2016 Tulane School of Architecture Newsletter

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TULANE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

SUMMER

2016 NEWS

LETTER FROM THE DEAN Our graduate program in architecture was

supported by the generosity of individuals

included in the Design Intelligence national

and some substantial funding from select

rankings for the first time at #22 among over

foundations. Cumulatively, we have raised

100 programs in the US. Our return to the

nearly $20 million for the School of Archi-

Bachelor of Architecture (B.ARCH.) as the

tecture since my arrival as dean in the fall

degree designation for our undergraduate

of 2008 – and this is a tribute to the many

professional degree will allow the under-

people who believe in what we are doing.

graduate program to be considered for rankings next year, and we hope for a similarly

URBANBUILD URBANbuild 11

significant result.

Under the direction of Byron Mouton, AIA,

It is impossible to highlight all of the exciting

Professor of Practice, and Sam Richards,

things happening in this brief introduction,

Kenneth Schwartz, FAIA

co-director of construction, URBANbuild 11

but the Newsletter itself does a great job of

Favrot Professor and Dean Tulane School of Architecture

is the latest URBANbuild project from the

Michael Sacks Chair in Civic Engagement and Social Entrepreneurship and Director Phyllis Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking

since the program’s inception

doing so in the pages that follow. I would like to mention the special significance of the

THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN A MOMENTOUS ONE AT THE TULANE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE. FACULTY, STUDENTS, STAFF, AND ALUMNI CONTINUE TO DISTINGUISH THEMSELVES AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE VALUE OF ARCHITECTURE, PRESERVATION, SUSTAINABLE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, AND SOCIAL INNOVATION AS COURSES OF STUDY, AND OUR PROGRAMS ARE MAKING A TREMENDOUS IMPACT IN NEW ORLEANS AND WELL BEYOND.

PROGRAMS

Albert Jr. and Tina Small City Center naming this past spring. Sonny and Tina Small have

All the URBANbuild homes are designed to

The URBANbuild program already has plans

fit common lot sizes. A unique feature of this

to complete five more houses in partnership

year’s build is the custom west-facing fab-

with NHS at scattered sites throughout the

ricated shading system, which filters strong

city of New Orleans.

evening sunlight.

Tulane School of Architecture in 2005. The energy-efficient, three bedroom, two-bath

been stalwart supporters of the City Center

home was designed in part-

since 2006 and, without their support, we

nership with Neighborhood

would not have the vibrant center we have

Housing Services (NHS) of

today. We are deeply grateful to them and

New Orleans to complement

many others for allowing our students,

the cultural and social con-

faculty, and staff to do the great work they

text, weather, and aesthetic

do with the community. This work is entirely

taste of the city.

Located in New Orleans’ Central City, the home is designed to work either as a single fam-

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URBANBUILD 11 Photo by John Ludlam

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CONTENTS PROGRAMS

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SMALL CITY CENTER URBANBUILD MSRED SISE STUDY ABROAD TRUDC PRESERVATION STUDIES

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FACULTY & STAFF NEWS STUDENT NEWS CAREER NEWS SCHOOL NEWS DEVELOPMENT NEWS DONOR STORIES ALUMNI NEWS IN MEMORIAM THESIS EXHIBITION CALENDAR

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SMALL CITY CENTER The Albert Jr. and Tina Small City Center (formerly Tulane City Center) is the community design center at Tulane School of Architecture. With over eighty-five projects advanced in partnership with community organizations across New Orleans since its founding, City Center offers opportunities for students to put their technical skills into action and to learn with other citizens working for a better city.

City Center Receives Ashoka U Cordes Innovation Award

Out of the Ashes with Women with A Vision

This winter, the Ashoka U Exchange awarded

A force for good for 26 years, Women with

City Center one of five 2016 Ashoka U Cordes

a Vision’s mission is to improve the lives of

Innovation Awards. As part of the award,

marginalized women, their families, and com-

Maggie Hansen, Director, spoke at the 2016

munities by addressing the social conditions

Ashoka U Exchange. City Center is showcased

that hinder their health and well-being. Born

along with other current & past Innovation

out of the destruction by arson of their former

Award winners on the Ashoka U website. The

location, the project represents an opportunity

Innovation Awards honor organizations that

to build on the organization’s long-running

are leaders in innovation and impact, and that

success while better accommodating staff

can serve as paradigms in higher education.

and programming, and providing additional amenities for their clients. City Center’s collaborative effort, led by Marianne Desmarais,

produced a printed booklet of proposed

al mission is to support the creation of a local

architectural renovations, and budget for

environment that promotes positive health

WWAV’s use in promoting the project. WWAV

outcomes and long-term community well-

is currently using these documents in their

being. Led by Doug Harmon, the “site” of the

capital fundraising efforts. This project was

design build project was the bed of a Toyota

selected by a jury from City Center’s annual

Tundra pickup truck, which presented some

RFP, supported by Johnson Controls Inc.

unique challenges that the students addressed

Sankofa Mobile Market Hits the Streets

with great skill, thoughtfulness and creativity through a rigorous engagement and collaborative development process. The Mobile

City Center partnered with Sankofa, a Ninth

FreshStop’s schedule is posted on Sankofa’s

Ward based non-profit, to design and build a

website, with regular hours across the city.

mobile produce stand which will increase their

This work was also selected from the annual

capacity to serve senior centers and health

RFP, with support from Johnson Controls Inc.

clinics around the city. Sankofa’s organization-

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STUDY ABROAD During the Fall of 2015, twenty-seven Tulane

The program also organized two main field trips

architecture students spent the semester in Rome

in Italy: one to the Veneto Region, which included

with Tulane faculty members Giovanna Galfione-

Venice, Verona and Vicenza, and one in Tuscany,

Cox, Errol Barron, and Irene Keil, with additional

where they visited Florence, San Gimignano, and

support from local professors David Sabatello and

Siena. In addition, they visited Basel, Vals and

Maurizio Valtieri.

other locations in Switzerland, under the coordina-

The partner for the program is the Pantheon Institute, and the studio spaces are located in the Palazzo Doria Pamphili in the historic center, near the Pantheon and Piazza Venezia. The students were housed in the Trastevere area, in an old complex located in an authentic Roman neighborhood, just

SISE

a short walk away from the busy historic center.

Over the course of the semester, the students

SOCIAL INNOVATION & SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

DESIGN THINKING DEEP DIVE STUDENTS PRESENTING A PROTOTYPE Liberty’s Kitchen

worked on projects that focused on Public Space and Urban Form. During the first half, they started azzas as series of formal, spatial and social layers,

Their research question was “How might we

Farm as a live case study, and the founder shares

and followed up with the design of a new pavilion

dents from across Tulane. Four of the students

communicate areas of achievement by visual-

what it really takes to run a social impact organi-

to be sited in those piazzas. In the second half of

minoring in SISE are Architecture students, one

izing the connection between Liberty’s Kitchen’s

zation and the ethical dilemmas the team faces

the semester, they developed strategies for a new

of whom was awarded a Design Thinking fellow-

values and the food that is served?” Students

regularly. After working with the Grow Dat Youth

mixed-use urban intervention to reprogram one of

ship. In the 2015-2016 school year, SISE students

created a modular map of the food supply chain

Farm, one Tulane student remarked, “Just as we

the few remaining and challenging urban voids in

contributed to 10,560 service hours, helping com-

from vendor to table. Design Thinking students

are striving to foster friendships and understand-

the historic Renaissance Quarter.

munity organizations like Grow Dat Youth Farm,

used interviews with students and customers of

ing between classmates and the Grow Dat com-

A’s and Aces, Liberty’s Kitchen, PlayBuild NOLA,

Liberty’s Kitchen, then prototyped and created a

munity, we are succeeding in fostering growth in

Along with the design studio, the students took

and uCC.

testing schedule.

the crops that help Grow Dat thrive.”

