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It has been an honor to serve as Dean of the Tulane

School of Architecture for the past four years. I

continue to be in awe of the work of our students and

faculty, combining rigorous education in architecture,

preservation and real estate development with a

sense of urgency about the way these fields can and

must engage real challenges in society. As a school,

we are helping shape the next generation of leaders

by developing “the habits of the heart and mind,” as

President Cowen puts it, to make positive contribu-

tions and social change through design. Tulane’s com-

mitment to public service and community engage-

ment are among the attributes that initially drew me

to the university, and the School of Architecture has

worked to further this commitment over the last four

years.

In many ways, the School of Architecture is unique

in the way we have embraced the creative potential

associated with the challenges and opportunities of

rebuilding the social, physical, and economic fabric

of New Orleans. I am constantly amazed at how

fundamental and ingrained community engagement

has become for members of the school community—

students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends. Whenever

students work with a community group, build a struc-

ture in a neighborhood, develop a vision, partner with

a non-profit organization, or design a building that

will serve a noble purpose, they clearly understand

the relevance of connecting their skills with pressing

community and global issues.

In the summer and fall of 2008, I developed a stra-

tegic plan with input from the faculty and our Board

of Advisors. That road map has served us well, and in

many ways we have accomplished the main goals:

�� Strengthen�the�Core

�� Raise�the�Profile

�� Engage�the�Community

This summer I have been working on a new articula-

tion of our Strategic Plan and I will be bringing this

vision forward to faculty, students, and the Board of

Advisors in the fall. We are in a different situation now

as compared with four years ago, and the way these

issues are framed presents a somewhat different path

ahead for us as a School:

�� Building�Opportunity�–�Community�Building

�� Diversity�and�Inclusive�Excellence

�� Social�Innovation�and�Social��Entrepreneurship

�� Place-Based�Creativity

I hope you will follow the progress of the Tulane

School of Architecture in the many months and years

ahead. We are on an extraordinary journey.

Kenneth Schwartz, FAIA

Favrot Professor and Dean

letter from the Dean

as a school, we are helping to shape the next generation of leaDers by Developing ‘the habits of the heart anD minD,’ as presiDent cowen puts it, to make positive contribu-tions anD social change.”

The pasT Four years have seen significant changes anD milestones within the school of architecture. these accomplish-ments represent substantial progress for the school.

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Gray Plosser

appointed as Board

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Doug Harmon

appointed as

Architecture Graduate

Program Director

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Exhibition

Alumni giving

percentage doubles

IBM Smarter Building

partnership developed

1st Annual Tulane

School of Architecture

Newsletter published

Marcelle Highstreet

appointed as

Development Director

Preservation Matters

Symposium held in

New Orleans

Architect William

McDonough FAIA receives

Honorary Doctorate,

addresses School

graduation

Richardson Memorial

Hall (RMH) Sustainable

Strategies developed

Sandi Stroud appointed as

Founding Director of the Master

of Sustainable Real Estate

Development (MSRED) program

Ogden 8

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initiated

Elizabeth Gamard

re-appointed as

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contents 2011-2012�tulanE�SChOOl�Of�aRChItECtuRE�BOaRD�Of�aDvISORSCornelius M. Alig, TSA‘78 \\ Lee H. Askew III, FAIA, TSA‘66 \\ F. MacNaughton Ball, Jr., FAIA \\ Maziar Behrooz,

AIA, TSA‘85 \\ Melissa C. Brandrup, AIA, TSA’97, MPS‘98 \\ Thomas C. Brutting, AIA, TSA’77 \\ Mary Louise Mossy

Christovich, A&S‘49 \\ Felipe Correa, TSA‘00 \\ Alvin Cox, AIA, TSA‘72 \\ Collette Creppell, AIA \\ Maria Bea de

Paz, TSA‘96 \\ Robert P. Dean, Jr., AIA, TSA‘68 \\ Mihnea C. Dobre, TSA‘09 \\ R. Allen Eskew, FAIA \\ S. Stewart

Farnet, Sr., AIA, TSA‘55 \\ H. Mortimer Favrot, Jr., AIA, TSA‘53 \\ Jason Gant, AIA, TSA‘03 \\ Kathryn D. Greene,

TSA‘78 \\ Robert V. M. Harrison, FAIA, TSA’59, MBA’84 \\ Michael R. Howard, AIA, TSA‘74 \\ Robert A. Ivy, Jr., FAIA,

TSA‘76 \\ Dan Maginn, FAIA LEED AP, TSA‘89 \\ William Raymond Manning, FAIA \\ Irvin Mayfield \\ Brad Meltzer,

TSA’90 \\ Saul A. Mintz, TSA‘53 \\ G. Martin Moeller, Jr., TSA‘84 \\ Angela O’Byrne, AIA, TSA‘83 \\ Casius H. Pealer

III, TSA‘96 \\ G. Gray Plosser, Jr., FAIA, TSA‘68 \\ Richardson K. Powell, TSA‘77 \\ Wellington J. Reiter, FAIA, TSA‘81

\\ Lloyd N. Shields, AIA, TSA‘74 \\ I. William Sizeler, AIA \\ Albert H. Small, Jr., A&S‘79 \\ Markham H. Smith, AIA,

TSA‘79 \\ Lawrence W. Speck, FAIA \\ Robert J. Stumm, Jr., AIA, TSA’75 \\ Robert E. Walker IV, AIA, TSA‘92 \\

Susan Whiting, Parent of TSA‘07 Grad \\ John C. Williams, AIA, TSA’78 \\ Marcel L. Wisznia, AIA, TSA‘73

2011-2012�faCultyTracie Ashe, Adjunct Lecturer \\ C. Errol Barron, Favrot Professor \\ Scott David Bernhard, Mintz Associate

Professor and Director of Tulane City Center \\ Willam B. Bradshaw II, Adjunct Lecturer \\ Richard Campanella,

Senior Professor of Practice \\ Eugene Darwin Cizek, Professor and Emeritus Director of Preservation Stud-

ies Program \\ Michael Kent Crosby, Associate Professor \\ Marcella Del Signore, Assistant Professor \\ Tatiana

Eck, Adjunct Lecturer \\ Ammar Eloueini, Favrot Professor \\ Abigail Feldman, Adjunct Lecturer \\ Marilyn Lee

Feldmeier, Adjunct Assistant Professor \\ Elizabeth Burns Gamard, Favrot Associate Professor \\ Sheena Garcia,

Adjunct Lecturer \\Bruce Merriman Goodwin, Associate Professor \\ William Douglas Harmon, Adjunct Associate

Professor and Associate Dean of Students \\ Thomas Holloman, Adjunct Assisstant Professor \\ Charles Jones,

Adjunct Lecturer \\ Irene Ursula Adelheid Keil, Professor of Practice \\ Joseph Keppel, Adjunct Lecturer \\Judith

Ann Kinnard, Professor and Harvey-Wadsworth Chair of Landscape Urbanism \\ John Philip Klingman, Richard

Koch Chair of Architecture \\ Heather Ashlie Knight, Adjunct Assistant Professor \\ Andrew Martin Liles, Adjunct

Lecturer \\ Tiffany Lin, Assistant Professor \\ A. Kelton Longwell, Adjunct Lecturer \\ Ann Merritt Masson, Adjunct

Associate Professor \\ Eugene Eean McNaughton, Professor of Practice \\ David Merlin, Adjunct Lecturer \\ Byron

John Mouton, Professor of Practice and Director of URBANbuild \\ Grover Ernest Mouton, III, Adjunct Associ-

ate Professor and Director of Tulane University Regional Urban Design Center \\ Michael David Nius, Professor

of Practice \\ Graham Warwick Owen, Associate Professor \\ Casius Pealer, Adjunct Lecturer \\ Nathan Petty,

Adjunct Lecturer \\ Wendeline Harriet Redfield, Associate Favrot Professor and Associate Dean for Academics\\

Carol McMichael Reese, Christovich Associate Professor \\ Samuel Richards, Adjunct Lecturer \\ Bethany Rogers,

Adjunct Lecturer \\ Cordula Roser Gray, Professor of Practice \\ Scott Ruff, Associate Professor \\ Ommeed Sathe,

Adjunct Lecturer \\ Milton George Scheuermann, Jr., Adjunct Professor \\ Kenneth Schwartz, Favrot Professor and

Dean \\ Lloyd “Sonny” Shields, Adjunct Professor \\ Z. Erol Smith, Adjunct Lecturer \\ Jill Stoll, Adjunct Lecturer \\

Alexandra Stroud, Adjunct Associate Professor and Director of Sustainable Real Estate Development Program \\

John Stubbs, Senior Professor of Practice and Director of Preservation Studies Program \\ Jonathan Tate, Adjunct

Assistant Professor \\ Emilie Rachel Taylor, Adjunct Assistant Professor and Senior Program Coordinator Tulane

City Center \\ Reuben Teague, Adjunct Lecturer \\ Kentaro Tsubaki, Assistant Professor \\ Seth Welty, Adjunct

Lecturer \\ Amber N. Wiley, Visiting Assistant Professor \\ Thaddeus Andrew Zarse, Adjunct Assistant Professor

PROfESSORS�EmERItuSGeoffrey Howard Baker \\ Ronald Coulter Filson, Dean Emeritus \\ Karen Kingsley \\ Stephen Paul Jacobs \\

Richard Otis Powell \\ Ellen Barbara Weiss

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Writing + Editorial: Elizabeth Davis, TSA ’12; Allison Schiller, TSA ’12;

