For Immediate Release: June 10, 2016 Contacts: Natasha Noordhoff, natasha@healthygulf.org. 504-525-1528 Christal White, cwhite@greenproject.org. 504-388-7140 Michelle Pyne, mpyne@globalgreen.org. 504-525-2121 Local Environmental Groups Band Together forĀ 3rd Annual Solstice Celebration What started as a milestone anniversary event 3 years ago for four local environmental groups, has evolved into an annual shindig highlighting some of the cityās greenest organizations. On Friday, June 17th Ā from 5:30pm till sundown, joinĀ Global Green, The Green Project, Gulf Restoration Network, and Concordia, in beautiful City Park for complimentary watermelon provided by … Continue reading Local Environmental Groups Band Together for 3rd Annual Solstice Celebration→
Waggonner & Ballās award-winning Lambeth House Riverfront Retirement Community was recently featured in an exhibit at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention in Philadelphia, PA. In November 2015 a Merit Award for the project was bestowed on the firm and accepted by firm Principal Mac Ball and Project Architect David Curtis. Lambeth House will be featured in the Design for Aging Review, 13th Edition, to be published by the AIA in fall 2016. The Skilled Nursing and Wellness Center, completed in July 2013, … Continue reading Lambeth House featured at National Architectural Convention→
By CAIN BURDEAU, ASSOCIATED PRES NEW ORLEANS ā Jun 2, 2016, 5:34 PM ET In a metamorphosis, New Orleans ā once overwhelmed by failed levees and Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters ā is moving to become a national model of how an urban center can embrace green tactics to tame water. The city is recalibrating its century-old system of drainage canals and massive pumps by installing green infrastructure projects, potentially on an unprecedented scale for an American city. “Our success and our potential demise are all tied … Continue reading New Orleans Embraces Water Inside City with New Green Model→
Position: Executive Director Starting Date: July 1, 2016, or as soon thereafter as reasonably possible. Board Description: The Louisiana State Board of Architectural Examiners (āLSBAEā or āBoardā) is searching for a self-motivated and high performing Executive Director to oversee and administer its operations. The LSBAE is a state agency charged with the registration of architects and the regulation of the practice of architecture in Louisiana. The Board held its first meeting in 1910. During the past one hundred six (106) years, the LSBAE has served … Continue reading VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT→
Meet the Louisiana Architectural Foundation Board Chairman –Ā Jesse D. Cannon, Jr., FAIA, has been our Chairman of the Board since 2009. He holds aĀ Bachelor of Architecture from LSU (1972) and a Masters in Urban & Regional Planning from UNO (1991). He is the Public Sector Architect and Assistant Circuit Executive for Space and Facilities for the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals since 1987. Ā An active member of AIA since 1974 and was elected to the Instituteās College of Fellows (FAIA) in June … Continue reading Jesse D. Cannon, Jr., FAIA→
April 22, 2016 Falconer bills take flight Brand new state Rep. Reid Falconer, R-Mandeville, who is an architect and developer, authored two bills relevant to the architecture community. Those bills are HB 472, which deals with the Louisiana Architecture Education and Research Fund, and HB 532, which deals with the powers and authority of the Louisiana State Board of Architectural Examiners. Both bills made it out of House Commerce and passed off the … Continue reading Legislative Update→
More than 200 architects across Louisiana gathered at the Manship Theatre in the Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge on March 11 for the Celebrate Architecture program on Interweaving – Placemaking in the Urban and the Natural. The educational event is sponsored by the American Institute of Architects Louisiana chapter (AIA LA). It features nationally-renowned architects providing presentations projects that impacted cultural and environmental conditions in communities. Shown at the event are, from left AIA Louisiana 2016 president Ron Martinez, AIA … Continue reading INTERWEAVING – PLACEMAKING IN THE URBAN AND THE NATURAL IS THEME OF AIA LA EVENT→
