Padilla James Spencer + Guests (@thenasem ) 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲—𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟗 𝟯𝟬𝟬𝟮–𝟭: 𝗚𝗜𝗟𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 Soo Jeong Jo +Guests (@colemanpartnersarchitectsllc ) 𝟯𝟬𝟬𝟮–𝟮: 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗠𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗦𝗧 𝗥𝗺 𝟭𝟬𝟳 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 Robert Holton Tara Street 𝟯𝟬𝟬𝟮–𝟯: 𝗣𝗔𝗗𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗔 𝗥𝗺 𝟭𝟬𝟳 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 Bill Hunter Meredith Gaglio 𝟰𝟬𝟬𝟮-𝟭: 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗬 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 Farzaneh Oghazian Tom Sofranko + Guests (@greenleafarchitects ) 𝟰𝟬𝟬𝟮-𝟮: 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗 𝗥𝗺 𝟭𝟰𝟮 John Anderson (@180degreesinc ) Jennifer Gray (@wrighttaliesin ) Alkis Tsolakis 𝟰𝟬𝟬𝟮-𝟯: 𝗕𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗘𝗥𝗢 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 Kristen K. Mauch Kris Palagi 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲—𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏 𝟱𝟬𝟬𝟭–𝟭: 𝗣𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗚𝗜 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁 Courtney Chase Jones (@hue_architecturestudio ) Michael Desmond Terri Dreyer (@nano_llc ) Christin Meeker (@fusionarchitectsapc ) Melissa Rome (@rome_office ) 𝟱𝟬𝟬𝟭–𝟮: 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗧 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 Paul Holmquist David Merlin (@made__that ) Micah Morgan (@whlcarchitecture ) Judson Terry (@1lemoine ) 𝟱𝟬𝟬𝟭–𝟯: 𝗝𝗢 𝗥𝗺 𝟭𝟰𝟮 Sean Johnson (@grace.designstudios ) Kristen K. Mauch Jason Sooter (@stantec ) 𝟱𝟬𝟬𝟭–𝟰: 𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗥𝗺 𝟭𝟬𝟳 Gary Gilbert Angelle Lavergne Terry (@whlcarchitecture ) Jonathan LeJune (@lsuinteriordesign ) Huili Wang (@lsuinteriordesign ) 𝟳𝟬𝟬𝟭: 𝗢𝗚𝗛𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗥𝗺 𝟭𝟱𝟬 Kelly Colley Alkis Tsolakis 𝟳𝟬𝟬𝟲: 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗧𝗢𝗡 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 Elijah Borrero Tom Sofranko 𝗘𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 4:30pm

Bachelor of Architecture student Nikki Perry is the 2026 winner of the LSU Purple Award, an LSU Student Employee of the Year honor. The LSU Student Employee program aims to recognize students who go above and beyond in their role. Winners of the Purple Award “excel in areas like Innovation, Creativity, Research, Unique Contribution,” according to the LSU Olinde Career Center. “She has become a key member of a team,” said Fabio Capra-Ribeiro, assistant professor at LSU School of Architecture, who nominated her. Congratulations on the well-deserved honor! #lsu

We are proud to recognize our 2026 Student Employee of the Year award recipients for their exceptional contributions to the LSU community. 💜 Purple Award – Nikki Perry Nikki serves as a student research assistant in the Caribbean Spatial Justice Lab in the @lsusoa , where she supports a multi-phase study of Gulf Coast environmental nonprofits and contributes to the interdisciplinary Living Pods initiative. Many student employees excel in one lane, but Nikki bridges human-subjects research operations and interdisciplinary design and fabrication, making two complex projects move forward reliably. 💛 Gold Award – Maddi Sansoucie Maddi serves in multiple leadership roles across @lsuurec , including Outdoor Recreation Supervisor, Aquatics Supervisor, Challenge Course Program Assistant, and American Red Cross Lifeguard Instructor, holding key operational responsibility across areas with the highest levels of risk. She maintains compliance with policies, supports staff training and supervision, and ensures consistent standards across operations, while also responding to emergencies, managing risk, and supporting both patrons and staff. Please join us in congratulating Nikki and Maddi on this well-deserved recognition. Their work reflects the highest standards of excellence and embodies what it means to be a leader at @LSU .

Master of Architecture students and faculty from the School of Architecture presented their research at the Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) conference in Atlanta, Georgia last week. "It was such a wonderful experience and we truly all had an incredible time attending presentations and getting to meet so many inspiring researchers from around the world," said Katharina Beliveau Wang, NCIDQ, MArch candidate. Photos courtesy of Wang. #lsu #architecture @lsuresearch

Your gift turns creative passion ... into a reality. Consider donating to the LSU College of Art & Design Scholarship Fund today and help transform the lives of students such as Master of Architecture candidate Katharina Wang, pictured, who had a transformational experience with the support of the Stouffer Design Excellence fund. Read more about how scholarships enable incredible experiences for LSU art & design students, and give at the links in bio. #LSUGivingDay26

Today, March 25, is LSU Giving Day 2026! Watch: the LSU College of Art & Design is a special place to create. Learn more about how you can support our students today (link in bio) - any amount helps! #lsu #geauxtigers

Gulf Coast 2050: Speculative Design For Possible Futures features designs by LSU School of Architecture students that were developed during the 2026 All School Workshop. The exhibition is on view on Boyce Gallery through Tuesday, March 24. Twenty-five years into the century, the scorecard is rough. But what if we take the right decisions, and soon? What if the next few years deliver a radical shift that improves life for every living being, human and more than human? Picture that world in 2050. Imagine a quarter century of bold choices. Organized by the LSU School of Architecture and the Caribbean Spatial Justice Lab, the 2026 annual All School Workshop is a three-day experiment in collective foresight. It convenes students, faculty, and leading voices in architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, social sciences, humanities, and coastal sciences to visualize possible futures. More at link in bio and design.lsu.edu

Kristen K. Mauch, NCARB, Associate Dean of Student Services and Associate Professor of Practice of Architecture, has been presented with the LSU Online Innovation Series 2026 Meeting Students’ Needs award, recognized for her dedication to LSU students. 👏💜💛 “Professor Mauch genuinely cares about her students and it shows in how patient, understanding, and supportive she is,” said her student Molly Spring. “She explains things clearly, makes herself available when help is needed and always wants students to succeed, not just pass." Read more at design.lsu.edu. Pictured: Associate Professor Mauch at the LSU Online Innovation Series 2026 awards ceremony. Photos by: Rebecca Warren, courtesy of LSU Online. #lsu