Christy Crosby, Executive Assistant to the Dean

Graphic Design: Leigh Wilkerson, 10½ Studios

For inclusion of your news in the annual newsletter, school website,

Facebook page, and Twitter, send news items directly to Dave

Armentor at darmento@tulane.edu. Please include a description

or explanation of the news item; an accompanying image if ap-

plicable; your full name, graduation year or affiliation with Tulane;

and any titles or associations (ex. AIA). Links to articles published

by other sources are also helpful.

cover image: Grow Dat Youth Farm

photo by Emilie Taylor (TSA ’06)

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Ogden 8

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AIA National

Convention in

New Orleans

MSRED program

begins

Doug Harmon

appointed

Associate Dean of

Students

Wendy Redfield

appointed as

Associate Dean

for Academics

RMH Capital

Campaign Task

Force begins

John Stubbs

appointed as

Director of the

Preservation

program

Alumni giving

percentage nearly

tripled

reVIEW 2009-

2011 published

Rachel

Malkenhorst

appointed as

Development

Director

1st MSRED

class

graduates

Recto Verso

graduate

student

publication

1st printing

Maurice Cox

appointed

Associate

Dean for

Community

Engagement

and Director

of the Tulane

City Center

Jill Stoll

appointed

as Associate

Dean of

Students

President Cowen meets with

Dean Schwartz and commits

RMH project as a “University

Priority”

Megan Weyland

appointed as

Director of Career

Services

RMH Pre-Design Study

Completed, Board of

Advisors commits to

100% supportCareer Services

Workshop series

initiated

Board of Advisors celebration

of Tulane City Center and

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faculty anD staff newsAs a senior sustainable building advisor for the

United States based Affordable Housing Institute,

Adjunct Lecturer Casius Pealer discussed Green

Technology and its scope in the region of Oman in

an interview in the July-September 2011 issue of

Dossier. Additionally, Pealer was selected to serve

as a “Design Expert” for the AAF Sustainable Cities

Design Academy in San Francisco April 11-13, 2012.

Adjunct Lecturer Will Bradshaw was honored

at the White House as part of President Barack

Obama’s “Champions of Change” program, which

recognizes people for outstanding contributions

to their communities. Bradshaw, president and

co-founder of Green Coast Enterprises, along with

four other New Orleanians, was recognized for

his work to strengthen the local economy, create

jobs and help the Gulf Coast recover from the

Deepwater Horizon oil spill. “We could not be more

pleased to be recognized by the White House, and

thank President Obama, his administration and

our colleagues at the Clean Economy Develop-

ment Center for their interest in our work to build a

more energy-efficient and sustainable Gulf Coast,”

Bradshaw said.

Professor Eugene Cizek FAIA received the

prestigious James Marston Fitch Award from the

National Council of Preservation Educators. The

award was presented at a dinner in his honor on

October 21, 2012 at the National Trust for Historic

Preservation annual conference in Buffalo, New

York.

Cizek has practiced historic preservation since the

mid-1970’s, beginning with his pioneering advo-

cacy work and restoration projects in the Faubourg

Marigny, located adjacent to the Vieux Carré in

New Orleans. In 1997 Cizek founded the Master

of Preservation Studies graduate program within

the Tulane School of Architecture. The Master of

Preservation Studies program has since served

as a principal training opportunity in architec-

tural preservation in the state of Louisiana. This

award recognizes Cizek’s keen eye for worthwhile

architectural preservation projects, his wide range

of accomplishments as a teacher, his unmatched

enthusiasm and skills as an advocate and preser-

vation planner, and his role as a mainstay of the

preservation scene in New Orleans and the nation.

In July 2011, Favrot Professor and Dean Kenneth

Schwartz FAIA was included in Fortune online in

a feature of “Green Leaders in Red States.” In the

feature, Schwartz brings attention to New Orleans’

identity through the “holy trinity” of great food,

great music, and great architecture. With an IBM

partnership and Richardson Memorial Hall renova-

tions in the works, Dean Schwartz hopes to use

architecture as a jumping off point to launch other

green initiatives within the city.

Dean Schwartz also delivered a plenary address

at the IBM Smarter Cities Conference in Rio de Ja-

neiro, Brazil in November, discussing the strategies

and initiatives that Tulane School of Architecture

and Tulane University have taken in the recovery

of New Orleans. He participated in this event with

Ginni Rometty, the new president and CEO of IBM.

He also gave a talk at the same conference on the

Richardson Memorial Hall Sustainable Strategies

project for the school’s 100 year-old building.

The pre-design phase has been completed by

FXFOWLE and el dorado architects with a strong

team of sustainable engineering and landscape

consultants. The proposed renovation would be

the one of the first of its kind in the United States—

a 21st century update of an important historic

structure on a university campus, with serious and

far-reaching sustainable design goals.

The Arts Council of New Orleans announced

Professor Milton G. Scheuermann, Jr. as a 2011

Community Arts Awards recipient. Since 1977, the

Community Arts Awards have recognized living

individuals, organizations and corporations that

have made outstanding contributions to the arts

in New Orleans. The 2011 award recipients mark

the 35th year of the Arts Council Community Arts

Awards celebration. Recipients are selected for

their artistic excellence, sustained contributions,

unique achievements, perseverance, and deep

commitment to the arts and local community.

Digital Imaging Specialist David Armentor’s

photography was selected to be a part of the

PhotoNOLA exhibition this past fall. His work was

on exhibition at the Cole Pratt Gallery on Magazine

Street and featured his ongoing documentation of

regional sugar mills.

Assistant Professor Kentaro Tsubaki’s article,

“Tumbling Units: Tectonics of Indeterminate Exten-

sion,” is in the new book, Matter: Material Pro-

cesses in Architectural Production, edited by Gail

Peter Borden and Michael Meredith and published

by Rutledge Press. The article explores the nature

of extension and aims to raise a fundamental ques-

tion about the way current architectural practice

engages matter and the act of making.

The award winning energy-efficient, two-bedroom

home designed by Harvey Wadsworth Chair in

Landscape Urbanism and Professor of Architec-

ture Judith Kinnard FAIA and Assistant Professor

Tiffany Lin was under construction in Lakeview

through the 2011-2012 school year. The SunShower

house, a response to the 2010 REOSE Sustainable

Design Competition, was collaboratively built by

New Orleans companies Oceansafe, manufacturer

of SSIP; The ReGen Group, sustainable design

consultants; C&G Construction, the contractor;

and Woodward Design + Build. This first-edition

is meant to be a prototype for future SunShower

homes. Building materials for future houses of this

design can fit into a single shipping container that

can be sent anywhere in the world. The house is

not only hurricane-proof but also will not collapse

in a 7.2 Richter scale earthquake.

Professor Judith Kinnard FAIA was also selected

by DesignIntelligence as one of the 25 Most

Admired Educators of 2012. The education role

models were selected by DesignIntelligence staff

with extensive input from thousands of design

professionals, academic department heads, and

students. Educators and administrators from

the disciplines of architecture, industrial design,

interior design, and landscape architecture were

considered for inclusion.

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faculty profile: Errol Barron FAIAProfessor Errol Barron’s book, New Orleans

Observed: Drawings and Observations of

America’s Most Foreign City, was on exhibit

at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette

last October as part of the university’s 2011

Fall Symposium and Exhibition, Speculative

Propositions: Heightened Acuity. Barron was

featured along with Richard Ferrier, George

Loli, Tom Seacrest, and Greg Watson.

Through written observations and over 124

drawings, Barron reflects on the physical

nature of New Orleans and how it may offer

alternatives to urban design found in so

many American cities. The drawings and

accompanying text celebrate the sensuous-

ness and strangeness of America’s most for-

eign city. A reception was held at the School

in February to celebrate this substantial

faculty achievement.

from top/ bottom, left/ right

will braDshaw Honored at White house

eugene cizek James Marston Fitch Award

errol barron New Orleans Observed

DaviD armentor Bagasse Storage

byron mouton Soniat House

marcella Del signoreiLounge

ammar eloueini ‘Moments’

Professor Kinnard completed her term as Presi-

dent of the Association of Collegiate Schools of

Architecture (2011-2012). ACSA President Kinnard’s

closing essay addressed the theme of change in

the profession of architecture and in architectural

education. She remarked, “I believe that schools

and faculty need to be more open to evolving and

responsive curricula, degree programs and re-

search centers, while expanding our commitment

to career mentorship and lifelong learning.”

Professor of Practice Byron Mouton AIA was

named one of the Most Creative Teachers in the

South by Oxford American Magazine in 2011. The

esteemed magazine searched for “influential edu-

cators admired by their students and colleagues,

whose classrooms serve as forums for social

change, whose homes become their classrooms,

and, in some cases [such as professor Mouton’s],

whose assignments become homes.”

Professor Mouton was also featured in the Times-

Picayune this October for his design of the Soniat

Home. In the article, the homeowners discussed

their satisfaction with the home’s modern design,

efficient daylighting, and economy of space. The

design was contracted through his firm, BILD de-

sign, LLC, and was a collaboration between Byron

Mouton and William Soniat, the nephew of the

homeowner and an employee of BILD design.

Visiting Assistant Professor Amber Wiley, Ph.D.

was featured in the September 2011 issue of

Preservation in Print magazine. The article, “Brain

Gain,” highlights smart, driven teachers who have

recently moved to the city and are inspiring New

Orleans students.

Assistant Professor Marcella Del Signore exhibited

her project “Device for Urban Desire” at the BMW

Guggenheim Lab in New York during the Urban

Design Week (Sept 15-20, 2011). The project has

been published in By the City / For the City: The

Atlas of Possibility for the Future of New York ,

edited by the Institute for Urban Design. Through

this research, Del Signore has been invited to the

Italian National Institute of Architecture (www.in-

arch.it) to lecture and direct a 10-day workshop in

digital architecture, technology and urban forms.

