THE ARCHITECTURE FACULTY

David Bertolini, PhD
Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator
223 Atkinson Hall
dbertoli@lsu.edu
578.7262

Brief Vitae Bachelor of Design, University of Florida; M. Arch., Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He joined the faculty in 2003. Registered architect in Pennsylvania and Louisiana.
Areas of interest Interdisciplinary field of research comprised of anti-representational, non-temporal, and non-spatial theories of architecture and film.

Frank Bosworth, PhD
Professor
47 Atkinson Hall
fboswo1@lsu.edu
578.8347

Brief Vitae B.S. Building Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, B. Arch., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D in Environmental Design and Planning, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and was principal of 20 person Architectural firm in Clearwater, Florida specializing in housing. Frank joined the faculty in 1999 after serving as Dean of the School of Architecture and Environmental Design program at Bowling Green State University.
Areas of Interest Community Design and the theory and practice of Architecture Education.

Ken Carpenter, AIA
Professor
129 Atkinson Hall
kenc@lsu.edu
578.4269

Brief Vitae B. Arch., University of Oklahoma, 1961; M. Arch., University of Minnesota, 1967. Professor Carpenter has worked in New York for Davis Brody & Associates and in South Carolina with Carpenter, Dalton, & Jacques Partnership. He has taught at Clemson University, Ball State University, Iowa State University and Louisiana State University. He has held the position of Dept. Chair at Ball State Univ., Iowa State Univ., and Dean at Louisiana State Univ.
Area of Interest Housing

John Castore
Adjunct
220 Atkinson Hall
jcasto1@lsu.edu
578.6885

David Cronrath, AIA
Dean and Professor
102 Design Building
dc1@lsu.edu
578.7115

Brief Vitae Arch., Pennsylvania State University; M. Arch., University of California at Berkeley; Recipient of numerous design awards while a Principal at FRIDAY Architects/Planners, Philadelphia (1985-1993). David joined the faculty in 2000. He is currently the Dean of the College of Art + Design.
Areas of Interest Investigations into the relationship between culture and architectural expression.

Marsha R. Cuddeback, AIA, LEED AP
Professional In Residence
47 Atkinson Hall
mcuddeb@lsu.edu


Brief Vitae B. Applied Arts, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada; B. Arch., Boston Architectural Center;Registered Architect, MA and LA; NCARB Certificate. Professional architectural experience includes Kallmann, McKinnell & Wood Architects, Boston, MA, John Desmond & Associates, Architects/Planners, Baton Rouge, LA; Desmond Cuddeback Architects, Baton Rouge, LA (Bluebonnet Swamp Interpretive Center). Director of the Scotlandville Community Design Center (1998-99). Appointed Professional In Residence in the LSU School of Architecture (1999), Director for the Office of Community Design and Development, teaching responsibilities include fourth year Architectural Design, Urban Design and Planning; SOA IDP Educator Coordinator (2001-2004), State IDP Coordinator (2005).
Areas of Interest Community based practice, education and internship and interdisciplinary collaboration and service-learning.

Michael Desmond, PhD
Associate Professor
118 Atkinson Hall
mdesmon@lsu.edu
578.4265

Brief Vitae B. Arch., Louisiana State University; M. Arch., Graduate School of Design, Harvard University; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Holds architectural license and has practiced in Louisiana and Massachusetts, most recently with an AIA design award for the Bluebonnet Swamp Interpretive Center in Baton Rouge. Teaching responsibilities include architectural history and urban design. Coordinator of the Master of Architecture Program in the School of Architecture.
Areas of Interest History, theory and criticism of architecture, architecture and the city, American architecture and cultural mythology.

 

Ursula Emery-McClure, RA, LEED AP
Associate Professor
229 Atkinson Hall
uemery@lsu.edu
578.4259

Brief Vitae B.A. Magna Cum Laude,Architecture Major, History Minor, Washington University in St. Louis; M.Arch. Advanced Standing, Columbia University, NY; Project Architect for Mitchell/Giurgola Architects LLP. (1995-1999). Principal of emerymcclure architecture (1996 to present). Ursula joined the faculty in 1999 and currently serves as an assistant professor and the 5th year coordinator.
Areas of interest Process Construction, Materials and Methods, Experimental Tectonics.

