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Faculty, alumni listed in Forbes Best-in-State Residential Architects

Environmental portrait of Colectivo's Seth Welty and Emilie Taylor Welty, both alumni, standing outside their home woodshop.
OCTOBER 6, 2025
BY NAOMI KING ENGLAR

Emilie Taylor Welty, Favrot III Associate Professor of Architecture and Director of Architecture, was recently recognized in the Forbes 2025 America’s Best-in-State Residential Architects for her New Orleans-based practice, Colectivo.

Taylor Welty, who also serves as Design-Build Manager for the Albert and Tina Small Center for Collaborative Design and is an alumna (M.Arch *08), co-founded Colectivo with her husband and alumnus Seth Welty (M.Arch '06). Taylor Welty and Colectivo have also received significant recognition for her own home's sustainable design, including a feature on the cover of Dwell Magazine (pictured above). Taylor Welty has received numerous other awards and honors for her work in residential, commercial, small scale, and other designs.

This is Forbes's second national top-firms list, encompassing a total of 400 architecture practices from all 50 states plus the District of Columbia. In its inaugural list, Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment's Ammar Eloueini, Professor of Architecture, was also recognized in the recent Forbes list because of his previous selection for the Forbes Top 200 Residential Architects list.

Many Tulane alumni have also been acknowledged by the Forbes Best-in-State Residential Architects List, including:

  • Jacob Brillhart (M.Arch '99) of Brillhart Architecture in Florida
  • Ellen Hatton (M.Arch '97) of Barnes Vanze Architects in Washington, D.C.
  • David Thompson (M.Arch '96, Dean's Advisory Council member) of Assembledge+ in California
  • Mac Walcott (M.Arch ’80) of Walcott Adams Verneuille Architecture & Interiors in Alabama
view of a wooden, built-in sliding screen divider in a residential home.
Split Screen, photo courtesy of Colectivo.
Two photos of a modern style home: an exterior view of a courtyard looking up and the other an interior view of the kitchen with an exposed staircase in the background.
The Iceberg/Baxdel Residence, photo courtesy of Colectivo.
Front view of modern home with four-person family sitting on front porch and playing on sidewalk.
Pine Residence, courtesy of Colectivo.
Interior view of a renovated kitchen with an stone covered island, kitchen table and tall ceilings.
Cleveland Residence, courtesy of Colectivo.

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