Another independent research and design project

of Del Signore’s, iLounge, was selected to receive

a grant to support its full construction and imple-

mentation of the digital media component. The

project has since been exhibited at Northern Spark

Event in Minneapolis in June 2012 and will also

be exhibited at the 2012 ZERO1 Art & Technol-

ogy Biennial in San Jose, CA in September 2012.

iLounge was designed in collaboration with Mona

El Khafif (Associate Professor at California College

of the Arts).

Favrot Professor Ammar Eloueini AIA was

selected as a finalist for the MoMA PS1 Young Ar-

chitects Program. Established in 2000, the Young

Architects Program was designed to solidify the

affiliation between The Museum of Modern Art and

MoMA PS1 and seeks to identify emerging talent

while giving back to the community surrounding

the facility in Long Island City, Queens, New York.

Eloueini’s proposal, “Moments,” was developed

through his office, Digit-all Studio.

Professor Eloueini is also currently in the construc-

tion phase of the J-House in New Orleans. The

house was featured on the ABC-WGNO television

show, News With A Twist, in March 2012. Photo

and text updates of the construction process can

be found on the firm’s blog at: www.digit-all.net/

AEDSBLOG.

Rodolfo Aguilar, Ph.D., MSRED faculty member

and Professor of Practice of Real Estate Finance,

and Entrepreneurial Management in the A.B. Free-

man School of Business, was the 2011 inductee to

the Louisiana State University Department of Civil

and Environmental Engineering Hall of Distinction.

Initiated in 2001, the Hall of Distinction recognizes

individuals who have made stalwart contribu-

tions to the profession of civil and environmental

engineering.

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faculty profile: John Klingman Professor and Richard Koch Chair of Architecture

Philadelphia native John Klingman joined the

faculty of the Tulane School of Architecture in

1983—the same year he registered as an architect

in Louisiana. Since that time, he has been an

influential and involved member of the School’s

faculty. A ceremony on March 23, 2012 celebrated

Professor Klingman’s multi-faceted contribution

to the School as a respected instructor, an archi-

tect and as a published writer.

Since 1997, Klingman has authored the annual

“Best New Architecture” series for New Orleans

Magazine. These reviews form the basis of his

2012 book, New in New Orleans Architecture,

which looks at 80 local projects from the past 15

years and the ways in which new ideas can be

brought to light in this historic city through its

architecture.

At the ceremony in March, Klingman was invest-

ed as the Richard Koch Chair of Architecture.

This chair was established through the bequest

of the first Tulane undergraduate to receive a

degree in architecture. Richard Koch graduated

from Tulane in 1910 and became a prominent

preservationist and architect, designing dor-

mitories such as Paterson House and leading a

team that documented endangered buildings in

Louisiana during the Great Depression.

Klingman has also participated in the design

of several structures on the Tulane campus as

a member of key campus committees. These

structures include the West Garage Wall in

1996, the facade of Monroe Hall in 2004 and the

Gibson Hall Canopy.

This past year, Klingman collaborated with re-

cent graduate Garret Jacobs (TSA ‘11) to design

a new streetcar shelter at the terminus of the

St. Charles line at the corner of South Carrollton

and South Claiborne. This shelter will provide

protection under a 48 ft. long and 9 ft. wide

structure. The design of the shelter is simple

enough to complement the historic streetcars.

The project is ready for public bidding and is

expected to begin construction in 2012.

Professor Klingman continues to be involved

with the “Dutch Dialogues” project in collabora-

tion with Waggoner and Ball Architects and

others. He will be teaching in the School’s Rome

study abroad program in the fall.

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errol barron V House

John williams Weatherhead Hall

s. bernharD + e. taylor Grow Dat Youth Farm

ammar eloueini Gutenmacher Apartment

faculty anD staff news [continued]

Adjunct Lecturer Abigail Feldman’s work, “Re-

greening New Orleans,” was highlighted in the July

2011 issue of Garden Design. The article discusses

Feldman’s influential work with the Growing Home

program. Through the Growing Home Incentive

Program, a division of the New Orleans Redevel-

opment Authority, current residents can buy a

qualifying Lot Next Door for up to $10,000 off the

purchase price, if they green it up—with a veg-

etable garden, flowers and trees, or even a perme-

able driveway. As of July, Feldman had about 800

participants, with 150 projects completed.

Professor Grover Mouton is featured in the popular

documentary film URBANIZED. Released in the

fall of 2011, award-winning filmmaker Gary Hustwit

analyzes the current and projected state of cities

and their subsequent effect on communities. In the

film, Mouton discussed the post-Katrina rebuild-

ing processes in different neighborhoods of New

Orleans. Mouton says he stressed the need for sus-

tainable development and urban-design recovery

plans developed with input from the community.

Hustwit also interviewed Mouton about a Biloxi,

MS project, where Tulane architecture students

from his “Design Urbanism” course have been

working with the community to design the public

waterfront park ‘Point Cadet.’

Adjunct Assistant Professor Thaddeus Zarse is

currently serving as staff architecture writer for

the arts magazine ArtVoices. His column, entitled

“Art in Architecture,” can be found in the nationally

distributed print publication or online at: artvoic-

esmagazine.com/category/architecture. Articles

thus far have included reviews of Marcel Wisznia,

SOFTlab and Servo Los Angeles.

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nick marshall St. Bernhard Firehouse

wayne troyer Rice Mills Lofts

Maurice Cox This fall, Tulane School of Architecture will wel-

come Maurice Cox to the faculty as the School’s

first Associate Dean for Community Engagement.

Maurice Cox is an urban designer, architectural

educator and former mayor of Charlottesville,

Virginia. He recently served as Director of Design

for the National Endowment for the Arts where

he presided over the largest expansion to date

of direct grants to design fields, oversaw the

Governors’ Institute on Community Design, the

Your Town Rural Institute, and the Mayors’ Institute

on City Design. The School is excited to fill this

new position with such an esteemed professional.

Through this position, Cox will have oversight of

the Tulane City Center, the URBANbuild program

and outreach programs of preservation and sus-

tainable real estate development.Cox is a national

leader in the field of design and community em-

powerment. His varied experience will enable him

to build upon the rich community base established

by Professor Scott Bernhard over the past five

years as Director of the Tulane City Center.

Jill StollThis summer, Jill Stoll was appointed Associate

Dean of Students for the School of Architecture.

Stoll recieved a MFA with Distinction from Cran-

brook Academy of Art and has been an exhibit-

ing artist and teacher for over thirteen years. At

Tulane, she has instructed first year students in

drawing, watercolor painting and collage. Stoll has

worked closely with faculty and students on edit-

ing the reVIEW, a publication that highlights top

student work biennially. Additionally, she had been

responsible for curating online galleries of student

and faculty work as well as the exhibition spaces in

Richardson Memorial Hall. Ms. Stoll will be joining

the Dean’s Office leadership team which includes:

> Wendy Redfield, Associate Dean for Academics

> Maurice Cox, Associate Dean for Community

Engagement

> Jill Stoll, Associate Dean of Students

> Wendy Sack, Assistant Dean

> Rachel Malkenhorst, Development Director

> Kathy Branley, Budget Manager

Rachel MalkenhorstRachel Malkenhorst joined the development

team at Tulane University this year as the new

Director of Development for the Tulane School of

Architecture. Malkenhorst received her Bachelor

of Science degree in business administration from

Woodbury University, as well as architectural pres-

ervation training from the University of Southern

California. At Woodbury University she served as

Director of Development in the School of Media,

Culture & Design and Director of Annual Giving

and Development Communications. Her experi-

ence spans all areas of advancement including

corporate, foundation and one-on-one relationship

management, annual fund drives and development

marketing and communications. While at Wood-

bury University, she succeeded in helping to close

a $24M Building Initiative and was a member of

the team that strategically rolled out a new $70M

Capital Campaign. Now that she has joined the

advancement team in New Orleans, Malkenhorst is

looking forward helping support Tulane’s mission

and the goals of the School of Architecture.

new faculty appointments

Our faculty, alumni, and students were once again

honored by AIA New Orleans, receiving six out

of the twelve honors given at the 2012 Design

Awards. Awards of honor and merit were given,

recognizing the superb work of the Tulane School

of Architecture community. AIA New Orleans chal-

lenged architects to consider what it means to go

further in sustainable building practice with this

year’s theme: Design Beyond Sustainability.

Professor Ammar Eloueini, International Assoc.

AIA; Jana Masset (TSA ‘09, MPS ‘10)

Merit Award Interior Architecture

Gutenmacher Apartment, Paris

AEDS

Wayne Troyer (TSA ‘83)

Merit Award Adaptive Reuse

Rice Mill Lofts, New Orleans

Wayne Troyer Architects

Adjunct Assistant Professor Emilie Taylor (TSA ‘06)

Associate Professor Scott Bernhard

Honor Award Unbuilt Architecture

Grow Dat Youth Farm

A Project of the Tulane City Center

Professor Errol Barron, FAIA (TSA ‘64)

Merit Award Residential Architecture

V House

Errol Barron/Michael Toups Architects

Nick Marshall (TSA ‘92)

Merit Award Architecture

St. Bernard Fire Station No.6

Chase Marshall Architects

John C. Williams (TSA ‘78)

Merit Award Architecture

Weatherhead Hall

Hanbury Evan Wright Vlattas + Co

in assoc. with John C. Williams Architects, LLC

aia new oRleans 2012 design awaRds

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school news

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PHOTOVOLTAIC &SOLAR THERMALPANELS

GREENROOF

CEILING FANS

DAYLIGHTHARVESTING

INTERIORSHADING

RAINWATERHARVESTING

TRIPLE-GLAZEDWINDOWS

PERMEABLEPAVING

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INDOOR AIR QUALITY

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SITE

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BUILDING REUSE

RAINWATER STORAGE

ULTRA-LOWFLOW FIXTURES

RAINWATER TOILET FLUSHING

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career Development program launcheD at school of architectureThis year, the School made major advancements in

helping students and graduates with their profes-

sional careers. Director of Career Development

Megan Weyland (TSA ’11) is leading this initiative.

