SHiP LSU - Students for Historic Preservation

Be sure to join Students for Historic Preservation this weekend for a Plantation Tour!

SHiP is having their first plantation tour of the semester tomorrow. Come join us at Oakley House at 10AM for a fun informative tour!

Thanks to the small group that was able to make it out today to help the start of restoring the community that we all know to love

students volunteered today with restore 225 to help families of LSU faculty restore their homes after damage from the flood. SHiP LSU - Students for Historic Preservation

Guidelines help historic renovators keep it real When the Historic District Landmarks Commission and the Vieux Carré Commission both published new guidelines not long ago, the groups weren’t looking for praise or recognition.

In the whirl of White Linen Night, an architect's peaceful retreat When Peter Trapolin bought the 1830s townhouse on Magazine Street 20 years ago, it was an unlikely candidate for a home. The Warehouse District was just beginning to come to

Great throwback by our AIAS Chapter!

Whether it's 1927 or today, students love sitting on Atkinson's balcony over looking the quad.

"BEFORE THE TOUR GOT UNDERWAY Adjaye responded to a question from the gathered press about the meaning of this project, how it compared with the many other cultural commissions he has worked on around the world. Adjaye said: “This is a once in a lifetime experience. In an architect’s career you don’t get this kind of project or this kind of site. This is the most important demonstration of democracy in the world and to have this building at the junction of two important ideas of the demonstration of democracy, this landscape garden, the memorial grounds that celebrate the achievement of struggling for democracy and the freedom that is enjoyed in America, the ability to make this site is really a humbling one.”

http://www.culturetype.com/2016/07/24/coming-soon-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-the-smithsonian-african-american-museum/

Coming Soon: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Smithsonian African American Museum | Culture Type

Mark Foster Gage's Manhattan Skyscraper Takes Gothic Architecture to New Heights -

"The 102-story tower, proposed in the heart of Manhattan, New York City, would feature a carved stone facade and eye-catching glimmers of bronze. Residents would also be treated to sweeping views of Central Park and the city skyline, and a number of balconies would frame particular features of the surrounding landscape. Due to its splendor, the mammoth residential tower has been described as what might happen if “Michelangelo was brought back to life and commissioned to design a skyscraper.”

http://www.archdaily.com/778865/mark-foster-gage-designs-supertall-gothic-skyscraper-for-manhattan

Mark Foster Gage's Manhattan Skyscraper Takes Gothic Architecture to New Heights

"A 100-Year-Old Church in Spain Transformed into a Skate Park Covered in Murals by Okuda San Miguel"

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/12/skate-church-okuda-san-miguel/

A 100-Year-Old Church in Spain Transformed into a Skate Park Covered in Murals by Okuda San Miguel