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Loyola University Chapel / Trahan Architects

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

The Chapel of St. Ignatius and Gayle and Tom Benson Jesuit Center, located on Loyola University New Orleans' historic quad, provides a place for spiritual contemplation and an inspiring space for campus gathering. The building's simple cylindrical form, composed of textured, hand-made brick, harmonizes with the surrounding Tudor-Gothic buildings on campus while maintaining its own distinctive contemporary character. The chapel's solid exterior evokes permanence and stability that reflects the surrounding campus.

Perrier Residence / CICADA

Anna Dumitru — Sun, 15 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000

The McGuire's New Orleans shotgun was a classic case of hidden potential. Nestled in the Touro/Bouligny neighborhood and brimming with character, the house had fallen into disrepair, deterring most potential buyers. Its classic double shotgun footprint measuring 25 x 75 posed unique challenges, while a tight budget demanded creative solutions. Yet, for Seamus and Kara McGuire, this was a canvas begging for transformation.

The Schoolhouse / Rome Office

Andreas Luco — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000

This highly distinctive neighborhood landmark was originally built in 1894 to house the McDonogh #30 School in New Orleans’ Third Ward, a function it held for nearly half a century. The exuberant late Victorian design was at one point a lively confection of Italianate, Romanesque, Eastlake, and Neo-Classical elements and details. After decades of renovations by numerous tenants,these elements were removed from the façade and the interior underwent significant architectural changes. For nearly 20 years, the building sat vacant and blighted in various states of deterioration.

Great American Cities That Teach Architecture

Mark Alan Hewitt — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 03:30:00 +0000

This article was originally published on Common Edge.

2023 Cities in Focus: Lessons in Environmental Resilience

Ankitha Gattupalli — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 07:30:00 +0000

In the rapidly evolving landscape of the 21st century, cities have emerged as models of innovation in terms of sustainable development goals. Cities creatively address pressing urban challenges, including density, transportation, housing, and resilience. They hold the potential to pioneer a comprehensive climate agenda, serving as laboratories for sustainable initiatives, cross-sectoral innovations and community-oriented strategies. Cities act as catalysts for revolutions, implementing impactful solutions that can be applied worldwide.

New Orleans’ Equity-Driven Reforestation Plan

Jared Green — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 03:30:00 +0000

New Orleans experiences the worst urban heat island effect in the country, with temperatures nearly 9 F° higher than nearby natural areas. The city also lost more than 200,000 trees from Hurricane Katrina, dropping its overall tree canopy to just 18.5 percent.

New Orleans Architecture City Guide: 18 Sites to Empower New Generations

Paula Cano — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 06:30:00 +0000

Home to architectural styles spanning almost three hundred years, the is no city like New Orleans. The meld of French, Spanish, and Caribbean architectural influences, in conjunction with the demands of the hot and humid climate, has impacted the urban fabric as much as the culture itself. Located along the Mississippi River and close to the Gulf of Mexico coast, the construction of ports, NOLA’s trading history, and forceful natural phenomena like Hurricane Katrina in 2005 illustrate how water has shaped the city.

It’s Time to Be Honest About the Impending Costs of Climate Change

Martin C. Pedersen, Steven Bingler — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 03:30:00 +0000

This article was originally published on Common Edge.

Mapping Improvisation: The Role of Call and Response in Urban Planning

Randy Fertel — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 04:30:00 +0000

This article was originally published on Common Edge.

Trahan Architects Breaks Ground on New Chapel for Loyola University in New Orleans

Andreea Cutieru — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 05:30:00 +0000

Trahan Architects broke ground on the new Chapel of St. Ignatius and Gayle and Tom Benson Jesuit Center at the Loyola University in New Orleans. The new spiritual site and the community gathering space draw on elements of the Jesuit tradition, central to the University's heritage. Through the circular design, the light-filled interior space and the predominance of natural materials, Trahan Architects creates a space of universal spirituality at the heart of the campus.

In Transit: Large-Scale Road Infrastructures Seen from Above

Camilla Ghisleni — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000

We live in a tangled web of flows – of capital, information, technology, images, structures, in constant momentum dominating all aspects of our lives. The large-scale road infrastructures shown here are products of this powerful desire for movement, which for many years was also synonymous with development, as portrayed by the famous Goethean character Faust in his endless quest for a (false) sense of progress.

“Make It Right” Goes Wrong in New Orleans

Duo Dickinson — Sun, 01 Nov 2020 03:30:00 +0000

Some celebrate the failures of "Make It Right", Brad Pitt’s patronage in New Orleans. After Hurricane Katrina wrecked New Orleans in 2005, celebrated architects like Frank Gehry, David Adjaye and Thom Mayne created art for a foundation set up by Pitt. A local architect, John C. Williams was hired to turn designs from those starchitects into buildings with a directive to use the best sustainable materials available.

David Adjaye-Designed House Built by Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation to Be Torn Down

Edward Gunts — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 03:30:00 +0000

A small but nevertheless significant building designed by David Adjaye in the Lower Ninth Ward for Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation will be demolished because it has been deemed unsafe.

Jonathan Tate Talks Hurricanes, Homes, and Hotels

Kate Mazade — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 03:30:00 +0000

Architect Jonathan Tate was living and working in Memphis, Tennessee, when Hurricane Katrina ensnared New Orleans in 2005. Instinctively drawn to the Big Easy, he later moved there for the opportunity to observe the reconstruction effort and investigate architecture’s role in it.

New Orleans: Modern Design in The Big Easy

Eric Baldwin — Mon, 25 May 2020 04:00:00 +0000

New Orleans is a city unlike any other. Defined by a rich cultural history, the Big Easy has been shaped by it's geography along the Mississippi Delta and the local climate. After the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, designers and architects looked to the city with a renewed focus to build a better future. From the Lower 9th Ward to the French Quarter and beyond, modern designs were created within a diverse urban fabric.

Moody Pavilions / Trahan Architects

Andreas Luco — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:00:00 +0000

As the first phase of a much larger and broader Master Plan, the new Arrival Garden with its Moody Pavilions establishes a new public face for the institution and clarifies a dedicated pedestrian entry from West 35th Street just south of the historic gate.

Bienville House / Nathan Fell Architecture

Daniel Tapia — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 19:00:00 +0000

Logistics of a working family typically requires all (family members) to stay tethered to their homes for longer periods than each would prefer individually. This can become a phycological drag when all your time at school, work and home is spend indoors, as had been the case for a New Orleans Architect and his family. They reached a point where many families decide to move to the suburbs, exchanging great public parks and amenities for a back yard. Rather than moving far away, they decided to make a bold change by build a new house that flipped the script on indoor home life on a small urban lot. There was no way to afford the ongoing cost of a single-family home in the city, so a duplex with a rentable unit was baked into the concept early on.

Bastion Community Housing / OJT

Daniel Tapia — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 02:00:00 +0000

Recently completed, the Bastion Community is a 58-unit fully affordable housing development centered on the needs of post-9/11 combat veterans, many with lifelong medical challenges, and their families and caregivers. Bastion leverages this concentration of services members with shared life experiences towards a community health model for long term care, support, and integration into the world. It is also a unique type of housing, the first such development of its kind, that addresses the gap between dedicated care facilities and market housing.