While Weyland is a recent graduate of Tulane, she

practiced in the field for five years after receiv-

ing her B.Arch. from Mississippi State University

in 2005. Dean Kenneth Schwartz stated that “her

experience in various Chicago practices as well as

her scholastic leadership made her an excellent

choice for this role.”

The Career Development Program is intended to

provide architecture students with the guidance

and opportunities to develop contacts within the

profession and to practice the skills necessary to

initiate and build a successful career. The program

utilizes workshops and one-on-one meetings to

give students an understanding of situations they

might encounter in their job search and in the

profession. The Career Development program also

connects students with a network of profession-

als, including alumni and firms interested in the

talented designers from the Tulane program.

When questioned about the current architectural

job market, Weyland projects optimism stating,

“There is a positive movement in firms in a variety

of locations and a range of scale and types of proj-

ect. I think people should maintain an open mind

when investigating the current market.” Weyland

consistently connects students with jobs that are

not posted on firms’ websites. By working one-

one-one with the students, she is able to make

recommendations to students and firms as oppor-

tunities present themselves. While many students

choose to stay in New Orleans’ thriving climate,

Weyland has also had success finding placements

throughout the U.S. and abroad.

Many Tulane School of Architecture students are

expanding their career options and choosing to

follow non-traditional career paths, taking work

at firms that are not involved in typical architec-

ture. This could be in part because of the unique

environment cultivated by the Tulane School of

Architecture in which students are encouraged

to work with various mediums and participate in

design+build and other entrepreneureal projects.

Working closely with students at various stages

of their architectural education, Weyland has had

the opportunity to recognize the unique qualities

of Tulane School of Architecture students. The em-

phasis on community-based projects, sustainable

design, and the opportunity for design/build expe-

rience give the School’s students remarkable skills

and distinctive qualities that are well respected

in the professional world. Weyland notes, “The

majority of these students have a great deal of

confidence in not only their ability but also in what

they want to focus on post-graduation. Whether

the student is an undergraduate or graduate, there

is a commitment and perseverance in finding a

career path that will allow them to enhance their

innate skills.”

Throughout the 2011-2012 academic year Dean

Schwartz and Ms. Weyland offered a series of

The Tulane School of Architecture has seen

unprecedented levels of support over the last four

years from the Board of Advisors, alumni, parents,

friends, foundations and corporations. The Board

has led the way in an upward trend of giving,

and their unanimous support of the vision of the

School has been integral to the success of many

of the School’s endeavors. The following are just a

few of the highlights of recent successes.

100% Board ParticipationIn October 2011, the 42-person Tulane School of

Architecture Board of Advisors committed to 100%

participation in a “nucleus campaign” to jumpstart

the full Richardson Memorial Hall Sustainable

Strategies initiative. This commitment resulted in

a total of $1.4 million in gifts and pledges to the

Richardson Memorial Hall fund by March 2012.

Based on this success of the nucleus campaign

as well as the Board’s full commitment, Tulane

University President Scott Cowen designated the

Richardson Memorial Hall Project as a “University

priority.” This strong vote of support from the pres-

ident’s office allows the School to proceed with the

full professional services and contracts necessary

to begin the work on the building, and to seek

private support for the full funding of this project.

In addition to their commitment to the renovation

of Richardson Memorial Hall, each Board member

also committed to contributing an average of

$2,500 per year (and in many cases more) to sup-

port the ongoing work of the School. Regarding

the Board, Dean Schwartz said, “Our Board mem-

bers contribute in a multitude of valuable ways. In

addition to their monetary contributions, they have

been active and vocal advocates for the school

within their professional communities. Along with

our students and faculty, they are among our very

best ambassadors in communicating the qualities

that make Tulane School of Architecture such a

special place.”

GivingAlumni-giving overall has increased since 2008

from 5% to 14% of approximately 2,600 alumni.

Alumni participation in the Annual Fund is critical

in determining the health of an institution as it de-

scribes the satisfaction alumni feel with their educa-

tion. Participation is also an element used in official

school rankings. Rachel Malkenhorst, Director of

Development for the School of Architecture, com-

mented, “Every gift is a profound demonstration of

someone’s belief in what we do. Alumni participa-

tion in the Annual Fund is a critical measure of the

school’s success. It is exhilarating to be on a winning

team like the School of Architecture.”

Development giving is essential to the advance-

ment of the School, and the University has taken

note of our achievements in this area:

The members of the School of Architecture com-

munity are grateful to all who support the School

financially and with their time and dedication.

Building this kind of support has already made a

major impact on attaining the School’s goals. Ev-

ery contribution, no matter the size, shows support

for the School’s mission. Giving is easy, 100% of the

money donated is tax deductible, and 100% of this

money comes to the School.

Please join us in supporting the School! www.tulane.edu/giving or you may mail a check to

‘Tulane School of Architecture’, ATTN: Rachel Malkenhorst,

Director of Development, Tulane School of Architecture,

Richardson Memorial Hall #308, 6823 St. Charles Ave.,

New Orleans, LA 70118-5698

Development successes

Total gifts in FY12 $2,367,089 609 donors

Total gifts in FY08 $305,861 270 donors

Total gifts from FY09-12 $5,477,086

Average over four years $1,369,272

Annual giving FY12 $216,814

Annual giving FY11 $187,645

Annual giving FY08 $134,628

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workshops with a variety of topics that gave

insight into the profession. These workshops cul-

minated in an end-of-the-semester “boot camp”

workshop in which topics and experiences that

might present themselves in an office environment

were discussed in depth. The boot camp organized

mock interviews, site and office visits, and offered

a variety of topics ranging from IDP and LEED to

Specifications. The week was extremely successful

and the students expressed that it was a not only

beneficial but certainly worth repeating.

The School of Architecture will continue its com-

mitment to positioning students for success during

and after their time at Tulane. The significance

of career development is being recognized as an

integral part of the University’s offerings by both

faculty and practitioners. Dean Schwartz notes,

“We have made great strides with Career Develop-

ment already, but with Megan Weyland’s leader-

ship and dedication and with engaged students,

we can really excel in this area.”

Raphael Moneo Lectures at Tulane

In January 2012, Tulane School of Architecture

proudly welcomed esteemed Spanish architect

José Raphael Moneo as the 2011-2012 Eskew + Du-

mez + Ripple lecturer. Co-sponsored by and host-

ed at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA), the

lecture entitled “What is it We Demand of an Ar-

chitect” was enjoyed by a full auditorium of com-

munity members with additional attendees filling

an accessory room. Highlighted in his discussion

were his more recent works, including the Museum

of the Roman Theater of Cartagena, Columbia Uni-

versity’s Northwest Corner Building, the Cathedral

of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, and the

Loyola Church in San Sebastián.

NCARB Award

Through a proposal authored by Assistant

Professor Kentaro Tsubaki and Adjunct Assistant

Professor Z Smith, Tulane School of Architec-

ture has received a $13,000 National Council of

Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) grant.

This grant will support the creation and implemen-

tation of several new methods which integrate

practice and education in the academic world. The

proposal was developed to integrate post-building

performance surveys and analyses into pre-

building design practice in the educational setting.

The funds will be used to equip students with the

latest, most advanced technologies to collect and

analyze building performance data in a newly

developed technology course slated to be offered

in the 2012-13 academic year. The course will use

New Orleans as a living laboratory to collect data

from traditional and post-Katrina structures.

Johnson Controls Visit

In February 2012, leaders from Johnson Controls

visited the Tulane uptown and downtown cam-

puses, as well as the Tulane City Center Grow Dat

site, to see the improvements their philanthropic

contributions to various design and construction

projects have brought about at Tulane.

Johnson Controls supervised the expansion and

efficiency overhaul of the Central Plant and is col-

laborating with IBM and the School of Architecture

on a smarter building pilot program for Richardson

Memorial Hall. Johnson Controls has partnered

with Tulane on many community projects, includ-

ing Grow Dat Youth Farm, an urban farm where

high school students grow fresh produce to sell

and share with others in the city.

Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Last fall, the School partnered with the Murphy

Institute in hosting an “Urban Innovations” lecture

series looking at common problems found in inner

cities from a design and policy standpoint. The lec-

tures were thought-provoking and well-attended

by students and faculty alike.

Continuing with the theme of “Urban Innova-

tions,” Tulane University, with the support of

the Rockefeller Foundation, created the Urban

Innovation Challenge. The Challenge is a program

that will help to identify and support local social

entrepreneurs through fellowships. The program

was the recipient of a 2012 Ashoka U Cordes In-

novation Award, which was presented at an annual

event that included over 400 university and social

entrepreneurial leaders. Tulane was recognized as

a leader in addressing pressing problems including

poverty, pollution and public education.

Johanna Gilligan was one of four Urban Innovator

Fellows selected through the Urban Innovation

Challenge for the 2011-12 year. Gilligan used her

fellowship to work with the Tulane City Center on

the Grow Dat Youth Farm, a food education and

empowerment program.

