RICHARDSON MEMORIAL HALL #303, 6823 ST. CHARLES AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70118
FSC Certified, Green Seal Certified, Green-e Certified, and manufactured with wind-generated electricity.
Printed on Mohawk Options 100% Post-Consumer Waste with soy-based ink.
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-
TULANE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE NEWS
ily home or as a duplex, with a
Writing + Editorial: Madeleine Hawks, 10HALF Studios; Tulane School of Architecture Development Office | Graphic Design: 10HALF Studios | Printed on 100% PCW, Neenah Environment® Paper. FSC® Certified and Green Seal™ Certified. | For inclusion of your
one-bedroom studio apartment on one side and a two
news in any of our print or social media, send news items directly to Dave Armentor at darmento@tulane.edu. Please include a
bedroom primary residence
description of the news item; an accompanying image if applicable; your full name, graduation year or affiliation with Tulane; and
on the other.
any titles or associations (ex. AIA). Links to articles published by other sources are also helpful. Cover Image: Final Thesis Review, Spring 2016, Richardson Memorial Hall; Photo by David Armentor.
URBANBUILD 11 Photo by John Ludlam
CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE ENGAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OUTDOOR CLASSROOM Photo by Michael Wong
CONTENTS PROGRAMS
1
SMALL CITY CENTER URBANBUILD MSRED SISE STUDY ABROAD TRUDC PRESERVATION STUDIES
1 2 3 3 4 4 4
FACULTY & STAFF NEWS STUDENT NEWS CAREER NEWS SCHOOL NEWS DEVELOPMENT NEWS DONOR STORIES ALUMNI NEWS IN MEMORIAM THESIS EXHIBITION CALENDAR
5 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 15
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-
2
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
3
CARROLLTON COURTHOUSE, 2015 Photo by Louisiana Landmarks Society
4
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.
2
4
Reese is also director of the interdisciplinary City,
piece “Understanding the Role of Health Impact
[5] EMILY PARSONS
1
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
3
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
6
54
8
7
8
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
9
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.
5
6
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
7
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
3
[5] AMBER WILEY
[6] CAREER DAY
[7] CAREER DAY
[8] AWKND
4
5
8
9
[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
2
7
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,
6
2016 Commencement Awards
During the spring semester, the Career Develop-
mentation, CAD inventory updates, and planning
1
[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
8
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
90
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
89
460
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
281
Median Annual Fund gift
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.
1
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
2
[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
9
3
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.
10
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
1920s
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-
1960s
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
1
2
2
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
3
4
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.
11
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.
12
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
past September 25–27. The festival screened 42
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
5
6
7
9
8
IN MEMORIAM
10
11
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
13
14
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]
3
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
4
[4] JOSEPH COLÓN
[5] NICOLE ESSER
Wild Urbanism
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
CONNECT
SEP 12, 2016
JAN 23, 2017
We work to keep our community of alumni, par-
WALTER WISZNIA MEMORIAL LECTURE
ORVAL AND ANDREINA SIFONTES LECTURE
Yolande Daniels, Founding Principal,
Co-sponsored by University of Puerto Rico
studio SUMO & Parsons, The New School
Iñaqui Carnicero, Principal, Iñaqui Carnicero
(New York)
Architcture; Associate Professor, Polytechnic University of Madrid (Madrid)
SEP 19, 2016
ents, donors, faculty, students, staff and friends up-to-date on the latest School news. >> Subscribe to our newsletter online: architecture.tulane.edu/connect >> Connect with us on Facebook:
R. ALLEN ESKEW MEMORIAL LECTURE
FEB 20, 2017
Marlon Blackwell FAIA, Distinguished
AZBY FUND LECTURE
Professor, School of Architecture, University
Karen Kingsley, Ph.D., Professor Emerita,
of Arkansas & Principal, Marlon Blackwell
Tulane University; Managing Editor, Buildings
Architects (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
of United States (Washington, DC)
SEP 28 - OCT 01, 2016
MAR 06, 2017
SOUTHEAST CHAPTER SOCIETY OF ARCHI-
CO-SPONSORED LECTURE WITH NEWCOMB
ter, school website, Facebook page, and Twitter,
TECTURAL HISTORIANS ANNUAL MEETING
ART MUSEUM
send news items directly to Dave Armentor
For the 100th Anniversary of Newcomb Hall
at darmento@tulane.edu. Please include a
OCT 24, 2016
Aaron Betsky, Dean, Taliesin, Frank Lloyd
description or explanation of the news item;
WAGGONNER & BALL ARCHITECTS LECTURE
Wright School of Architecture (Scottsdale)
an accompanying image if applicable; your full
facebook.com/TulaneArch >> Follow us on Twitter: @TulaneArch >> Hire Tulane Architecture grads: architecture.tulane.edu/careers For inclusion of your news in the annual newslet-
name, graduation year or affiliation with Tulane;
Kongjian Yu, Professor and Dean, Peking University; President and Principal Designer,
MAR 13, 2017
Turenscape (Beijing)
CO-SPONSORED BY THE JAPAN SOCIETY
and any titles or associations (e.g., AIA). Links to articles published by other sources are helpful.
OF NEW ORLEANS
SUPPORT
OCT 27, 2016
Azby Brown, Director of the KIT Future De-
PRESERVATION MATTERS IV BIENNIAL
sign Institute; Associate Professor, Kanazawa
CONFERENCE, Preservation Pays
Institute of Technology (Tokyo)
OCT 28-30, 2016
MAR 17, 2017
is critical to our ability to provide the best op-
REUNION/HOMECOMING/FAMILY WEEKEND
GRADUATE OPEN HOUSE
portunities for our students and to continue the
NOV 04, 2016
MAY 12, 2017
GRADUATE OPEN HOUSE
THESIS EXHIBITION
NOV 07, 2016
MAY 20, 2017
Emma Storm Herr
LECTURE
COMMENCEMENT
Senior Development Officer
The support of our alumni, parents and friends
School’s tradition of excellence. Gifts can be
Maggie Hansen ASLA, Adjunct Lecturer at the Tulane University School of Architecture & Director of Albert Jr. and Tina Small City Center
15
made online at: giving.tulane.edu/ARCH To learn more, please contact:
eherr@tulane.edu or 504.314.2494
5