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News
The latest in news, awards, announcements, and more. Alumni, faculty, and students can share news for consideration in this listing, our monthly e-newsletter, and social media through our Share Your News form.
May 20, 2025
ARCH 4934 - Fluid Monuments: The 'Playground' Installation
An installation titled 'Playground' designed and built by students in front of Richardson Memorial Hall is the final project from the seminar taught by Alper Turan.
May 12, 2025
Thaden School awarded prestigious Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize
Thaden School, designed by EskewDumezRipple, Marlon Blackwell Architects, and Andropogon, has been named the final recipient of the prestigious Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize.
May 7, 2025
Students selected for Metropolis Magazine's Future100 list
Metropolis Magazine selected three graduating students from Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment for its prestigious Future100 cohort in 2025: Michael Bell (M.Arch *25 Candidate), Ben Cornett (B.Arch '25 Candidate), and Brandon Gicquel (B.Arch Candidate ‘25).
May 6, 2025
Faculty wins the 2025 Architectural League Prize
Juan Medina recently had his work recognized internationally. His firm salazarsequeromedina, has been named to the newest cohort of winners in the biennial Architectural League Prize for Young Architects and Designers.
May 4, 2025
Faculty named Director of Tulane’s Historic Preservation Program
The Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment has appointed Heather Veneziano as Program Director of its Historic Preservation Program.
April 16, 2025
Four individuals to be honored at Awards Gala
Four individuals who embody leadership and advocacy in the built environment will be honored on Thursday, April 24, at the 2025 Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment's Awards Gala: Errol Barron, FAIA, (A '64), Gayle Benson, Robert Ivy, FAIA (A '76), and Mitch Landrieu.
April 4, 2025
Dean Iñaki Alday discusses sustainable flood management with El País
Iñaki Alday, the Dean of Architecture at Tulane University and a pioneer in landscape architecture, was interviewed by El País, sharing his expert insights on sustainable urban planning and flood management.
April 1, 2025
Alum designs The Batture, holds grand opening
Opening the weekend of March 21, The Batture marks a major step in reconnecting New Orleans with the Mississippi River. The project was led in part by local design firm CICADA, with Tulane alum and current faculty member Matt DeCotiis contributing to its development.
MARCH 31, 2025
Preservation Student Successfully Lists Building to National Register of Historic Places
Second-year MSHP student Sam Crowley recently achieved a significant milestone when the building she nominated to the National Register of Historic Places was officially listed.
MARCH 31, 2025
Center on Climate Change and Urbanism awards first Tulane Prize for Curriculum in the Built Environment
Tulane University’s Center on Climate Change and Urbanism (CCU), within the Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment, has awarded top honors to three faculty members from two institutions for their significant achievements in teaching climate change.
MARCH 28, 2025
Students visit Chile for the "Atacama Desert Project"
A group of students from the Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment embarked on a seven-day trip under the framework of the Atacama Desert Project, an initiative supported by the Saul A. Mintz Global Studios, the Center on Climate Change and Urbanism, and the Stone Center of Latin American Studies of Tulane.
MARCH 24, 2025
School introduces new name as its renovated home reopens
Reflecting a decade of evolution in transformative education, research and design, the Tulane University School of Architecture is expanding its name to the Tulane University School of Architecture and Built Environment. The new name announcement follows the completion of a major renovation and expansion of the school’s campus home, Richardson Memorial Hall.
MARCH 12, 2025
Home to School of Architecture reopens after major expansion and renovation
Richardson Memorial Hall, one of the oldest buildings on Tulane University’s uptown campus and home to the School of Architecture since 1968, has been given a new life – reopening this week to students, faculty and staff after a four-year renovation and expansion.
MARCH 10, 2025
New Sustainable Urbanism major, minor program launches
The Tulane School of Architecture is launching a new Sustainable Urbanism undergraduate program, beginning in Fall 2025. Offering both a major and a minor, the program equips students with the knowledge and skills to analyze and address the environmental, social, and economic challenges shaping cities today.
february 12, 2025
CCU awards first faculty, student research grants
The Center on Climate Change and Urbanism (CCU) at Tulane School of Architecture announces the eight projects receiving inaugural Faculty and Student Research Grants for academic year 2024-2025.
february 11, 2025
Community Stormwater Design Workshop in New Orleans East
Students from Real Estate, Architecture, and Design recently participated in a community design workshop aimed at gathering local insights for a green stormwater management project in the Pressburg East neighborhood of New Orleans East.
february 10, 2025
Student work selected for the 2025 Student Data Visualization contest
Cassie Kadish's (B.Arch '25) work from the Gulf Climate Futures Studio has been selected for the 2025 Student Data Visualization contest hosted by the Tulane University Libraries (TUL) and the Connolly Alexander Institute for Data Science (CAIDS).
february 7, 2025
Graduate architecture student exhibits Giascope
Designed as a series of large-scale kaleidoscopes, the exhibit merges art, technology, and interactive design to create a mesmerizing exploration of Arizona’s natural beauty.