complementary courses such as drawing and pho-

Deep Dive in Design Thinking

Grow Dat Youth Farm

Design for America at Tulane

Adjunct Lecturer Allison Schiller (TSA ’12) led stu-

Flipping the traditional power dynamics in a

Tano Trachenberg, Taylor’s Design Thinking

dents in a Deep Dive in Design Thinking course,

service-learning course, high-school-aged youth

Student Fellow, helped launch Tulane’s chapter

which focused on a Liberty’s Kitchen project

at Grow Dat lead Tulane students in fieldwork

of Design For America, a national organization

with GoodWood NOLA. The students wanted to

and educational workshops to prepare them to

focused on building design innovation leadership

use the design thinking process to bring value to

serve as “Crew Leaders” on the farm. Grow Dat

within the university student body, while making

Liberty’s Kitchen, which is a social enterprise that

staff are elevated as community professors and

a meaningful social impact. An interdisciplinary

transforms lives of vulnerable New Orleans youth

compensated for their time, and two staff led five

team of students will work with local community

through employment and life skills.

in-class sessions around systems of oppression

partners to tackle real-world challenges using

and equity. Students also utilize Grow Dat Youth

design principles and methods.

cross-disciplinary Real Estate Summer Minor Institute, attracting undergraduate students from the schools of Business, Architecture, Liberal Arts, and Science and Engineering. Students finished 16 course credits, covering topics like legal issues, finance, development, sustainability, and property management. As part of the program, students collaborated on researching and “redeveloping” a blighted New Orleans building, using it as a way to study due diligence, financial

an intentionally-designed, mixed-use neighborhood that offers affordable housing for returning soldiers and their families, as well as rehabilitative

by an Advanced Design Studio course that asked students to design projects through a contemporary lens while respecting and learning from the historical context of the city of Rome.

MARIELLE ASENJO “Experiencial moments” collage from trip to Rome

European architects, urban designers, researchers and artists, who presented their work and engaged the students in specific design and research topics.

MPS MASTER OF

MLK Jr. and SLC Memorial

Carrollton Courthouse

In September 2015, Bastion secured $4.5 million

In June, TRUDC met with Felicity Redevelopment

In January 2016, Tulane MPS students and LSU

gered Historic Places, due to the unsure future of

towards the project, including an award of Low

and local stakeholders to discuss plans to rede-

Landscape Architecture students presented their

this building.

Income Housing Tax Credits and a grant from

velop a vacant LaSalle Street lot with a memorial

work imagining the possibilities for saving the 1855

HUD. Financing was completed in May 2016 and

for Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Lead-

Carrollton Courthouse. The Greek Revival building,

The MPS building conservation studio created a

Bastion held a groundbreaking ceremony on

ership Conference. TRUDC Director and Adjunct

designed by noted New Orleans architect Henry

website to consolidate their findings, which they

June 21, 2016.

Associate Professor of Architecture Grover Mouton

Howard, was intended to be a courthouse, but

presented to the public earlier this year. Students

(TSA ’71) and TRUDC Project Director and Small

served as a school building for most of the 20th

recommended three possible options for the Car-

City Center Project Manager Nick Jenisch (TSA ’03)

century, until 2013. It is now owned by the Orleans

rollton Courthouse: a public arts school affiliated

presented student-created potential designs for

Parish School Board and is currently vacant, with

with Tulane, an assembly hall and outdoor market

the project. Felicity Redevelopment hopes to

estimated renovation costs beginning at $10

space for the community, or a rental venue for

continue meetings with local stakeholders and

million. However, the courthouse remains one

weddings and other events. You can see the work

national and local SLC chapters.

of the few Greek Revival civic buildings in New

the students compiled on this important historic

Orleans, commemorating an era in architecture

building at carrolltoncourthouse.wordpress.com.

Seely-Marks and alum Teddy Newmyer (MSRED

based veterans housing development. Bastion is

Roman Culture—were complemented

TRUDC TULANE REGIONAL

Group, led by MSRED Adjunct Lecturer Amber

design charrette for Bastion, a New Orleans-

tional Practices, and Contemporary

exposed them to a series of lectures by Italian and

and creative financing.

In 2013, the Tulane City Center conducted a

ing, Historic Architecture, Interna-

language. Lastly, the International Practices course

analysis, market research, building programming,

78-Unit Housing for Veterans Led

by Tulane Faculty

(TSA ’96). The main classes—Architectural Draw-

tography, history of the city, and Italian culture and

MSRED MASTER OF SUSTAINABLE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT In the summer of 2015, TSA offered an 8-week

architect and Tulane alumna Tiffany Melancon

with an in-depth exploration of famous public pi-

SISE is a cross-disciplinary minor with 185 stu-

TSA Introduces Intensive Real Estate Summer Minor

tion of Associate Dean Wendy Redfield and Swiss

’15). Former TSA and MSRED professor Jon Tate led the 2013 charrette and executed the design through his firm, Office of Jonathan Tate (OJT).

services. The project is being developed in the Gentilly neighborhood by Renaissance Property

URBAN DESIGN CENTER

PRESERVATION STUDIES landscape. In 2015, The National Trust listed the Courthouse as one of America’s 11 Most Endan-

that dominated the early 19th century New Orleans

BASTION Jon Tate

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CARROLLTON COURTHOUSE, 2015 Photo by Louisiana Landmarks Society

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FACULTY + STAFF NEWS

Assistant Professor Emily Baker, AIA presented

and further their own agendas. Campanella also

HELIX, a furniture system that creates a continu-

Assessments,” which discusses the importance

Favrot Professor of Architecture Carol McMichael

her paper “Keswa” at the 104th ACSA Annual

published “The Laissez Faire Rebuilding Strategy

ous interior space by adapting simultaneously to

and implementation of health metrics in develop-

Reese has co-authored Longue Vue House

Meeting in Seattle, March 17–19th. The talk focused

Was Exactly That” in New Geography Journal. In

any vertical and horizontal surface. It is produced

ment and design.

and Gardens: The Architecture, Interiors and

Allison Anderson, FAIA was appointed as Favrot

on Baker’s award-winning public art piece by the

addition to Campanella being recognized for his

through an environmentally-friendly manufactur-

Visiting Chair for the Fall semester in Architecture.

same name. Keswa won the Christo and Jeanne-

publications, he was inducted into the Ordre des

ing process and is completely recyclable.

In June, the new $1.3 Million YAYA Arts Center

House, a National Historic Landmark, alongside the

Anderson is principal and founder of unabridged

Claude Award, which is given by the artists them-

Palmes académiques (Order of Academic Palms),

Architecture, where she has focused on climate

selves, and in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi

a French national order for distinguished academ-

Last October, Staple Goods gallery exhibited work

designed by Senior Professor of Practice Byron

change-related issues and civic projects. Anderson

Music and Art Foundation and NYU Abu Dhabi.

ics and figures in the world of culture and educa-

by Adjunct Lecturer Marianne Desmarais (TSA ’95).

Mouton and Adjunct Lecturer Lauren Hickman,

previously taught at Tulane, having worked as an

The design uses folded steel to create a form that

tion. The Order of Academic Palms was originally

The show, entitled Transpositions, showcased

creates the ideal space for the nonprofit arts

Adjunct Professor for a First-Year Design Studio

resembles a traditional robe (an “abaya” worn by

founded by Emperor Napoléon and continues to

wood and fabric pieces Desmarais created to

organization to continue a thirty-year tradition of

Southeastern Architectural Archive (SEAA)

in 1998 and 1999. A New Orleans native, Anderson

Arab Gulf women).

recognize professors and teachers who have made

expand the idea of “shift” literally, by playing with

after-school art classes and gallery space.

celebrated Adjunct Professor of Architecture

was featured in “Lessons from Katrina,” a reflection on the impact of Katrina on architecture in the Gulf Coast-area.

Mac Ball and MSRED faculty Will Bradshaw on

Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Program

living with water in New Orleans “Ten Years After

Director Tiffany Lin, AIA was invited to present

Professors of Practice Marcella Del Signore

Katrina” and the $6.2 billion water plan developed

as part of New Orleans’ Women in Architecture’s

and Cordula Roser Gray, AIA presented at the

by Waggonner & Ball Architects.

Design Series. Women in Architecture is a com-

Architecture and Resilience on a Human Scale Conference in Sheffield, UK in September. Their research paper, titled “Learning from New Orleans: The construction of resilient strategies for urban ecosystems,” addressed urban strategies for resilience framed by context, social systems, and agents as categories for post-disaster resilience in New Orleans.

