ALUMNI NEWS include Jeanne Gang FAIA, Steven Holl FAIA,
corporate campus development. He writes that
SHoP Architects, Brad Cloepfil of Allied Works,
his experience working with the Tulane Regional
and recent AIA God Medalist Thom Mayne FAIA.
Urban Design Center and the American Planning
ARCHITECT magazine recently featured SO-IL in
Association to develop a conceptual master
Felipe Correa (TSA ’00) currently teaches at
a piece titled “The Art of Business” that applauds
plan for the city of Long Pao, China during his
the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where
Liu and Idenburg for running a streamlined,
education at Tulane prepared him well for the
he is also Director of the Urban Design Degree
selective practice that produces architecture
challenge.
Program. He has recently published A Line in the
that reads like art. SO-IL’s ethereal workspace for
Andes, which examines the transformative role of
Logan, a production company in New York, was
the first underground metro line currently under
recently featured in Architectural Record.
2000s Joel Ross (TSA ’06). See John Williams (TSA ’78)
construction in Quito, Ecuador. Therein, Correa
Vann Joines (MSRED ’12), a graduate of the School of Architecture’s first MSRED class, is marketing a plan for the blighted Stone’s
Katy Walker (TSA ’08) has been selected as one
Warehouse property east of downtown Raleigh,
of the 15 newest members of the Kansas City AIA
North Carolina as the Raleigh Arts Village. Joines
Pillars Leadership Program. The program was
and a Winston-Salem firm that rehabilitates old
developed in order to prepare a representative
buildings will likely lease the vacant buildings
cross-section of the chapter’s emerging leaders
at the corner of Davie and East streets from the
for their role in shaping the future of both the
city. They plan to use a combination of affordable
Christian Glauser Benz (TSA ‘01) currently prac-
architectural profession and the Kansas City
housing and historic preservation tax credits to
tices with Callison Architecture and is working on
metropolitan area. Walker currently practices at
restore the structures as a 49-unit apartment
the expansion of Ocean World Plaza in Shenzen,
TK Architects International in Kansas City.
frames the project within the city’s historic and contemporary urban form, visualizes the valley city’s potential, and sets the stage for wellinformed design deliberations regarding the city’s future.
China. The design will enhance a well-known, aquatic-themed tourism destination with the aim of honoring its nautical heritage while positioning the city of Shenzen for the future. The expansion involves the addition of a variety of leisure activities, restaurants and retail stores around a historic ocean liner in order to reshape the surrounding area into a new entertainment hub and destination for residents, expatriates, and tourists alike. The design features wave-like forms and meandering paths that create a sense of discovery as visitors explore the plaza. Jing Liu (TSA ’04) and SO-IL, the firm she directs with husband Florian Idenburg, have been selected as “Emerging Voices” in the prestigious Architectural League of New York’s national awards program. Previous winners of this award
complex. The goal, Joines says, is to create an affordable place for artists to live and work within
2010s
walking distance of downtown.
John Eskew (MSRED ’12). See J. Williams
Upon graduating from Tulane, Aditi Padhi
(TSA ’78).
(TSA ’12) took a position directing an undergrad-
Kevin Muni (TSA ’11) recently published an essay in The Newcomb-Tulane Collegian & Review
uate design studio at MBS School of Planning and Architecture in New Delhi, India. In her very first studio, “Reinterpretation of ‘CIVIC CENTRE’
titled “What I’ve Been Up To: Building by the Bay.” What Muni has been up to is practicing as a Junior Designer at WRNS Studio and adapting to life in San Francisco—“a city just as eclectic, vibrant, and sometimes downright strange as
Design—A Paradox,” she sought to assimilate her practical experience working for the City of New Delhi and the academic pursuits she explored in her options studio project and her thesis at Tulane. Padhi’s own studio was set in Gurgaon,
New Orleans”—and discovering how much his
India, a new city seeking “a new language to
new home and New Orleans have in common:
define itself as a city…[and] a new urban centre
“beautiful architecture, quirky characters, and
to fulfill the aspirations of a younger society with
a pervasive spirit that captivates anyone who
new demands, yet set in the cultural norms of
sets foot in the city streets.” At WRNS, Muni worked on an eight block, two million square foot
the past.”
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[1] BRIAN FAUCHEUX
[2] BYRON MOUTON
[3] WAYNE TROYER
[4] PETER TRAPOLIN
Jefferson Parish Lakeshore Library
URBANbuild #7
Rice Mills Lofts
901 Toulouse Street