January 31, 2025
Alumni improves healthcare access in Cao Bang, Vietnam
Alumni Todd Erlandson (M.Arch *87), partner Leigh Hoffman (Newcomb *84) and the March Studio team recently celebrated the opening of the Good Samaritan Family Medical Center in Cao Bang, Vietnam.
January 29, 2025
Faculty, students win two 2025 Architectural Education Awards
The work of faculty and students recently received national recognition from the 2025 Architectural Education Awards, presented by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). The awarded work includes a design-build project and a book and exhibition.
January 28, 2025
Alumna published in Lunch18: Everyday
Alumna Clara Gardner (M.Arch *23) has made a significant contribution to the academic discourse on sustainable architecture with her recent publication in the University of Virginia's student journal, "Lunch18: Everyday."
January 27, 2025
MSRED alum is elected as the board chairman of the Urban League of Louisiana
Tulane School of Architecture alum Ron Carrere (MSRED '24) was elected as Board Chairman of the Urban League of Louisiana. Working with his fellow board members, Carrere helps guide the organization in fulfilling its mission and serving communities across Louisiana.
January 17, 2025
Alumnus co-authors new urban design book
Patty Heyda (BArch '95) has co-authored an insightful new book with David Gamble titled Rebuilding the American Town.
DECEMber 19, 2024
Faculty helps preserve St.Louis No.2 Cemetery
Heather Veneziano, Professor of Practice in Historic Preservation, is deeply involved in the ongoing efforts to save St. Louis No. 2 Cemetery in New Orleans.
DECEMber 16, 2024
New Architecture Fellows join Tulane
As part of an ongoing initiative to support early career faculty, Tulane has selected Alper Turan as the 2024-26 Architecture and Design Fellow and Emek Erdolu as the 2024-26 Architecture and Computation Fellow.
DECEMber 15, 2024
Student selected for AIA Strategic Council
Hudson Meyn, an undergraduate student at Tulane's School of Architecture, has been named to serve as a student liaison to the American Institute of Architects' (AIA) Strategic Council.
DECEMber 13, 2024
Students design and build hub for urban agriculture
A group of 13 students are building a new shade pavilion and outdoor classroom on the Lafitte Greenway, designed in collaboration with the school's Albert and Tina Small Center for Collaborative Design and nonprofit Sprout NOLA.
NOVEMber 18, 2024
Faculty recognized in Forbes Top 200 Residential Architects
Ammar Eloueini, Director of Graduate Architecture, has been recognized in Forbes' inaugural list of America’s Top 200 Residential Architects for 2025.
NOVEMber 8, 2024
Alum speaks at the 2024 TedxBuffalo talk
In her TEDxBuffalo talk, alum Kalyn Faller (M.Arch *20) explores the idea of rethinking sacred space by sharing the story of a simple Buffalo porch that has connected a decade’s worth of tenants and friends.
NOVEMber 6, 2024
ASLA National Honor Award for Analysis and Planning
Wes Michaels, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, in collaboration with the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, alongside the EPA and FEMA, has received the prestigious 2024 American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) National Honor Award for Analysis and Planning.
NOVEMber 5, 2024
Faculty project selected as finalist in The Plan 2024 Awards
Cordula Roser Gray, Senior Professor of Practice in Architecture, recently celebrated a significant achievement as her innovative work, Entangled Matter, was recognized as a finalist in the Special Projects category of THE PLAN 2024 Awards.
NOVEMber 4, 2024
Students win NOMA design competition
Three students won first place in the Barbara G. Laurie Student Design Competition at the 2024 National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) Conference for their team design "Restoring Common Ground."
October 31, 2024
Faculty project recognized in Water as Leverage City Champion Challenge
UN Habitat has recognized the Madrid Metropolitan Forest, a project by Dean Iñaki Alday and Professor Margarita Jover with their firm aldayjover, as one of the four world's winners of the Water as Leverage City Champion Challenge.