Senior Professor of Practice Richard Campanella published “A Katrina Lexicon: How we talk about a disaster so monumental we can’t agree on what to call it.” in PLACES journal. The piece evaluates the naming of the incident, metaphors and other lin-

grocery in NOLA’s St. Claude Arts District.

and Professor of Architecture Judith Kinnard, FAIA was invited to contribute in “Lessons from Katrina,” published by the AIA. The article interviewed seven Gulf Coast-based architects on the impact of

Center, as well as her use of analytical drawing and

Hurricane Katrina, and what lessons the architec-

painting. In May, Lin was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure.

how outsiders use language to describe the event

the eVolo-Vmodern Competition for her project

[1] EMILY BAKER

[2] CAROL MCMICHAEL REESE

[3] MARIANNE DESMARAIS

[4] MARCELLA DEL SIGNORE

Keswa

Longue Vue House and Gardens

arcblocs

Helix

Culture, and Community PhD program at Tulane.

Milton Scheuermann, Jr.’s retirement with Medieval

SISE Program Director and Instructor Anna

Louisiana, on exhibit at Tulane’s SEAA from July

Monhartova, Ph.D. was honored with a 2015

13, 2015–May 20, 2016. The exhibit focused on the region’s adoption of Byzantine, Romanesque,

Adjunct Associate Professor of Architecture and Director of TRUDC Grover E. Mouton, contributed to New Orleans, 10 Years Later, a collection of short reflections from New Orleans community members on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. In his

tural community can learn from the disaster.

reflection, Mouton shares his experience before

MSRED Adjunct Lecturer Jonathan Leit was

students provided to Orleans Parish. The piece was

interviewed by Urban Land Magazine for their

published in Travel and Leisure in August 2015.

and after the storm and the assistance he and his

[6] BYRON MOUTON & LAUREN HICKMAN

[7] EMMA STORM HERR

YAYA Arts Center. Photo by Ryan Rivet.

Hispano-Moresque and Gothic architectural forms and motifs.

Adjunct Associate Professor Z Smith was invited to present at the AIA Resilience Summit in Washington, D.C. in October. Professor Smith’s topic was “Learning from New Orleans: Communities and Resilience.” The summit convenes experts from across the country to explore emerging platforms of policy and practices

[8] MARIANNE DESMARAIS

[9] JONATHAN TATE

Transpositions

St. Thomas St. House. Photo by Sarah Tan.

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Reese is also director of the interdisciplinary City,

piece “Understanding the Role of Health Impact

[5] EMILY PARSONS

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legacy of the property’s original owner Edgar Stern.

Millennial Award in Social Entrepreneurship.

Harvey-Wadsworth Chair of Landscape Urbanism

recent projects developed through the Small City

Marcella Del Signore was awarded third place in

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studio and gallery located in a renovated corner

mittee of AIA New Orleans. Lin discussed several

guistic devices to discuss post-trauma topics, and

on La Salle Street opened its doors. The facility,

gravity and tension. Staple Goods is a collective

distinguished contributions to education.

Architectural Record featured board member

Landscapes. The book studies the Longue Vue

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in mitigation and resilience, underscoring the

Since January of 2015, Maggie Hansen has served

Adjunct Lecturer Marianne Desmarais led eleven

Autonomy?” in International Society for the

a degree in Architecture. She worked in practice

entrepreneurship initiatives. Herr has been

relationship between Resilience and the Built

as the Interim Director of the City Center. As of

Tulane School of Architecture students as they

Philosophy of Architecture. Owen reflects on the

specializing in metal building fabrication. As

working with the University since 2012. Previously,

Environment.

July 1, 2016, Hansen will be the new Director of

unveiled arcblocs sets to forty Pre-k students at

history of architecture philosophy, referring back

Admissions and Advising Coordinator, Emily

she served as Director of Development for the

the Albert Jr. and Tina Small City Center at Tulane

Homer A. Plessy Community School. The arcblocs

to a K. Michael Hays piece in a 1980s Yale Journal,

utilizes her first hand knowledge of the studio-

local non-profit evacuteer.org. Herr received a

School of Architecture.

are simple, wooden block sets that can be used

which discusses the idea of an instrumentalisation-

learning environment to provide a unique

bachelor’s degree from Tulane and is currently

by young children to design and build creative

resistant architecture.

perspective to current and potential students

pursuing her MBA.

Ann Masson, Preservation faculty, received the Eugenie Schwartz & Grace Gage Preservation Award for her work preserving the French Quarter

Archinect has featured Dean Kenneth Schwartz in

throughout her career.

their Deans List interview series, which highlights

Director of Preservation Studies and Christovich Senior Professor of Practice John Stubbs delivered a lecture on the preservation of Gulf Coast architecture in Pensacola, FL in September 2015.

The lecture, “Preserving Gulf Coast Architecture in a Global Context,” drew on Professor Stubbs’ extensive travel and preservation experience, especially as Vice President for Field Projects at the World Monuments Fund in New York.

UptownMessenger.com featured former Faculty member Jonathan Tate in “Architect Envisions Tiny Lots as New Homes for First Time Buyers.” Tate’s firm and developer Charles Rutledge have been redeveloping irregularly shaped lots throughout New Orleans, making desirable and affordable homes available in expensive neighborhoods for first time buyers.

structures. The goal is to send arcblocs home with

within the Architecture program.

students over the summer.

New Faculty & Staff

nation’s architecture Deans. In the interview,

Conjunctions: Transdisciplinary Journal of Cultural

Shoshana Gordon is the 2016 AmeriCorps

Architecture as the new Senior Development

Dean Schwartz discussed TSA’s distinct hands-on

Participation featured an article by Nick Jenisch

VISTA at City Center, where she is supporting

Officer overseeing development efforts

educational model, contemporary challenges in the

(City Center Project Manager, TSA ’03) and Sue

communications, graphic design, and the Public

for architecture, preservation, real estate

academic and professional architectural spheres,

Mobley (City Center Community Engagement

Interest Design Summer Fellowship program. She

development, and social innovation/social

and architecture in New Orleans since Katrina. This

Manager), “Recovery to Resilience: Finding a

is a graduate of Oberlin College.

past December, Dean Schwartz was also published

transdisciplinary approach to community-based

in DesignIntelligence. His article, “Architecture,

design”.

school programming through the eyes of the

Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship,” outlined TSA’s civic engagement curricula, highlighting design thinking as relevant to the architectural profession as a whole, especially in New Orleans.

Dean Schwartz also traveled to Dubai, where he engaged faculty and students at the American University in Dubai and the American University of Sharjah in his lecture: “New Orleans: Architecture, Engagement, and Social Innovation.”

Donn Peabody joined the City Center team as Operations Coordinator, after working at the

Emma Storm Herr joins the Tulane School of

GENE CIZEK RETIRING

Professor of Practice Emilie Taylor Welty (TSA ’06)

New Orleans Healing Center. He has worked

presented her paper, co-written with Maggie

with nonprofit groups across New Orleans,

45 years of contribution to architecture

Hansen and Sue Mobley, “Designers, Citizens,

including the NO/AIDS Task Force, Be the Match

Eugene “Gene” Cizek FAIA, Professor Emeritus, retired after

and Citizen-Designers; charting new modes of

and NOAGE NOLA. He holds a B.A. from Tulane

45 years with the School. Cizek contributed enormously to

engagement, collaboration, and project outcomes

University.

the fields of architecture, planning, civic engagement and

at Tulane City Center” at the 104th ACSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, March 17–19th.

Emily Parsons was appointed TSA Director of Undergraduate Advising and Student Affairs.

Associate Professor of Architecture, Graham Owen published “Whatever Happened to Semi-

Parsons, a graduate of Mississippi State, holds

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advocacy around preservation issues in New Orleans and beyond. As a teacher, architect, writer, advocate, and activist, Cizek has made a tremendous impact on the school in many ways, crossing boundaries across disciplines and interests.

Cizek will continue to teach at the School as adjunct faculty, focusing primarily on preservation issues.