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SPRAY FOAMINSULATION

EXTERIOR SHADING

NATURAL VENTILATION

DAYLIGHT DIMMING

RAIN GARDENSTORM RETENTION

RAINWATERIRRIGATION

CHILLED BEAMS

PHOTOVOLTAIC &SOLAR THERMALPANELS

GREENROOF

CEILING FANS

DAYLIGHTHARVESTING

INTERIORSHADING

RAINWATERHARVESTING

TRIPLE-GLAZEDWINDOWS

PERMEABLEPAVING

BICYCLESTORAGE GREEN WALL

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

WATER

HUMANWELL BEING

SITE

ENERGY

MATERIALS & RESOURCES

BUILDING REUSE

RAINWATER STORAGE

ULTRA-LOWFLOW FIXTURES

RAINWATER TOILET FLUSHING

LOW-VOC MATERIALS

from top/bottom, left/right richarDson memorial renovations Section, facing North

raphael moneo Lecture at NOMA Photo by Judy Cooper, NOMA

megan weylanD Director of Career Development

Johnson controls Grow Dat Visit

Johanna gilligan Urban Innovator fellow with Grow Dat farmers

Total gifts in FY12 $2,367,089 609 donors

Total gifts in FY08 $305,861 270 donors

Total gifts from FY09-12 $5,477,086

Average over four years $1,369,272

Annual giving FY12 $216,814

Annual giving FY11 $187,645

Annual giving FY08 $134,628

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programstruDcMayors’ Institute on City Design The TRUDC has been selected to host the

South Regional session of the Mayors’ Insti-

tute on City Design (MICD), to be held in the

fall of 2012. The Mayors’ Institute is a National

Endowment for the Arts leadership initiative

in partnership with the American Archi-

tectural Foundation and the United States

Conference of Mayors. It is considered to be

the country’s premier educational initiative

for public officials.

In collaboration with the Mayors’ Institute

founders, TRUDC Director Grover Mouton

helped form the regional session format in

1991, allowing each conference to focus on

the unique planning and design issues facing

a particular region. Since that time, he has

hosted more than 50 mayors at numerous

MICD conferences in New Orleans.

Eight mayors from across the Southeastern

US will be invited to the upcoming forum,

where they will be advised by planning, de-

sign, development, and preservation experts

from across the country. Professor Mouton

and TRUDC staff will visit each participat-

ing city, and guide the mayors in selecting

and presenting design challenges from their

respective cities, ensuring that each project

presented is met with appropriate design

and policy solutions from the assembled

expert panel.

Grover Mouton Receives Award for Service-Learning Instruction Grover Mouton, director of the Tulane

Regional Urban Design Center, received the

Outstanding Faculty Contributions to Ser-

vice-Learning Instruction in Higher Education

award on March 23, 2012 in Hattiesburg, Mis-

sissippi at the Gulf-South Summit on Service-

Learning and Civic Engagement through

Higher Education. The award recognizes

a faculty member who has demonstrated

excellence in incorporating service-learning

into the university curriculum.

The award honors Mouton for his work with

the TRUDC, which he founded 25 years ago.

The center provides architecture students

with hands-on training in urban planning,

matching them with city and town leaders

throughout the region who are grappling

with growth and renewal issues. Mouton said,

“I was honored that the Gulf-South Summit

was so interested in our students and their

work in urban planning with communities.

The TRUDC teaches students that design is a

powerful political tool.”

The hands-on opportunities with community

development and politics in urban design

is a unique draw for students. According to

Mouton, “We build cities. We give students

the chance to experience what it means to

work in an urban agenda.”

tulane regional urban Design center

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Grow DatThe Grow Dat Youth Farm continues to earn

recognition for the School of Architecture.

Members of the Grow Dat team traveled

to Austin, Texas in March to accept a 2012

SEED Award for Excellence in Public Interest

Design. The youth farm project received a

$1,000 cash prize and all-expense-paid trips

to present at the 12th Annual Structures for

Inclusion conference at the University of

Texas at Austin campus.

On March 15, the AIA honored Grow Dat

with the Unbuilt Architecture Award. The

annual Design Awards program celebrates

the best of the region’s architecture and

informs the public of the broad reach and

value of architectural practice. This year’s

theme was Design Beyond Sustainabil-

ity, and the Grow Dat campus, built from

donated shipping containers, displays many

examples of quality, sustainable design.

On March 29, the Grow Dat Youth Farm

hosted the NCAA “Growing Opportunity,” an

event that brought together students and

athletes to plant trees on the farm. Middle

school students from Langston Hughes

Academy joined Tulane University athletes

to plant citrus trees on the four-acre site.

The newly planted fruit orchard can become

a source of revenue for the youth farm.

In six years, the citrus trees can produce

around 5,000 pounds of fruit worth ap-

proximately $10,000.

Circle Food StoreNOLA’s The Lens highlighted Emilie Taylor

and the Tulane City Center in an article that

announced plans to resurrect the 7th Ward’s

iconic Circle Food Store. The TCC is working

with the owner of the grocery, Dwayne Bou-

dreaux, and with Tulane’s Freeman School

of Business students to bring the grocery

store back to the neighborhood – incorpo-

rating local jobs, health education for the

community, and support for local growers.

The 7th Ward in New Orleans is a neighbor-

hood that has a serious lack of fresh food

options for residents, and the community

would love to see the returned access to

healthy eating opportunities.

Guardians InstituteThe Guardians of the Flame Institute—the

Donald Harrison, Sr. Museum and Cultural

Arts Center—opened in time for Mardi Gras

this year. Students worked through the fall

and spring to bring a space dedicated to

Mardi Gras Indian performances, cooking

demonstrations, and classes on reading

and health to the community. There are two

main components to the building: an indoor

classroom and an outdoor performance

space. Guidance and funds for the project

were provided by the Tulane City Center,

Tulane School of Architecture, Johnson

Controls, the Wisner Foundation, and the

Alembic Development Company.

tulane city center

Nantong Delegation

The Tulane Regional Urban Design Center

(TRUDC) hosted a delegation of govern-

ment officials from Nantong, China in

October 2011. The visiting engineers and

politicians used the visit to learn about New

Orleans’ flood protection systems in order

to protect Nantong from flood threats. The

city of Nantong, similar to New Orleans, is

influenced by rising ocean levels and the

Yangtze River. The TRUDC also presented

its most recent work from Longpao, China,

upriver from Nantong. The relationship

with Nantong began when TRUDC Director,

Grover Mouton, and Project Director, Nick

Jenisch created a regional strategic plan for

Nantong. The visiting officials, in a continu-

ation of the relationship, have invited the

TRUDC to lecture in Nantong in the fall.

tulane city center Students at work on Guardians Institute.

truDc Nantong delegation tours Gulf South. Photo by Jeff Soule.

from top/bottom, left/right

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stuDy abroaD

Rome ProgramThis fall, the School of Architecture sent a

large group of 4th year undergraduate and

2nd year graduate students to participate

in the semester long Rome study abroad

program under the instruction of professors

Errol Barron, Tiffany Lin, Kentaro Tsubaki,

Marcella del Signore, and Jill Stoll. In this 16

week program, students lived and worked in

a former 17th century convent that is part of

Borromini’s St. Agnese church on the Piazza

Navona. In addition to the cultural and

geographic studies traditionally undertaken,

students were introduced to various forms

of photography as a means of documen-

tation. Using a traditional, 35 mm Holga

camera, students moved outside of their

digital comfort zone to create intimate, vi-

sual story boards of their travel explorations.

These analog studies resulted in a beauti-

ful collection of photographs that helped

inspire design work later in the semester. As

a compliment to architectural studies, each

student undertakes an Italian language and

culture course.

The Preservation Studies program continues

to excel both as an independent program

and as a valuable supplement to other

programs within the School of Architecture.

In addition to a wealth of cross-disciplinary

classes open to the University, the Preser-

vation Studies program sponsored lecture

series brought an enlightening line-up of

leading professionals from across the globe

to Richardson Memorial Hall. Additionally,

the program teamed with local profession-

als to promote community-wide discussions

and film screenings at the local AIA design

center.

In October 2011, the Master of Preserva-

tion Studies students joined 2,500 other

preservationists in Buffalo, New York for the

Annual Conference of the National Trust for

Historic Preservation. The conference was

held in the developing downtown area at

an icon of preservationist work: The Statler.

When asked about the experience at the

conference, Program Director John Stubbs

claimed the conference far exceeded his

expectations and was quoted in the lo-

cal Buffalo paper as saying, “the mayor’s

speech was brilliant, the keynote address

was brilliant, the architecture was brilliant.”

MPS student Alex Pacheco was particularly

taken by the built environment of Buffalo

and appreciated the opportunity to admire

the work of Louis Sullivan first hand.

mps master of preservation stuDies program

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urbanbuilDUnder the direction of Byron Mouton,

students in the URBANbuild program take

three courses to develop an understand-

ing of the design and construction pro-

cess, including a six-credit design course,

an advanced technology course, and a

professional concerns course. Following this

rigorous coursework, a team of 15 students

enhance their understanding of this process

during the spring semester through building

on-site for approximately 50 hours/week.

URBANbuild 7Over the 2011-2012 school year, Tulane

School of Architecture students successfully

designed and built the seventh URBANbuild

home. This year’s design resulted in a 3

bedroom, 2 bath, 1200 square foot single

family home in the economically develop-

ing neighborhood of Central City. Combin-

ing two substandard lots to form a 65’ x

62’ property, wider than the traditionally

narrow New Orleans lots, this unusual lot

size provided the opportunity for interesting

explorations that are not normally done in a

New Orleans residential design setting. “In

this case we have a west-facing façade that

is louvered with a pretty inventive screening

system,” says Mouton. “Behind that screen is

an outdoor living space.”

In May 2012, UB7 passed final inspections

and received its Certificate of Occupancy.

Inspector Gary Graham of Safety and

Permits was impressed with the students’

hard work, maintenance of the schedule and

quality of execution.