October 30, 2024
Faculty co-authors new book on architectural representation
Adam Marcus, Associate Professor and Research Director of Center on Climate Change and Urbanism, with Andrew Kudless, has co-authored Drawing Codes: Experimental Protocols of Architectural Representation.
October 29, 2024
Center on Climate Change and Urbanism launches
Tulane School of Architecture has established the Center on Climate Change and Urbanism (CCU) to enhance understanding of the built environment’s role in mitigating this issue by focusing on research, curriculum development and innovation across disciplines.
October 28, 2024
NASEM renews funding for Gulf Coast Climate Futures research studio
Assistant Professor Liz Camuti, along with Professor Margarita Jover, has been awarded a $749,961 grant from the Gulf Research Program (GRP) at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to lead the “Gulf Coast Climate Futures” studio.
October 26, 2024
Architecture students add sculpture to annual Sukkah build
The 16th Annual Sukkah Build expands the yearly tradition by building not just one but two structures: a sukkah on the rooftop of the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience (MSJE) in downtown New Orleans, and a companion sculpture on Tulane's campus at Pocket Park.
October 24, 2024
Alum publishes urban design book
Patty Heyda (M.Arch '95), a professor of urban design in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis., has published Radical Atlas of Ferguson, USA, offering an intensive exploration of how structural inequality is embedded in the built environment.
October 20, 2024
Faculty co-authors new photography book
Richard Campanella, Associate Dean of Research and Senior Professor of Practice in Architecture and Geology, is the co-author of Nocturnal New Orleans, a photography book with Marco Rasi.
October 15, 2024
Design Student Showcase at NOLA 'Nacular Gallery
Work by five TuSA Design majors—Rin Hu, Charlotte Ertmann, Coby Selinger, Devin Gutierrez, and Olivia Roginson—along with faculty member Meghan Saas, was recently selected for the Group Miniature Show at NOLA 'Nacular Gallery.
October 15, 2024
Faculty joins Landscape Architecture Foundation Board of Directors
Liz Camuti, Assistant Professor in Landscape Architecture, has been elected to the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) Board of Directors for the 2024-25 term.
October 12, 2024
Students help build Louisiana Register of Historic Cemeteries
Students from the Master of Science in Historic Preservation program collaborated with Heather Veneziano, Professor of Practice in Historic Preservation, on an important initiative for the Louisiana Trust for Historic Preservation.
October 10, 2024
Alum makes directorial debut at film festival
The highly anticipated dramedy Lost & Found in Cleveland, directed, written, and produced by Keith Gerchak (M.Arch '93) and Marisa Guterman, is set to make its World Premiere as a Centerpiece Film at the Newport Beach Film Festival on October 19.
October 7, 2024
Faculty wins 2024 Best Dissertation in International Planning award
Aarthi Janakiraman, PhD, Assistant Professor of Preservation and Urbanism at Tulane School of Architecture (TuSA), received the 2024 Gill-Chin Lim Award for the Best Dissertation on International Planning.
October 4, 2024
Research studio named finalist for international GROHE Water Prize
The "New Orleans Public Space Project" Research Studio, led by faculty Sean Fowler and Dean Iñaki Alday, is one of five finalists for the World Architecture Festival's 2024 GROHE Water Prize, which recognizes projects that are pushing the boundaries of design within the built environment and water.
October 2, 2024
International scholar appointed to lead Historic Preservation
Eisa Esfanjary Kenari, PhD, will serve as the Christovitch Associate Professor in Preservation and the new Director of the Historic Preservation Program. With over 15 years of teaching experience, Esfanjary is a renowned expert in architectural conservation, urban heritage, and historic urban landscapes.
October 2, 2024
Researcher, author, educator appointed to lead Real Estate Development
John L. Renne, PhD, AICP, will serve as the Henry Shane Professor in Real Estate and the new Program Director of Real Estate Development, bringing a wealth of global experience in sustainable development strategies and a deep personal connection to New Orleans.
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
Faculty interview on NPR Marketplace
In an interview with NPR Marketplace, Fallon Samuels Aidoo, Assistant Professor of Real Estate and Historic Preservation, explains the architectural origins of the shotgun home, based on traditions brought by both colonizers and enslaved people.
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
Alumni Collaborate to Create Rustic Retreat in L.A. Hills
Featured in the July/August issue of Architectural Digest, Alumni David Thompson (M.Arch '96) and Jamie Bush (M.Arch '94) combined forces to reimagine a 1920s home into a rustic modern wooden house that feels at one with its natural surroundings in the mountains of Santa Monica.
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