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STUDENT NEWS 2015 Travel Fellowship Lecture Series

Today Versus the Natural Development in Seattle,

artist, who uses that prompt to work in a different

Seoul, and Sejong City”

medium in a different neighborhood. The organization’s founders are Matt Raybon (TSA’ 17), Braham

Student Notes

Berg (TSA’ 18), Carla Scemama (TSA’ 19), Allison

Calvin Gallion (TSA’17) designed the logo that will

For the past year, recipients of 2015 Travel Fellowships have ventured across the globe to study architecture in context. Student case studies took place in Armenia, Chile, South Korea, and New Orleans, and other locations.

Assimilation of Architectural Styles by Henri Prost During His Implementation of Segregating Grids”

full execution of an installation project. This Janu-

versity Planning office, and has worked on projects

ley spent a year abroad as the inaugural Society of

ary, the school was excited to welcome visiting

Housed inside the Tulane School of Architecture,

Architectural Historians H. Allen Brooks Traveling

architecture firms SO-IL and Marmco. SO-IL is an

theCharrette is a student run editorial publication

Paul Holmes, “Take It From the Top: Analyzing the Urbanistic Consequences of Constructing a City

infrastructural problems?

course that expanded on issues addressed briefly

reception at Richardson Memorial Hall.

Tulane 34 Award Max Nicarao Katz, m.arch.

The William Wallace Peery Society Kyle Walker Graham, m.arch.

Senior Scholar Samuel Snowden Naylor, m.arch.

Tau Sigma Delta Blair Catherine Begbie, m.arch.

Nicole Catherine Esser, m.arch.

fabrication, installation art, and writing. To see the

saw the ways that communities create, inhabit,

York City. They have won the prestigious MOMA

latest issue, please visit: The-Charrette.com.

collaboration continued to foster the relationship

and think about space, and what those interactions

PS1 competition and are participanting in the

reveal about the society in which the spaces are

Chicago Biennial. Marmco is a partnership of the

and the Career Development program, building

created. Wiley’s lecture and exhibit (sponsored by

artist Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins based in

Career Development Report

MAAC and NOMAS) was about the intersections of

Toronto. They specialize in installation works and

development and advancement. The presenta-

architecture, urbanism, preservation, culture, and

have worked landscape and architectural projects.

Megan Weyland, AIA, LEED AP Director Career Development

public history. Previously, Wiley taught at TSA as a

Marmco has had works displayed across Canada

Visiting Assistant Professor.

and the United States.

Katarina Dvorak (TSA’17) was selected to speak

program in Barcelona, Spain during a semester abroad. Students in Barcelona explored various study urban phenomena linked to digital tools to

a stronger presence for the topic of professional tions varied from a general overview of firm types

Career Day

and positioning, to non-traditional career paths, interview strategies, firm leadership and the Intern

second annual Career Day in April of 2016. Both national and local firms participated in the event.

The Career Day was broken into a morning and af-

Five Tulane School of Architecture students collaborated to start TelephoneNOLA, a student-led arts collective in New Orleans. TelephoneNOLA uses place-based prompts to encourage artists to create art, then pass on the message to another

[3] AWKND

[4] AWKND

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Key Accomplishments

ternoon session, where students of all levels were

The TSA website and Career Development page

issue which focused on how New Orleans is a city

invited to participate in an open forum meet-and-

are useful resources for students to reference in-

under constant construction as the backdrop for

greet walkthrough to see the range of participat-

ternships, fellowships, scholarships, and applicable

daily life. The issue explores how uneven roads

ing firms. Each firm had an individual display space

articles. Student and alumni profiles were gathered

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[6] CAREER DAY

[7] CAREER DAY

[8] AWKND

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[9] THE CHARRETTE

Photo by John Spaulding

Survey

their experience at the Tulane School of ArchitecJonathan Eli Sharp, m.arch.

Max Nicaro Katz, m.arch.

Kathleen Aurora Smith, m.arch.

Jenny Renn Key, m.arch. i

MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE American Institute of Architects Medal Kyle Walker Graham, m.arch.

Marguerite Katherine Lloyd, m.arch. i American Institute of Architects Certificate of Merit Gavin Northcott West, m.arch.

Ruben Contreras II, m.arch. i

Graduate Design Excellence Award John David Scott, m.arch. i Graduate Leadership Award Jonathan Andrew Taube, m.arch. i Thesis Commendations

Gavin Northcott West, m.arch.

m.arch.*,

Catherine A. Nguyen, m.arch. i*, Gustavo

graduate degree programs was sent an employ-

Outstanding Service to the Program Award

for the school’s program and how it might best

student involvement in the professional organiza-

Trudy Victoria Andrzejewski, mps

serve our students.

tions. The bridge between the profession and

Outstanding Practicum Report Award

academia is continuing to grow for the School and

Amanda Leigh Keith, mps

is allowing a strong network for our students upon graduation and during their tenure as students.

Academic Distinction Award Bryan Yim, msred

Andres Rodas, m.arch.*, Maya Leigh Sassoon,

Leadership Award

m.arch.,

Jenga Zamani Mwendo, msred

John David Scott, m.arch. i, Jonathan

ing student from both the undergraduate and ment survey. This will be used in future strategizing

DEVELOPMENT

Keith, m.arch.*, Jenny Renn Key, m.arch. i, Sarah

Following the end of the semester, each graduat-

careers.

partner with the AIA Louisiana and will support

Nathan Daniel Lott, mps

m.arch.,

Max Nicarao Katz, m.arch., Thomas Colin

ture and how it propelled them forward in their

The Career Development program continues to

MASTER OF SUSTAINABLE REAL ESTATE

Victoria Morasso, m.arch., Samuel Snowden Naylor,

Amy Armistead Federman, m.arch.

Distinguished Thesis Award

Graham, m.arch., Emily Isabelle Moss Hayden,

Alpha Chi Rho Medal

Thomas J. Lupo Award

MASTER OF PRESERVATION STUDIES

Amy Armistead Federman, m.arch., Kyle Walker

2016-2017 Projection: The program will offer its third Career Day in 2017, and there is active discussion about it working in conjunction with a sustainability conference hosted at the school under the initiative of several architecture and MSRED faculty. The

Eli Sharp, m.arch., Megan Terese Van Artsdalen,

Outstanding Service to the Program Award

goal is to address the topic of the pertinence of

Kimberly Ann Ferrari, msred

sustainability in any type of architectural career.

John William Lawrence Memorial Medal

m.arch.*,

Eric Ross Lynn, m.arch.

Samuel Snowden Naylor, m.arch.

Isaac Zolan, m.arch.

Nicole Iris Mehaffey, m.arch.

Ronald F. Katz Memorial Award

Samuel Snowden Naylor, m.arch.

Gustavo Andres Rodas, m.arch.

Gustavo Rodas, m.arch.

Development Program (IDP).

This spring theCharrette released their annual

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students as well as the general student body. The between the Professional Concerns curriculum

The Career Development Program offered its

theCharrette

find site-specific context-related data.

Kyle Walker Graham, m.arch.

Seunghee “Jamie” Park, m.arch.

and panels that would appeal to both its enrolled

(TSA ‘04) and Florian Idenburg and based in New

Commencement Awards were given at this year’s on Saturday, May 14th at Dixon Hall, preceded by a

professional courses coordinated presentations

Ethiopia, India, and Vietnam. While traveling, she

that explores topics through graphic design, print

as feature articles on the website to communicate

Architecture Diploma Ceremony, which took place

in the Professional Concerns course. The two

project presentation materials.

