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Returning home

MARCH 12, 2025
PHOTOS BY Kenny lass

Originally built in 1908, the five-story Richardson Memorial Hall, which recently welcomed students back after a major renovation and expansion, now boasts 17,000 square feet of new space, enhancing the original 45,000-square-foot structure and recasting its interior spaces. The renovation features new studios, review spaces, classrooms, a gallery, offices and meeting rooms.

View from above of dozens of students and faculty working at three long rows of desks inside a large studio space with vaulted, pitched ceiling and exposed historic wood beams.
jesse and nick standing in front of a table in the woodshop

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Angle view from above of students working on a row of studio desks in newly renovated Richardson Memorial Hall.

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May 18, 2023: New slab was poured in April for the addition on the back (eastern side) of the building. Once complete, the addition will expand the building by 15,000 square feet, supplementing the building's existing 45,000 square feet.

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March 24, 2023: Major structural work is being completed at Richardson Memorial Hall, the historic home of Tulane School of Architecture, and framing of the building's addition will begin soon.

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March 15, 2023: Take a journey through the future Richardson Memorial Hall with this four-minute flythrough animation on YouTube or on Vimeo.