History

hth华体会体育app官网The LSU School of Architecture is the oldest public school of architecture in Louisiana.

In 1947, O.J.hth华体会体育app官网Baker formed a four-year curriculum in architectural engineering, housed in Atkinson Hall, and offered through the Department of Architecture in the College of Engineering.By 1951, the program had evolved into a five-year professional curriculum, and the first degrees were awarded in the spring of 1960.In 1962, the professional program was accredited.

hth华体会体育app官网In 1998, the Board of Regents approved changing the degree of the graduate program from a Master in Science in Architecture to the professional Master of Architecture.The Director's Advisory Council was instituted, now known as the Professional Advisory Board, as well as a student advisory council now known as the Design Council.hth华体会体育app官网In 2000, the first Master of Architecture class was admitted.The MArch program was granted its three-year candidacy term by NAAB in June 2004.

In 2001, the LSU College of Design changed its name to the College of Art & Design to better recognize the fine arts program and its distinction from the other professional programs in the college.

Directors
8/17-present Marwan Ghandour, Director
8/16-7/17 Alcibiades Tsolakis, Interim Director
1/09-7/16 Jori Erdman, Director
8/06-12/08 Tom Sofranko, Interim Director
8/05-8/06 Frank Bosworth, Director
4/04-8/05 Tom Sofranko, Interim Director
8/00-3/04 David Cronrath, Director 7/99-7/00 Christopher Theis, Interim Director
8/94-6/99 Robert Zwirn, Director
7/88-7/94 Christopher Theis, Director
7/87-6/88 Kenneth Carpenter, Acting Director
9/86-5/87 Robert Heck, Acting Director
7/81-9/86 Peters Oppermann, Director
5/80-6/81 Robert Heck, Acting Director
8/75-3/79 Fount Smothers, Department Head
8/74-5/75 Robert Heck, Acting Head
8/71-5/74 William McMinn, Department Head
7/49-7/71 O J Baker, Department Head