Big Air

The 2016 Tulane School of Architecture

ment program offered its one-credit-hour Lab

Fellow and traveled to Mexico, Guatemala, Ghana,

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2016 Commencement Awards

During the spring semester, the Career Develop-

mentation, CAD inventory updates, and planning

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[2] KATARINA DVORAK

forest if it didn’t already have more than enough

Career Development Credit Lab

emerging architecture firm co-founded by Jing Liu

techniques including the “Smart Citizen” kit to

Suggestion of a Revised Healthcare Mode”

with hundreds of plastic beads dotting its urban

sor of American Studies at Skidmore College. Wi-

experiences in the Global Architecture and Design

Detailed Investigation of Maggie’s Centers and the

casual interaction. What other city would be okay

lead a series of hands-on workshops where stu-

Unplugged.” Gallion is a student intern at the Uni-

Case Study in Chile”

Carly Bowman “The Scale of the Occupant: A

for each firm to conduct individual interviews.

itself to an attitude of impromptu events and

lecture by Amber Wiley, Ph.D., an Assistant Profes-

nity: Social Housing and Community Engagement

Teva Kaplan, “Post-Soviet Public Housing in Armenia”

walkthrough, breakout sessions were scheduled

and how the constant state of instability lends

Hall Energy Conservation Competition, “Tulane

in Berlin in November 2015. Dvorak discussed her

North Atlantic Water Infrastructure”

but also makes for slower cars; thus safer streets,

and construction processes and participate in the

at CIEE’s Global Architecture and Design Program

There is None: A Study of Mediterranean and

build event. Over three days, visiting architects

with examples of their firm work. Following the

dents can engage with new and innovative design

Cassidy Rosen, “Fair Housing and Equal Opportu-

Haley Lindsley, “The Architecture of Water Where

AWKND is an annual student-organized design-

and unfinished paving precludes smooth biking,

TSA students proposed and planned a student-run

represent Tulane University’s annual Residence

including: graphic design, LEED project docu-

Anika Schneider, “Pacifying Architecture: The

[1]TELEPHONE NOLA

Conn (TSA’ 19), and Kendale Mundy (TSA’ 20).

AWKND

Gavin Northcott West, m.arch., Jeffrey

*Included in Thesis Exhibition

Outstanding Thesis Awards

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SCHOOL NEWS

DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Tulane Ranks #22 Among Architecture Programs

Revitalizing a City

DesignIntelligence has placed the Tulane School

“Reinventing a Program, Revitalizing a City at

The LOOP Pavilion, designed and fabricated by

of Architecture at No. 22 in their annual graduate

Tulane’s School of Architecture.” In the decade

program rankings, published in the November/De-

the City Center, led by Emilie Taylor (Professor

since Katrina, Tulane students have contributed to

cember issue of America’s Best Architecture and

of Practice, TSA ’06) and Sam Richards (Adjunct

over eighty-five projects focused on “improving

Lecturer), won a Merit Award from the AIA Gulf

Design Schools. This is the first time TSA has been

locals’s lives through design.” These projects range

States Region 2016 Honor Awards for exemplary

ranked on this list.

from building a playground and an urban farm

design. A City Center design/build studio worked

Dutch Dialogues

to designing and building homes for low-income

with community partner LOOP (Louisiana Outdoor

residents.

Outreach Program) to design and construct a

Waves of Wisdom

shade pavilion on Scout Island in City Park. LOOP

on DutchDialogues.com last fall. New Orleans Wa-

Senior Professors of Practice Byron Mouton, AIA

ter Infrastructure and Architecture: Duncan Plaza

and Richard Campanella were featured in the New

programs through adventure-based activities on

and Civil Courts, is a workshop centered around a

Wave video “Waves of Wisdom.” Examining Tu-

hypothetical design for a City Hall Annex and Civil

lane’s service learning programs across disciplines

Courts building on the former site of the State

like architecture, health care, music, public educa-

Office Building and Supreme Court. The studio,

tion, and geography, “Waves of Wisdom” offers

which was inspired by the Greater New Orleans

viewers a comprehensive view of Post-Katrina

Urban Water Plan, seeks to accommodate design

Tulane. The video was created as part of Katrina &

that implements water infrastructure.

Beyond, a memorial project that commemorates

Dutch Dialogues featured an option studio led by Favrot Professor of Architecture John P. Klingman,

TSA was featured in HigherEdToday.org’s

the 10th anniversary of the storm.

City Center’s LOOP Pavilion Wins AIA Gulf States Merit Award

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Giving to TSA in 2015-2016 This fiscal year the Tulane School of Architecture raised $4,099,148 from 525 alumni, parents, and friends.

Your collective support creates new opportunities for our students both in the classroom and in the community. THANK YOU!

TSA Annual Fund

engages urban students in outdoor education

support the School’s areas of greatest needs. Your

Parisite Skatepark Receives a 2016 SEED Award

Friends, Corporations & Foundations

Annual Fund dollars raised

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Donors to the Annual Fund

Parents

Alumni

$100 127

Donors made their first gift ever

A breakdown of donations received from

support goes directly to provide vital resources for

alumni, parents, and friends in 2015 to support

architecture students, faculty, and programs.

Parisite Skatepark was one of six projects to

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Annual Fund gifts are put to immedi­ate use to

their challenge course in City Park.

$319,756

the Annual Fund.

STAY ENGAGED

receive a 2016 SEED award for excellence in public interest design. The SEED Awards recognize designs that address the critical social, economic,

There are many meaningful ways to

and environmental issues in the world, based on

participate with TSA as an alumni,

Give

parent, or friend of the school:

Connect Get involved with your local alumni chapter or come visit us on campus.

Employ

Giving shows your commitment to TSA and makes

Help us strengthen our national network by

a real impact on current and future students. Mak-

employing Tulane students and graduates. Contact

ing a gift helps increase the value of your degree,

Megan Weyland, Director of Career Services, at

too. Ranking bodies factor alumni participation

mweyland@tulane.edu to share opportunities and

when determining college standing.

to learn about other ways you can help.

Foundations and grant-making organizations look at giving rates when deciding whether to support

SAVE THE DATE

Tulane. Every gift counts for participation, no mat-

Join us October 28th at Richardson Memorial Hall

ter the size.

for our annual Homecoming Celebration.

Make a gift today at giving.tulane.edu/ARCH or by contacting Emma Storm Herr at eherr@tulane.edu or 504.314.2494.

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2015-2016 Tulane School of Architecture Board of Advisors In addition to twice-yearly meetings, the Board of Advisors stays engaged throughout the year through membership in one of three standing committees. Below is a just a brief snapshot of the vital support each committee provides:

Advancement Committee GOAL: To support and advise on matters of vision, strategic planning, academic programming and building long-term capacity

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[1] CLASS OF 1991 REUNION

[2] PARISITE SKATE PARK

[3] LOOP PAVILION

Photo by Linda Hexter

Photo by Michael Wong

Photo by David Armentor

the following criteria: effectiveness, excellence,

Mardi Gras Indian Campus

inclusiveness, impact, system, and participation.

Throughout the spring, several other classes

Rick Powell, AIA, ’77 Sonny Shields, AIA, ’74 Sonny Small, A&S ’79 Susan Whiting, P ’ 07 Marcel Wisznia, AIA, ’73

Advocacy Committee

visited campus to celebrate their milestone years.

GOAL: To create a more engaged alumni base through communications and promotion of

Emilie Taylor Welty (project manager for Parisite)

Building on the work of Maurice Cox (former

The Class of 1996 organized a crawfish boil at

the school to the professional community, as well as strengthening the foundation of alumni

and Jackson Blalock (of Transitional Spaces, the

City Center director), students in the 2015 Spring

a local brewery and toured the City Center. A

support for long-term sustainability

nonprofit behind Parisite) presented the collabora-

2nd Year Design Studio partnered with the Mardi

group from the Class of 1981 were led on a tour

tive project to the Structures for Inclusion confer-

Gras Indian Council as they made plans for a new

through Richardson Memorial Hall to see what has

ence, at NCState in March, as a part of the award.

community center across from A.L. Davis Park. The

changed, and remained the same, since their last

Council received a $500,000 ArtPlace America

visit five years prior. All reunion classes are invited

Grant to develop a Mardi Gras Indian Campus,

to come back this fall for Homecoming/Reunion/

which is intended to serve as a community meet-

Family Weekend!