 

Jori Ann Erdman, AIA, LEED AP
Professor
136 Atkinson Hall
jerdman@lsu.edu
225.578.6885

Brief Vitae B.S. Arch., University of Virginia; M. Arch., Columbia University. Licensed in California, having worked in architecture firms in San Francisco, New York, Virginia, Missouri, South Carolina and Georgia. Erdman is the Design Editor of the Journal of Architectural Education. She has won the ACSA New Faculty Teaching Award, The ACSA Collaborative Practice Award and has published and presented widely.
Areas of Interest The South, Building Culture, Design-Build pedagogy, Modern architecture, alternative materials and community engagement.

Erica Hinyard
Staff
136 Atkinson Hall
ehinyard@lsu.edu
578.6885

Barrett Kennedy, PhD
Professor
108 Atkinson Hall
arkenn@lsu.edu
578.6904

Brief Vitae B.A., Tulane University; M.Arch and Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Certificate, International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) Associate Dean for Research (College of Design) and Director of CADGIS; has practiced as a historical architect with the National Park Service and with architectural firms in Oregon, Mississippi, and Virginia • joined the faculty in 1990; teaches courses in community design, historic preservation, and computer applications in architecture; sponsored research and public service activities have been funded by a variety of sources.
Areas of Interest Community revitalization, historic preservation, distance learning technologies, service learning. Louisiana Heritage Network at lhn.lsu.edu CADGIS at cadgis.lsu.edu

Dana Mitchell
Staff
136 Atkinson Hall
dmitchell@lsu.edu
578.6885

Michael Pitts, RA
Associate Professor
123 Atkinson Hall
jpitts4@lsu.edu
578.4268

Brief Vitae B.S. Arch., University of Detroit Sister of Mercy; M. Arch., University of Detroit Sister of Mercy; recipient of the Henry Adams Medal; Architectural Practice; Associate Professor.
Area of Interest Adaptive reuse and historic preservation

Jason Shih, PhD
Professor
120 Atkinson Hall
jshih2@lsu.edu
578.4267

Brief Vitae Brief Vitae: Ph.D., Duke University; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute; B.S., National Cheng-Kung University (Taiwan). Member, Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. Dr. Shih was awarded the first Emogene Pliner Endowed Professorship in the School of Architecture. He is a full professor and serving as Director of Office of Building Research at LSU He has had numerous technical papers and books published in the fields of energy conscious design and solar energy design and application in buildings, and structural optimization and forms. He was credited as the first to use the application of radiant barriers in buildings. He has received numerous national and statewide awards in recognization of his work in passive solar research and structural design applications in Architecture. Prior to his association with LSU, he was in architectural and engineering practice with John D. Latimer and Associates and Hakan-Best Associate for more than 8 years. He is a licensed professional engineer (PE) in US and was a licensed architect ( architectural engineer) in Taiwan.
Areas of Interest Energy conservation and solar application in architecture, structural optimization and forms, and earth-covered buildings.

Jim Sullivan, RA
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator
118 Atkinson Hall
jsullivan@lsu.edu
578.4262

Brief Vitae B.E.D., Miami University; M. Arch., University of Pennsylvania. Jim has worked with Joseph Rykwert, Bernard Tschumi, Hanrahan + Meyers, and Hariri + Hariri. He joined the faculty in 2000 as an Assistant Professor.
Areas of Interest Construction and detail theory, literary theory, and American pragmatism.

Christopher C. Theis, AIA
Professor
118 Atkinson Hall
decod6@lsu.edu
578.4257

Brief Vitae B.Arch., Tulane University; M.S.(Arch.), Columbia University; Architect or designer of record of over 25 buildings; recipient of several design awards; author of numerous refereed papers in national/international journals. Over 25 years of teaching experience; Director of the School of Architecture at LSU (1988-1994), Graduate Program Coordinator (1995-1999), Interim Director of the School (1999-2000); currently Full Professor of Architecture, and Graduate Program Coordinator.
Areas of interest Architectural Design, Site Analysis and Interpretation, Regionalism, Sustainability.

Robert Zwirn, AIA
Professor
114 Atkinson Hall
rzwirn@lsu.edu
578.4263

Brief Vitae B. S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; B. Arch, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; M. Arch., Oregon University; J.D., University of Alabama • taught architecture at Auburn University and Miami University of Ohio before coming to LSU in 1994; a visiting fellow to Princeton University from 1979-81.
Areas of Interest Suburbia and civility, architecture and urban design in America since 1950.