URBANbuild 6 Since being featured in last year’s newslet-

ter, URBANbuild 6 passed final building in-

spection in September 2011. This step made

it available for sale.

from top/bottom, left/right rome program Tyler Guidroz, Interior Columns with Long Exposure, AVSM 3310

urbanbuilD 7 Photo by Emilie Taylor

mps Students in Havana, Cuba for study, March 2012.

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Tulane’s Master of Sustainable Real Estate De-velopment (MSRED) program completed its first year with 17 graduates and a blog that tracks program developments.

tulanemsred.tumblr.com

Sustainability and Globalization Lecture SeriesThe Sustainability and Globalization Lecture

Series in the fall of 2011 and spring of 2012

brought an impressive group of speakers

to Tulane, including Phil Thompson, Rob

Verchick, Nancy Montoya, Cliff Kenwood,

and Rosanne Haggerty, and was sponsored

by the School of Architecture’s MSRED

program, the World Trade Center of New

Orleans, and the University of New Orleans.

Green BuildingMichelle Stanard from Historic Green spoke

with MSRED students in July 2011 about

two approaches to sustainable develop-

ment: preservation and new construction.

Historic Green was founded after Hurricane

Katrina in order to educate the community

on ‘greener’ methods to better their existing

homes, and methods to create energy sav-

ings using small and cost-efficient materials.

At the completion of spring thesis reviews, the

School of Architecture curated the fourth annual

Ogden 8 exhibition at the Ogden Museum of

Southern Art recognizing 8 student thesis projects.

The event consisted of an open house within

the gallery as well as an intimate discussion of

the work as it relates to the current architectural

climate led by guests Carol Burns AIA (Principal

at Taylor & Burns Architects; Adjunct Professor at

Wentworth Institute and Dalhousie Universities)

and William Sherman (Associate Vice President for

Research, University of Virginia; Founding Director,

OpenGrounds; Associate Professor of Architecture,

University of Virginia).

This year’s Ogden 8 consisted of the following

students: Hee Cho, Matt DeCotiis, Patrick Franke,

Jade Jiambutr, Sean McGuire, Josh Mings, Cam-

eron Ringness, and William Trakas. The projects

were displayed in the Circle Gallery of the Ogden

Museum from May 11-20, 2012.

These 8 projects were chosen from 16 projects

which the thesis advisors awarded distinction.

The additional 8 students receiving distinction

were: Leland Berman, Elizabeth Davis, Andrew

Graham, Michael Landry, Derek Magee, Katherine

Peaden, Justin Siragusa, and Cory Squire.

msreD

ogDen 8 from top/bottom, left/right patrick franke Flux Capacity: Asymmetrical Activ-ity on Boston’s City Hall Plaza

william trakas Sietch Architecture; Urban Strategies for Suburban Expansion in Tucson, AZ

hee cho Rebuilding Traditions: A New Cemetery for Seoul, South Korea

ogDen 8

master of sustainable real estate Development program

Proposal chapel 7

view of the exterior of the chapel

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Photo: MSRED Class of 2012 atop NY Times building

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Urban Land Institute ConferenceThe 4th Annual ULI Louisiana Conference

was held in January at the Westin Canal

Place in New Orleans. The conference,

entitled Best Practices in Commercial Cor-

ridor Redevelopment in the New Orleans

Region, addressed questions of commercial

real estate development 5 local parishes: St.

Charles, St. Bernard, Plaquemines, Jefferson

and Orleans.

TravelThis year, the MSRED students travelled to

Washington, DC and New York City to learn

about the scale of development and ap-

proaches to sustainability in these cities. The

trip was made possible by an impressive list

of presenters and supporters including the

Forest City Ratner Companies, the General

Services Administration, Living City Block,

JBG Companies, the DC Office of Planning,

the DC Department of the Environment,

Canal Park Development Association, Bank

of America Community Development

Financing, FXFOWLE Architects, Alloy

Development, NeighborWorks, Busboys

and Poets, the National Building Museum,

SORG Architects, Wiebenson and Dorman

Architects, Bowman Consulting, PlaNYC,

Silverstein Properties, the World Trade

Center Organization, MDF Development, En-

nead Architects, NYU Schack Institute, HR&A

Advisors, Cooper Joseph Studio, Enterprise

Community Partners, and the New York and

DC Housing Authorities.

Joshua mings Praiseworthy Competition with One’s Ancestors

JaDe Jiambutr Infrastructural Amenity; Recharging Bangkok Aquifers

sean mcguire Chaotic Territoriality: Mediating Spa-cial Conflict in Barrio Bravo, Mexico

cameron ringness EthnoCity: Layers of Urban Alterity: The Unrelenting Paseo

matt Decotiis Saint Roch #3: Reinventing the New Orleans Cemetery

MARKET NEAR PASEO REFORMA. TIME: 7:30 PM ON FRIDAY

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a-weekThe theme of this year’s A-Week was

“soapbox” and was based on the concept of

creating space to facilitate public expres-

sion. The only constraint, other than budget,

was that the “soapboxes” must have enough

mobility to be deployed into a public space.

Additionally, each project’s performance

and use had to be documented. The final

presentation of each project had to include

a 60-second video showing the projects

in action. Each team took a unique ap-

proach to interpreting the idea of “soap-

box,” focusing on vocal and written speech,

performance, art, and more topical subjects.

The winning team, led by Casey Bemis and

Zarith Pineda, created the “Do-Nut,” which

was a human-scale wheel constructed of

plywood. Guest architects were Nataly Gat-

tegno and Jason Kelly of Future Cities Lab.

stuDent news

student notesThe American Institute of Architects (AIA) has

selected five students to receive the AIA/AAF

Minority Disadvantaged Scholarship. Since 1970

through a joint effort with the American Archi-

tectural Foundation (AAF), the scholarship has

been awarded to high school graduates, college

freshmen, and community college students from

a minority and/or financially disadvantaged back-

ground who intend to pursue a NAAB-accredited

professional degree in architecture. This year Za-

rith Pineda (expected  ‘14) was awarded this presti-

gious scholarship. Her passion for architecture was

apparent to her first year design professor who

describes Pineda’s skills as “well above average”

and “exceptional.”

Through an open competition hosted by the

School and Voodoo Music Experience produc-

ers RE:BE Design, a design by Matthew DeCotiis

(TSA ‘12), Michael Landry (TSA  ‘12) and Emile

Lejeune (expected  ‘13) was selected and funded

for construction for the 2011 Voodoo Music Experi-

ence. “Ephemeral Ambiance” created a pro-

vocative passage between the festival’s “field of

dreams” and the main stage. The interactive instal-

lation combined dramatic black lighting with wood

framed towers woven together with nylon rope.

MEDITATIVE_nodes, designed by architecture

thesis student Jason Levy (TSA  ‘12), was also

selected for installation at the 2011 Voodoo Music

Experience. The design featured a unique light

show as well as a space away from the crowded

stages where people could sit and enjoy the music

comfortably.

Each year, AIA Louisiana offers an international

travel fellowship that is open to all third and fourth

year architecture majors in the state of Louisiana.

Michael Kahn (expected  ‘13) was selected as one

of this year’s recipients. He was be presented with

a grant at the Celebrate Architecture Symposium

in Baton Rouge on April 1, 2012. Kahn’s proposal

is to study the defining of urban place and how it

is affected by transportation, specifically the role

of the London Underground Tube Station on the

urban fabric of London. Ultimately, Michael hopes

to learn much of the impact of transit nodes on

the development of neighborhoods and public

spaces. The goal is to be able to apply the lessons

of London’s infrastructure-based growth to other

cities, such as New Orleans, to spur development

within pre-existing urban centers.

Lindsey Kiefer (TSA  ’12) & Kathryn Callander

(expected  ‘15) were selected to exhibit works in the

“Undergraduate Juried Exhibition,” at the Carroll

Gallery of Tulane. This exhibition was curated by

Amy Mackie, Director of Visual Arts, Contemporary

Arts Center, New Orleans and ran from January

17-27, 2012.

The reVIEW is a faculty-curated publication of stu-

dent architectural work, featuring first, second, and

third year studio work, option platform studios,

as well as final year thesis projects and examples

from various courses in the years 2009-2011. The

bi-annual review was distributed to architecture

schools throughout the country and is available for

sale through the School’s website.

theCharrette, an architecture and design publica-

tion written and produced by students at the

Tulane School of Architecture, focuses on the

power of journalism to expose and investigate

themes, trends, and subtleties in an interdisciplin-

ary context both within the city of New Orleans

from top/bottom, left/ right casey bemis anD zarith pineDa Do-Nut. Winning A-week project

Decotiis anD lanDry Voodoo Fest installation

christopher gassam Live Parametrics

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and at a larger international scale. A digital version

of the Fall 2011 + Spring 2012 issues can be viewed

at: issu.com/thecharrette.

In their final year, Sean Fisher (TSA  ‘12), Allison

Schiller (TSA  ‘12), and Mike Landry (TSA  ‘12) won

Honorable Mention in the Un-Competition, a proj-

ect created by the Chicago Architectural Club and

Black Spectacles. The brief asked for a 2-minute

film that identified a design problem in the com-

munity, proposed a solution, and articulated a plan

to make the solution a reality. The student film

Grow Dat Youth Farm-New Orleans highlights the

strengths of this City Center project bringing to-

gether student design teams with a real non-profit

client within the community.

In 1991, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Neth-

erlands decided to promote national architecture

abroad. All over the world new embassies were

realized by prominent Dutch architects. The film

Mission Statements tells the story of four of the

most outspoken new embassies, showing the

background of the buildings and presenting a view

behind the curtains of daily life in the embassies.

Studio work created by several 4th & 5th year op-

tion studios was highlighted in this film.