Career Explorations 2016 This summer once again welcomed an enthusiastic group of high school students to participate in the three-week pre-college architecture program, Career Explorations in Architecture. Students joined us from five countries and eleven states, as well as a number of local New Orleanians. They explored

ing space for Mardi Gras Indians. The studio was

Tom Brutting, FAIA, ’77 - Chair Eric Aukee, AIA, ’82 Michael Bell, FAIA, ’84 Creed Brierre, FAIA, ’74 James Bry, AIA, ’91 Reb Haizlip, AIA, ’79 Stephen Kern, AIA, ’79

2016 AIA NATIONAL CONVENTION in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Peter Kilgust, AIA, ’10 Laurie Petipas, ’75 Robert Riccardi, AIA, ’91 Cameron Richard, ’03 Rob Walker, AIA, ’92 John Williams, ’78

TSA alumni and friends from across the globe gathered to celebrate on May 19th at a reception during the AIA Convention. The reception honored Sarah Nettleton, FAIA, TSA ’73 as she was elevated to AIA’s prestigious College of Fellows. With alumni traveling from as far away as Switzerland, this annual event serves as an opportunity

taught by Professors of Practice Marcella Del

For Dean Kenneth Schwartz, having groups of

Signore, Scott Ruff, and Maurice Cox.

graduates reunite in New Orleans is a wonderful

Industry Partnerships Committee

occasion. “I would love to see more graduating

GOAL: To develop partnerships within the design and construction industries to create op-

classes stay in contact with each other and with

FAIA, TSA ’68 for his generous support in funding this

portunities for collaboration, research, fundraising and long-term growth with the school

event for the benefit of all alumni.

Reunions Classes Reconnect in New Orleans

the ideas, methods, and issues of architecture

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Michael Howard, AIA, ’74 - Chair Morris Adjmi, FAIA, ’83 Maziar Behrooz, AIA, ’85 Rob Dean, FAIA, ’68 Kathryn Greene, ’78 Janice Jerde, AIA, P ’16

through lectures, studio time, digital workshops,

In mid-April, the TSA Class of 1991 met on the steps

field trips, discussions, and critiques. The teaching

of Richardson Memorial Hall to reconnect and

team included Michael Crosby, Maggie Williams,

reminisce about their time at Tulane. Organized

TAs Cecile Benoit and Nathan Leonard, as well as

by alumna Michelle Rinehart, the event brought

a number of guest local architects. Know any high

classmates together from around the country in

school students who are curious about architec-

honor of their 25th Reunion. “We thought it was

ture and design? For more about next summer’s

really important to get together,” Rinehart says,

program check out: “Career Explorations,” found

“We were a close-knit group, so it was great get-

under Outreach on our website.

ting back together and reconnecting.”

for Tulane alumni to reconnect with classmates and make new connections. TSA is deeply grateful to Rob Dean,

Tulane,” Schwartz says. “Our graduates can be of tremendous help to one another professionally as they move on in their careers and to current students as well.”

Jason Gant, AIA, ’03 – Chair Mac Ball, FAIA Felipe Correa, ’00 Jamey Dewar, AIA, ’94 Kevin Draper, ’94 Stewart Farnet, AIA, ’55 Jon Halle, ’93 Brad Hastings, AIA, ’82

JP Hymel, E ’96 Joy Krause Krimmel, B ’00 Brad Meltzer, ’90 Scott Paden, AIA, ’81 Duke Reiter, FAIA, ’81 Billy Sizeler, AIA, ’65 Markham Smith, AIA, ’79 Rob Stumm, AIA, ’75

SAVE THE DATE FOR NEXT YEAR’S TSA RECEPTION April 27, 2017: Orlando, Florida

Bold denotes newest Board of Advisor members.

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GIVING BACK

ALUMNI NEWS

DONOR STORIES .....

Led by Marcel Wisznia (TSA ’73), a project from

W. Esplanade Boulevard to Vintage Drive.

New Orleans–based firm Wisznia Architecture +

Trivers Associates announces the succession of

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the company to a new ownership group. Andrew

The Old State Capitol (Baton Rouge, LA) has hon-

(Andy) Trivers, FAIA (TSA ’69), who founded

ored the work of the late A. Hays Town (TSA ’26) in

Trivers Associates in 1975, will continue to practice

munity through our nationally recognized design

their exhibit “The Enduring Architecture of A. Hays

with the firm.

center,” said Kenneth Schwartz, dean of the Tulane

Town.” Town is credited for creating a new regional

in real-world issues,” Tulane President Mike Fitts

ALBERT JR. AND TINA SMALL CITY CENTER

“City Center is a perfect example of Tulane

School of Architecture, “Sonny Small has been

style known as Louisiana Colonial Revival. In the

said, “The Smalls’ generous gift is in addition to

an involved and insightful advisor to us from the

fall of 2015, the exhibit showcased artifacts from

by Barri Bronston

their founding donation, which made the Center

earliest days after Hurricane Katrina through the

Town’s 65-year-long architecture career.

possible.”

growth of our engagement efforts in public inter-

With over eighty-five projects completed in partnership with seventy-four community organizations over the last ten years, Tulane renames the City Center for an alumnus whose support was instrumental to its founding.

door sculpture exhibit on Power Boulevard from

providing students the opportunity to engage

Small, a major real estate developer in the Wash-

est design.”

ington, D.C. area, earned his bachelor’s degree in

The Small City Center works in partnership with

economics from Tulane in 1979. He is a member of

community-based organizations across New

the Board of Tulane and the School of Architec-

Orleans, providing high-quality design assistance

ture Dean’s Advisory Board. He formerly served

for groups traditionally underserved by the design

as chair of the President’s Council, and along with

profession. Among its more than eighty-five

his wife, Tina, served as a member of the Parents

projects are the Grow Dat Youth Farm, the launch

Tulane City Center, the award-winning community

Council. The couple’s youngest son Marshall (Ben)

of the URBANbuild program, the Façade RENEW

design center of the Tulane School of Architecture,

Small recently graduated from the A. B. Freeman

Program and Jane Place Neighborhood Sustain-

has been renamed the Albert Jr. and Tina Small

School of Business at Tulane.

ability Initiative’s Palmyra Apartments.

Spot In New Orleans” by the New Orleans Eater magazine. The restaurant, Merchant—located in New Orleans’ Central Business District—was chosen by a poll of reader/voters. Wisznia worked with Professor of Architecture Ammar Elouini, on the design of the Cafe.

1970s AIA Minnesota featured a home designed by Sarah Nettleton Architects on its 2015 Homes by Architects Tour, an informative architectural show-

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Development, has been named “Best Breakfast

case for potential homeowners. House on a Quiet

Architectural Digest has named Bob Hale, FAIA (TSA ’77) and his firm Rios Clementi Hale Studios one of the 2016 “AD100.” The annual AD100 list honors influential designers and architects.

Henry Shane (TSA ’60) has completed a public

Bay, the lakeside home designed by Sarah (Sally)

art project in Kenner, LA. Shane and his wife, Pat

Nettleton, FAIA (TSA ’73) melds industrial and

1980s

Shane, donated 20 sculptures to the city of Ken-

farmhouse elements as well as high-performance

Morris Adjmi (TSA ’83) and firm Morris Adjmi

ner—which are to be placed alongside commuter

building and Japanese design. Nettleton was also

Architects hosted Architectural League NY mem-

streets in the town, the sixth largest in Louisiana.

awarded an AIA Fellowship in 2016, which recog-

bers at their studio for drinks, conversation, and a

Shane hopes the installations will enhance the

nizes the achievements of architects as individuals

discussion of recent projects. The event was part

aesthetic and cultural value of his town, and Shane

and for their contributions to architecture and

of The Architectural League’s First Friday program,

intends to expand his vision by creating an out-

society.

a series of monthly gatherings held at leading design practices around New York. The program

City Center, thanks to a generous gift from alumnus Albert “Sonny” Small and his wife Tina.

“We are deeply grateful to Sonny and Tina Small

[1] HENRY SHANE

[2] ROBERT RICCARDI

[3] MAZIAR BEHROOZ

[4] A. HAYS TOWN’S “WESTERMAN HOUSE”

for their strong support of work with the com-

public art in Kenner, LA

Tulane University Yulman Stadium, photo by Gould Evans

Baha’i Temple

Photo by Philip Gould

DEAN KEN SCHWARTZ, TINA SMALL, ALBERT (SONNY ) SMALL & PRESIDENT MIKE FITTS

“WOMEN WITH A VISION” COLLABORATION AT SMALL CITY CENTER

Photo by Sally Asher

Photo by Emily Taylor Welty

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KNAPP FAMILY PLANS FOR THE FUTURE The Tulane School of Architecture interviews Lynne Knapp about the Endowed Fund she created for students of TSA

In 2015, Charles and Lynne Knapp created the Lynne Vickers Knapp Endowed Fund for Student

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Assistance in the School of Architecture. A graduate of Tulane School of Architecture in 1987, Mrs. Knapp’s journey to earn her degree did not follow the traditional route. We spoke with her from her home in the north Georgia mountains about

LYNNE AND CHARLES KNAPP Photo courtesy of the Knapps

her time as an architecture student and why she chose to support future generations of architecture students.

Q:

You came to New Orleans when your husband was offered a position as senior vice president at Tulane University.

You already had a young daughter and a degree from the University of Wisconsin. Why did you decide to go back and earn a second degree? What was different about your experience than so many other graduates of Tulane School of Architecture?

My experience was unique because I went back at age 35 to get this degree.

I had always wanted to be an architect, but I was a woman and at that time I was discouraged from it. When I started, I was the odd-man out, I was a woman and a lot older. I remember I was asked when I started, “What are you doing here?” and I knew exactly what I was doing...I don’t know if the 18 years olds did, but I knew.

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Q:

What have you learned throughout your career that you want today’s architecture students to know?

It’s a wonderful profession. When I did finish the degree, I knew I wanted to go into commercial architecture. I worked with several firms as the only woman. I was fortunate to work with wonderful men who understood the changing roles of women in the workplace.

Now I am retired, but it was such a wonderful opportunity to work as an architect. I designed medical buildings, fire-stations, schools, courthouses, government buildings etc. a variety of smaller buildings, not skyscrapers. What I loved about it was I felt like there were so many ways you could be helping humanity.

Q:

Why did you decide to establish the Lynne Vickers Knapp Endowed Fund for Student Assistance? What do you

hope your gift will accomplish?

I had to be very disciplined because I also had responsibilities with my family, as a mother and as a wife. But the faculty were wonderful, the other students were wonderful, and it was a very pleasant experience. I watched some of the younger students around me who struggled financially. What made me want to give back was what a wonderful experience I had at Tulane. Tulane was very good to us, so it seemed like a match to me to give back to help Tulane architecture students.

gives architects an opportunity to learn more

International, chief executive officer Kurt Bergman

AIA Georgia has awarded Kronberg Wall Archi-

about different organizations and different design

(TSA ’91) encouraged the company to uphold

tects with a Merit Award for Renovation for its

practices.

the mantra “We Make a Difference” and improve

New Orleans Jazz Market, a contemporary jazz

their communities through the donation of time,

performance space located in the Oretha Castle

talent and dollars. The company’s 6,000 global

Haley corridor. Eric Kronberg, AIA (TSA ’97) is

employees exceeded all goals and logged more

principal at Kronberg Wall.

Maziar Behrooz, AIA (TSA ’85) was honored with 2015 Peconic AIA Design Awards for two different projects. One was a pre-fab house made of recycled shipping containers—to be constructed in Montauk, NY—, and the other was a proposal for a 200-person Baha’i Temple that will be built in Papua New Guinea.

1990s Gould Evans, the NOLA and Kansas City, Missouri– based design firm of principal Robert Riccardi, AIA (TSA ’91), was awarded two honor awards from AIA Louisiana. Gould Evans received an Honor Award for their design of the Tulane University Yulman Stadium, an award shared with associate architecture firm Lee Ledbetter & Associates. Gould Evans was also awarded a Merit Award for their design of the NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, California.

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Michael Baker

than 12,000 hours of community service and raised nearly $500,000 in personal financial donations

Tenna Florian, AIA (TSA ’98) has been promoted to

for charitable organizations in need.

Associate Partner at Lake|Flato Architects, where

Patty Heyda (TSA ’95) has published Rebuilding

grate with their surrounding natural environments.

the American City, co-written with David Gamble.

The book features a chapter on TSA’s own Small City Center, highlighting the center’s unique anchor-institution-engagement with the city of

Florian focuses on sustainable projects that inte-

Texas Architect published an article by Igor Siddiqui (TSA ’98). The article, “The Art in Architecture,” appeared in the September/October 2015

New Orleans.

issue of the magazine.

Derek Hoeferlin (TSA ’97), principal at Derek

The International Council on Monuments and Sites

Hoeferlin Design (DHD), was one of the core design team members for STUDIO MISI-ZIIBI for the Changing Course Competition. Hoeferlin’s team, along with two other teams, were named winners of the challenge. Former Founding Assistant Director for The City Center and friend to the school, Dan Etheridge, was also on the team.

(ICOMOS) has chosen Daniel Young Torquemada (MPS ’99) to undertake a World Heritage International Nomination Mission. The Panamanian Government has chosen Torquemada to be a Cultural Heritage Directorate World Heritage Advisor, helping to shape Panama’s national agenda on World Heritage sites.

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2000s

and steel, house-shaped pavilion serves as an

Jarrod Beck (TSA ’00) was featured in the June

was a collaboration between Gelpi and the artist

immersive and inhabitable painting. The project

2015 issue of Tulane Magazine. The article focuses

Markus Linnenbrink. In October, House Paint /

on his non-traditional journey to becoming a *fine

Pavilion and Wasserman Projects were featured in

art* artist.

the Wallpaper magazine article “Detroit Design:

Felipe Correa (TSA ’00) published Beyond the City: Resource Extraction Urbanism in South America, a collection of five case studies from South America

Wasserman Projects fuses art and architecture.”

Ross Karsen, RA (TSA ’06) joined studioWTA in Mr. Karsen’s eye for detail can be seen in sensitive

large territorial transformation projects.

renovations including a local landmark building,

have been named partners at studioWTA, an architecture firm located in New Orleans, LA. Ashe has been with studioWTA for over thirteen years.

Babin arrived at studioWTA in 2005.

Michael Keller (TSA ’09) was a member of the

Network. Jacobs is a longtime volunteer of the

Architect Magazine

the twentieth century and beyond. Yale University

first prize–winning team in UD Shanghai’s 2015

organization.

Press published the book, which was co-authored

International Student Urban Design Competition

New York-based firm SO-IL and principal Jing

by Robert A.M. Stern, FAIA.

for Shanghai Railway Station Area. Teams were

Liu (TSA ’04) celebrate winning one of five Progressive Architecture Awards, awarded

Chuck Lucia (TSA ’09) served as Festival Director

annually by Architect Magazine. The award

for the 5th Annual Nola Horror Film Fest, held this

honored SO-IL’s Amant project, an art space

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and cultural venue located in New York, NY.

films, culled from 414 submissions. Lucia began

contemporary design with local vernacular tastes.

an early nineteenth century residential renovation

Karsen and Wiseman catalogued their experience

in the Marigny, and, currently, a large-scale mixed

at bywaterhouse.wordpress.com.

use development in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans along Press Street. New Orleans Homes and Lifestyle Magazine featured Karsen’s

Nick Gelpi (TSA ’02) has exhibited House Paint /

house was named “New Build of the Year.” Karsen

Pavilion at Wasserman Projects, an interdisciplin-

designed the two-story Bywater-area home with

ary creative space located in Detroit’s Eastern

his wife, artist Sarah Wisemen, to serve as their home. The colorful and open space, which took

asked to reimagine a railway station within the context of the Shanghai Master Plan for years 2020 through 2040. Keller’s team included two fellow Harvard Graduate School of Design students

Julie “Ann” Sanders (TSA ’12) and Allison Schiller (TSA ’12) designed a public sukkah for Tulane’s Hillel organization. The project was donated by the Ackerman Family and was built in the fall. Schiller teaches Design Thinking at Tulane’s Taylor Center

and a professor-advisor.

and serves as an Advisor for Taylor’s SISE program.

becoming Festival Director in 2013.