This year the School of Architecture Graduate

Student Government (SAGG) helped to fund

the inaugural year of Recto Verso. This full color

publication highlights graduate student work and

includes both architectural work and individual

passions such as poetry, drawing + sketch, carpen-

try, photography and sewing. The annual publica-

tion is slated to continue next year.

Ventures with strong connections to Tulane Uni-

versity and the A. B. Freeman School of Business

were big winners at the 2012 New Orleans En-

trepreneur Week, an event highlighting the city’s

thriving startup community. SOLarchitect Studio

won The Big Idea Challenge. Co-founded by ar-

chitecture alumnus Alex Landau, the firm provides

a free, web-based tool to assess the feasibility of

installing solar panels on homes.

Christopher Gassam (expected  ‘13) received a

Newcomb-Tulane Dean’s Grant to do an interdis-

ciplinary project for a semester. The grant project,

entitled Live Parametrics, is an Arduino open-

source lighting installation that uses digital data

mapping techniques to explore conceptions of the

interface between humans and built environments.

elected student leadersThe Tulane School of Architecture student organi-

zations have elected the following student leaders

for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year:

AIAS

Co-Presidents: Austin Frankel, Jack Waterman;

Vice President: Aubrey Keady-Molanphy.; Treasur-

er: Logan Leggett; Secretary: Kayleigh Bruentrup;

Director of Programming: Noah Conlay; Director of

Fundraising: Beau Braddock; Director of Sustain-

ability: Eric Bethany; 2nd Year Representative: Eric

Lynn; 4th Year Representative and International

Ambassador: John Coyle

SAGG

President: Evan Amato; Vice President: Michelle

Carroll; Treasurer: Georgia Berbert; Secretary: Mary

Catherine Bullock; Year 2 Senator: Natan Diacon-

Furtado; Year 3 Senator: Julia Fishman; Year 2

Senator: Jordan Matthews

theCharrette:

Editor in Chief: Kevin Michniok; Editor: Cameron

Conklin

shanghai internshipThrough a new connection with the esteemed

Tongji University College of Architecture and

Planning, Tulane School of Architecture is hoping

to provide several opportunities for students to

study in Shanghai. These opportunities include: a

fall semester full-time program in Tongji, a summer

study program located inTongji for four weeks with

the remainder of the summer semester back in

New Orleans, and a dual degree program in which

a graduate student would enroll simultaneously in

our two accredited graduate programs with the

first and third years spent at the home institution,

and the middle year spent abroad.

Working with Tongji University and living in Shang-

hai, students would be able to experience the

historical and cultural influences of the region as

well as to discover the Bauhaus traditions present

in the area. There are also many major U.S. firms

with offices in Shanghai and the additional op-

portunity for students to obtain internships while

in the program further enhances the appeal of the

study abroad program as an intercultural exchange

both educationally and professionally.

michael kahn London Underground

un-competition Grow Dat New Orleans Film

2012 commencement awardsMASTER oF ARChITECTURE

Alpha Chi Rho Medal

Andrew Eliot Michael Graham

American Institute of Architects Medal

Patrick James Franke undergraduate

Elizabeth Marie Davis graduate

American Institute of Architects

Certificates of Merit

Kathleen Audrey Peaden undergraduate

Matthew Allen DeCotiis graduate

Thomas J. Lupo Award

Leland Bailey Berman

Ronald F. Katz Memorial Award

Kathleen Audrey Peaden

John William Lawrence Memorial Medal

Jade Jiambutr

Outstanding Thesis Award

Sean William McGuire

Joshua Adam Mings

Jill Cameron Ringness

Malcolm J. Heard Award for

Excellence in Teaching

Irene Keil

Tulane 34 Award

Mira Ansel Asher

Graduate Leadership Award

Lindsay Karis McCook

Senior Scholar Award

Leland Bailey Berman

MASTER oF PRESERVATIoN STUDIES

Outstanding Thesis Award

Charles Ian Crawford

Service to the Program Award

Beth Ann Jacob

MASTER oF SUSTAINABLE REAL ESTATE DEVELoPMENT

Selected Research Projects

Tyler James Antrup

Samuel Berman

Christian Jonassen Brierre

John Louis Eskew

Brinda Sen Gupta

Stephen Tanner Strohschein

Academic Distinction Award

Stephen Tanner Strohschein

Leadership Award

Christian Jonassen Brierre

Service to the Program Award

John Louis Eskew

travel fellowshipsThe School successfully increased the quantity

of summer travel fellowships awarded to

students this year. During the 2012-2013, each

fellowship recipient will present the findings of

their research in a one hour public lecture.

Moise H. & Lois G. Goldstein Travel Fellowship

Brinda Sen Gupta (TSA ‘11, MSRED  ‘12), The Nine

Stories of Stepwells: The Temples of Rajasthan,

Gujarat and Delhi

Class of 1973 Travel Fellowship

Matthew Kevin Michniok (M.Arch  ’13), Transfor-

mative Architecture: The Iconic and the Modern

Stadium

John William Lawrence Research Fellowship

Jordan L. Matthews (M.Arch  ’13), Piloting the

Great River Road: A Spatial Navigation of the

Mississippi River; Nicholas Christopher Sackos

(M.Arch  ‘13), Mexico City: Understanding Mega-

city through Transportation and Architecture;

Neena Verma (MArch  ’14), The Architecture of

Slums in India

Malcolm Heard Travel Fellowship

Michael Shea Trahan (MArch  ‘13), Acoustics and

Light: Precedents and Implications

Samuel Stanhope Labouisse Memorial Prize

Christopher Lawrence Cox (M.Arch  ’14), Cypress

Management & Louisiana Architecture

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1980sAngela O’Byrne (TSA ‘83) and her firm, Perez, re-

ceived an AIA Louisiana Design Award for Merit for

The Mission Family Center. The Initiative for a Com-

petitive Inner City and Fortune Magazine released

the 2011 Inner City 100, a list of the fastest-growing

inner city companies in the nation, in which Perez

ranked fifth. The Inner City 100 recognizes success-

ful companies and their CEOs as role models for

entrepreneurship, innovative business practices

and job creation in America’s urban communities.

Wayne Troyer (TSA ’83) and the Rice Mill Lofts

Project was recently highlighted in the New York

Times article, “Where the Walls Do Talk.” Rice Mill

Lofts, an 1892 structure in New Orleans that was

once home to a rice processor, has been converted

into housing with an unusual amenity: graffiti left

over from its derelict days.

Martin Moeller (TSA ‘84) published a new edition

of the AIA Guide to the Architecture of DC. The

release of the publication coincided with 2012 AIA

National Convention in Washington, D.C. Moeller,

the National Building Museum curator, was inter-

viewed by Architect magazine regarding the AIA

Guide. Moeller also serves on the Tulane Schoo of

Architecture’s Board of Advisors as Chair of the

Industry Partnerships committee.

Eve Blossom (TSA ‘88) received the 2011 INDEX

Award for her book Material Change: Design Think-

ing and the Social Entrepreneurship Movement.

Additionally, she gave a TEDtalk in India about

using design for social change.

Dan Maginn (TSA ‘89) was featured in Architect

magazine’s What’s Next video series, talking about

his experience in architecture school. He also de-

scribed the future outreach of Tulane in “Architec-

ture Schools and Their Communities.”

1990sTiffany Melancon (TSA ‘96) organized the Ameri-

can Institute of Architects European Chapter four

day International Conference in Basel, Switzerland

in October 2011.

Melissa Brandrup (TSA ‘96) received the 2011 Texas

Society of Architecture Honor Award for Young

Professional Achievement (in honor of William

W. Caudill, FAIA). This is the first time an El Paso

architect was given this award, which recognizes

the leadership efforts of a younger member who

serves her profession, influences improvements in

the field, and encourages participation of others.

Gina Reichert (TSA ‘97) of Design 99 was featured

in The Atlantic Cities article, “Affordable Housing

that Doesn’t Scream ‘Affordable,’” by Allison Arieff

on October 21, 2011.

Cynthia Dubberley (TSA ’98) and Shavon Charlot

(TSA ’04) were both selected in Building Design +

Construction’s “40 UNDER 40” competition. The

40 young AEC professionals represent the Class of

2012, and were chosen from among 223 applicants

to join the 240 previous recipients of this honor,

dating to 2006. 17 of this year’s honorees are

women, a high for the program.

Ashley King Morton (TSA ’98). See Peter M. Trapo-

lin (TSA ’77).

1960sRob Dean (TSA ’68) and his company, Building

Systems Design, Inc., developed and is spon-

soring a continuing education opportunity in

Architectural Record.

1970sMarcel Wisznia (TSA ‘73) was featured in the

AIA magazine article, “Think Like an Architect,

Build Like a Developer.” Since Hurricane Katrina,

Wisznia’s firm has focused on designing and

developing mixed-use apartments in historic

New Orleans buildings. These projects include:

the Garage, a converted Buick dealership; Union

Lofts, which was a Western Union building; the

Saratoga, an office building from 1953; and the

Maritime, New Orleans’ first skyscraper built in

1893. The firm preserves the historic buildings

and integrates new development. Wisznia’s

Saratoga project was also featured in April’s

Multi-Family Housing News.

Mike Howard (TSA ‘74) and Julie Ford (TSA ‘05)

of Howard Performance Architecture, were

recently recognized for several awards. Howard

Performance Architecture received an Award Ci-

tation from the AIA Gulf States for their work on

the Forbes center at James Madison University.

Howard Performance Architecture’s design work

was also showcased on ArchDaily’s website.

Peter M. Trapolin (TSA ’77) and Ashley King

Morton (TSA ’98) completed the historic reha-

bilitation of the Audubon Building, originally

constructed in 1912. Rechristened as the Saint

Hotel, the building is located in New Orleans’

French Quarter at 931 Canal Street. The project

involved an extensive restoration of the exterior

facade, including the reconstruction of the hard

canopies and portions of the ground floor. The

interior is now a 174-room boutique hotel, which

is a part of the Marriott Autograph Collection.

The Saint Hotel was recently named one of the

World’s Best New Hotels of 2012 by Condè Nast

Traveler Magazine.

Thomas C. Brutting (TSA ‘77) turned a historic

church in San Francisco into low-income senior

housing. The century-old church was abandoned

for nearly a decade, but retained its neo-Roman-

esque Italianate style with original stained glass

windows. The architects preserved the facade

and reconfigured the interior to accommodate

seven one-bedroom units and 33 studio units.

The vintage building also had to be brought up

to current seismic code requirements.

John Williams (TSA ‘78) headed a project that

introduced a Rouses Market into the heart of the

Central Business District of New Orleans. The

historic building was a car dealership built in 1955

and abandoned after Hurricane Katrina. The

building was carefully restored in order to receive

the historic tax credits and to save a modern-era

structure. In addition to his work with his archi-

tectural practice, John Williams joined the Board

of Tulane on July 1, 2012. The Board of Tulane is

the University’s governing body.

alumni news

wayne troyer Rice Mill Lofts. Photo by Sara Essex Bradley.

angela o’byrne AIA Louisiana Design Award for Merit

hiroshi Jacobs Flatlands

from top / bottom, left / right

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2000sSomatic Collaborative, the design practice of

Felipe Correa (TSA ’00) and Anthony Acciavatti,

unveiled a proposal for Plaza Republica in Quito,

Ecuador. The project, described as “a new fine

grain open space,” proposes to transform a derelict

urban surface into a new cultural landscape to

provide the city with a new open space, compli-

mentary to the adjacent Alameda Park. This new

urban piece can act as a catalyzer for future urban

transformations in the Alameda district.

Archinect highlighted “Flatland,” a recent installa-

tion by Casey Hughes and Hiroshi Jacobs (TSA ‘03)

in September 2011. The design, selected through

a school-wide competition, features red and blue

bungee cords spanning between pairs of metal

cables, creating a geometry that varies from a pure

hyperbolic paraboloid through the force of gravity

acting on the elastic cords and relatively inelastic

cables. A related installation, “Vector Knot,” was

selected for the 2012 DesCours AIA presentation.

Julie Ford (TSA ‘05). See Mike Howard (TSA ‘74).

Tod Mostero (TSA ‘04) is an architect-turned-

winemaker with a winery in Yountville, California.

The Dominus Estate is not open to the public for

tastin, however, architectural tours of the building,

designed by Herzog & DeMeuron, are offered.

Shavon Charlot (TSA ’04). See Cynthia Dubberley

(TSA ’98).

Jing Liu (TSA ‘04) and her Brooklyn firm, Solid

Objectives–Idenburg Liu (SO–IL), designed a

temporary structure to house exhibition booths for

180 galleries offering work to collectors during the

Frieze Art Fair’s four-day run in May 2012 on the

East River in New York. The volume is six tents in

place of the usual one. Principals Florian Idenburg

and Jing Liu acquired the largest tents they could

find from a New Jersey-based rental company. The

designers angled the pieces away from one an-

other at the corners to create an s-curve along the

riverbank instead of placing them in a straight line.

Stephen Ortego (TSA ‘07) was recently elected to

the Louisiana State Legislature.

2010sLuis Quinones (TSA ‘10) was shortlisted for a light-

ing design competition. The project, RELUXED, is

a lighting concept using state of the art materials

and technology. The lamp assumes a charge cycle

pose during the day, and a discharge cycle pose

at night. As a result, no electricity is required to

power the desk light.

Jennifer Gaugler (TSA ‘11) helped MASS Design

Group win 2012 Designer of the Year from Contract

Magazine for their ability to improve lives through

design and setting an example for how designers

can choose how they impact an increasingly global

community. MASS’s 140-bed Butaro Hospital in

Rwanda was also featured in Contract’s October

issue when it won the Acute Healthcare Facility

of the Year category. Gaugler is a Design Fellow

at MASS Design and is currently with MASS in

Rwanda working on the expansion of an eighty-

year-old hospital in Nyanza.

2011 Descours festiva1The 2011 DesCours Festival in New Orleans

included works by several Tulane School of Ar-

chitecture alumni. The installation ‘Rendezvous’

was presented by Scott Berger (TSA  ‘10), Kevin

Muni (TSA ‘10), and Rebecca Miller (TSA ’12).

Igor Siddiqui (TSA ‘98) brought ‘Bayou-

luminescence’ together with Matt Hutchinson.

‘HYDROFIELD’ was presented by Travis Bost

(TSA ’10), ‘Flight Attentive’ by Tony Vanky

(TSA ’07), and ‘Vector Knot’ was presented by

hiroshi Jacobs (TSA ‘03) and Casey hughes.

three alumni elected to fellowship in the american institute of architectsStacy Bourne (TSA ‘90), Dan Maginn (TSA ‘89)

and Ione R. Stiegler (TSA ’83) were elected Fel-

lowship in the American Institute of Architects.

The AIA College of Fellows elected only 105

architects from 120 schools of architecture

across the country for this honor in 2012. The

School celebrated their election to Fellowship

during the Tulane Alumni Reception at the AIA

National Convention in D.C. on May 17, 2012.

peter trapolin anD ashley king morton Saint Hotel. Photo by Will Crocker.

mike howarD anD Julie forD Forbes center at JMU

luis Quinones RELUXED desk light

igor siDDiQui Bayou-luminescence DesCours Photo by Allison Schiller

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fall 2012SEP�24,�2012Irvin Mayfield, American jazz trumpeter,

Cultural Ambassador for the City of New Orleans

6pm, Lavin-Bernick Center Kendall Cram Lecture

Hall, Tulane University

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Kate Orff, Partner, Scape/Landscape Architec-

ture; Assistant Professor, Columbia University

GSAPP; “Petrochemical America”

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Tracy Metz, Author and International

Correspondent for Architectural Record

“Sweet & Salt: The Dutch and Water”

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Andrés Mignucci FAIA

Founder, Andrés Mignucci Arquitectos,

San Juan, Puerto Rico

spring 2013jan�28,�2013ESKEW + DUMEZ + RIPPLE LECTURE:

Thom Mayne FAIA, Principal, Morphosis

6pm, Lavin-Bernick Center Kendall Cram

Lecture Hall, Tulane University

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WAGGONNER & BALL LECTURE:

Marion Weiss FAIA, Graham Chair Professor of

Architecture, Penn School of Design;

Co-founder, WEISS / MANFREDI

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Vishaan Chakrabarti, Marc Holliday Associate

Professor of Real Estate Development, Columbia

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maR�11,�2013Carol Reese, Ph.D., Christovich Associate

Professor of Architecture, Tulane University

New Orleans architect Arthur Q. Davis passed

away on Wednesday, November 30, 2011. A

World War II veteran, Davis studied with Walter

Gropius and apprenticed in Eero Saarinen’s

Michigan office. In 1947, Davis joined another

Tulane alumnus—Nathaniel C. Curtis, Jr. (1917-

1997)—in practice in New Orleans. The Curtis and

Davis partnership lasted nearly thirty years, and

its buildings include: the Thomy Lafon Elemen-

tary School (razed 2011), the Rivergate Conven-

tion Center (razed 1995) and the Superdome.

Journals such as Progressive Architecture, Ar-

chitectural Forum and Architecture d’aujourd’hui

highlighted the firm’s notable buildings. In 1978,

the firm was acquired by the West Coast engi-

neering and architecture office of Daniel, Mann,

Johnson, and Mendenhall (DMJM). Davis worked

with DMJM for twenty years, and then estab-

lished his own firm, Arthur Q. Davis FAIA and

Associates, in 1998. In 2009, Mr. Davis published

a memoir, titled It Happened by Design: The Life

and Work of Arthur Q. Davis, which summarizes

his career and his reflections on the profession.

He was working on a history of the Berlin Medi-

cal Center at the time of his death.

arthur Q. Davis (tsa ‘42)

arthur Q. Davis Frank Lotz Miller, photographer. © Southeastern Architectural Archive, Special Collec-tions Division, Tulane University Libraries.

superDome unDer construction Arthur Q. Davis, 1975

paul murff o’neal Jr (tsa ‘52) Paul Murff O’Neal Jr. passed away on August 11,

2011. Murff, from Shreveport, Louisiana, met his

wife, Arey Moss, after the war when they were

both working for an architect. They enrolled

together in the architecture program at Tulane,

where he graduated first in his class. Murff re-

turned to the same firm, with Bill Wiener, Sr, and

the firm later became Wiener, Morgan & O’Neal.

Murff designed the LSU Medical Center, and

received the distinction of AIA Fellow in 1974.

John niklaus John Niklaus, civil engineer and longtime Tulane

professor, passed away on January 18, 2012. Dr.

Niklaus earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees

from Tulane, and he joined the faculty in 1963.

Winning several teaching awards over his 43 years

of teaching at Tulane, Dr. Niklaus was also the direc-

tor of the Chamber of Commerce’s Canal Street

improvement project. He was a former president of

the Society of Tulane Engineers, designed bridges in

New Orleans, and received a Lifetime Achievement

Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers.

suzanne monaco (tsa ‘10)Suzanne Monaco passed away on May 6, 2012 at

the age of 25. Monaco was working as a designer at

450 Architects and was the Managing Director of

Architecture for Humanity in San Francisco, CA. She

had just completed the design for a playground for

the San Francisco Unified School District, her first

professional project.

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