2010s

AIA|DC featured work by Zarith Pineda in their

Shannon French, AIA (TSA ’09) joined the firm

ArchitectMagazine.com has featured project

gust (2015). Her thesis, “Engineered Paradises: A

WDG | Architects Engineers as Principal and Direc-

architect Christian Rodriguez, AIA (TSA ’10)

nation of catharsis in Hebron, the West Bank” was

tor of Design. French now oversees all architectural

(Eskew+Dumez+Ripple) in it’s article on the St.

one of five selected from recent Bachelors and/

his work with the festival as a volunteer before three years to design and build, attempts to merge

personal residence in its Autumn 2015 issue. The

Market neighborhood. The 24’x25’ birch plywood

shaped the architecture profession in America in

2010. Working as a designer and project manager,

about the roles of architecture and urban design in

Tracie Ashe (TSA ’02) and Julie Babin (TSA ’06)

PROGRESSIVE ARCHITECTURE AWARD

second annual AIA|DC Thesis Showcase last Au-

design projects in the office with a uniquely artistic

Pius Chapel and Prayer Garden in New Orleans.

or Masters of Architecture graduates from around

Jimmy Stamp (TSA ’04) has published his first

and contextual approach. He works closely with

The 571-square-foot chapel and adjacent prayer

the country. Students give a short presentation

book, Pedagogy and Place: 100 Years of Architec-

WDG’s design staff, clients and contractors, and

garden were contracted by the archdiocese of

followed by Q&A.

ture Education at Yale. The book is the definitive

has a variety of experience working on projects

New Orleans. Rodriguez also serves as an adjunct

history of the Yale School of Architecture as it

including new construction, renovations, adaptive

lecturer at TSA.

celebrates its 100th year. Stamp writes about the

re-use, historic restorations and conceptual/site

growth of the program, the architecture of the

master planning.

school, as well as the students and professors who

Michael Bosio (TSA MARCH ’13 & MSRED ’14), recently broke ground on the Bakers Row condomin-

Garrett Jacobs (TSA ’10) has been appointed Di-

ium project in the Marigny. Bosio is the co-founder

rector of Architecture for Humanity (AFH) Chapter

of the real estate design and construction firm MK

[5] JING LIU

[6] NICK GELPI

[7] ROSS KARSEN

[8] TRACIE ASHE

[9] JULIE BABIN

[10] CHRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ

[11] JULIE SANDERS & ALLISON SCHILLER

SO-IL, winner of Progressive Architecture award

House Paint / Pavilion, photo

by Wasserman Projects

New Build of the Year

Photo by Paula BurchCelentano

Photo by Paula BurchCelentano

St. Pius Chapel and Prayer Garden

Tulane Hillel sukkah

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IN MEMORIAM

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MARY CLARE HOGG, AIA TSA ’41 • THOMAS (TOMMY) N. POULOS TSA ’44 • HAL C. BRUMFIELD SR. TSA ’50 • LEONARD TATE TSA ’51 • EUGENE (GENE) T. GLANKLER JR., AIA TSA ’52 • JAMES KIRK MCDONALD, AIA TSA ’56 • FRANCIS T. KALMBACH, AIA TSA ’60 • DONALD P. SEGHERS TSA ’60 • ROBERT (BOB) A. AMBROSE, AIA TSA ’61 • THOMAS D. SAUNDERS TSA ’75 • DAVID IRWIN BIENN, A&S ’75 AND TSA ’80 • EUGENE E. MCNAUGHTON III AIA, TSA ’94

Red, which is building the townhouse development on the site of the Hubig’s Pie factory. The MK Red team includes two additional TSA alum—Efren Lopez (BSA ’14) and John Dalton (TSA ’99).

Pat O’Brien (alumna, received a Ph.D. in Spanish and Portuguese literature from Tulane) was featured in Tulane’s NewWave for her restoration of over 20 homes in the historic 7th Ward. For O’Brien’s efforts, the Louisiana Landmarks Society

JOHN KLINGMAN’S BEST NEW ARCHITECTURE 2016 The Annual Survey of Creative Design from New Orleans Magazine ALUMNI:

DESIGN, for “The Compound” | Byron Mouton (TSA ’99),

Robert Baddour (TSA ’10), Travis Bost (TSA ’10),

Sam Richards, and Tom Holloman, of bildDESIGN,

Rebecca Fitzgerald (TSA ’17), and Kristian Mizes

for Toledano Street House | Jenny Pelc (TSA ’05), of

(TSA ’10), of Office of Jonathan Tate, for Thin House Deep

Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, for WWL Renovation

| Sarah Satterlee (TSA ’14), of Colectivo, for French Truck

EUGENE (GENE) T. GLANKLER JR., AIA TSA ’52

MARY CLARE HOGG, AIA TSA ’41

ROBERT (BOB) A. AMBROSE, AIA TSA ’61

Glankler attended LSU at the age of 16 and then

Hogg was among the first women architects in the

Ambrose received a Bachelor of Architecture from

went on to complete his degrees in Architecture

country. She joined the AIA in 1947. During WWII

Tulane University, where he also joined Kappa

and Engineering at Tulane after serving in the

she worked for the US Corps of Engineers and

Sigma fraternity and the Naval Reserve Officers

presented an Award for Excellence in Historic

Coffee | Jose Alvarez (TSA ’97), of Eskew+Dumez+Ripple,

Preservation to O’Brien earlier this year.

for The Park at South Market | Brian Faucheux (TSA ’77)

Navy. One of his many projects, the Rapides Parish

went on to practice architecture at esteemed firms

Training Corps. After Tulane, Ambrose served as an

and Crystal Mitchell (TSA ’90), of Sizeler Thompson

Library, was recently voted into the National Regis-

in New York City and St. Louis. Much of her work

officer in the United States Navy before complet-

Brown, for Lakeshore Branch Library, Jefferson Parish |

ter of Historic Places.

involved the design of hospitals, chapels, small

ing his Master of Architecture degree at the Har-

airports and the restoration of hotels in the area.

vard School of Design. He worked for NASA before

Brian Swanner (TSA ’92), Charles Sterkx (TSA ’88), of

starting his own practice in Houston.

Waggonner & Ball Architects, for Maumus Science Center | Dixon Jelich (TSA ’12) and Daniel McDonald (TSA ’13), of bildDESIGN, for “The Compound” | Mark Reynolds

DAVID IRWIN BIENN, A&S TSA ’75 AND TSA ’80

FRANCIS T. KALMBACH, AIA TSA ’60

A noted artist and architect, Bienn was a New

Kalmbach was raised in Shreveport, Louisiana

Orleans native and spent many years in Russia

where he worked as an architect before pursuing a

after the fall of the Soviet Union. His professional

career in art. He lived for over 40 years in the artist

work spanned three continents. He designed the

colony of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

(TSA ’99), of Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, for WWL Renovation FACULTY:

Jonathan Tate, and Lauren Hickman (TSA ’06), of Office of Jonathan Tate, for Thin House Deep | Seth

Welty (TSA ’08), of Colectivo, for French Truck Coffee | Byron Mouton (TSA ’99) and Matt DeCotiis, of bild-

THE COMPOUND

photos adapted from Tulane Jambalaya, left to right:

GENE CLANKLER JR., MARY CLARE HOGG, BOB AMBROSE

Res Nova Gallery, a former tobacco factory in the Warehouse District. His sculptures can be found throughout Russia.

bildDESIGN

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THESIS EXHIBITION A

Following the conclusion of spring thesis reviews, thesis faculty from the School of Architecture conducted a rigorous and lengthy deliberation to curate the eighth annual thesis commendations exhibition at the AIA New Orleans Center for Design. This year, five student thesis projects presented a meaningful range of sensibilities, priorities, and interests.

Thesis faculty: Scott Bernhard, AIA Thesis Coordinators: Marianne Desmarais, RA; 2

Ammar Eloueini, AIA; Marty McElveen, RA; Cordula Roser-Gray, AIA The following students and their projects were selected as this year’s special thesis commendations: Colin Keith, M.Arch. “Temporal Traces: A legacy for the Coal River Valley, West Virginia” [marty mcelveen] Sam Naylor, M.Arch. “Wild Urbanism: Vertical ecologies in Manhattan” [ammar eloueini]

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Katie Nguyen, M.Arch. I “Fiction, Paradigm, Dwelling, and Need: Shaping a new way of life through the architecture of an origin myth” [scott bernhard] Gustavo Rodas M.Arch. “Ad@pting Informality: Precluding informal sprawl in risk prone areas of Lima’s periphery” [marianne desmarais] Megan Van Artsdalen M.Arch. “Invasive Architecture: Post-Preservationist design for shifting ecologies and fragile landscapes” [cordula roser-gray] 1

[1] SAM NAYLOR

[2] THESIS EXHIBITION

[3] THESIS EXHIBITION

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[4] JOSEPH COLÓN

[5] NICOLE ESSER

Wild Urbanism

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