Academic Vacancy
The School of Architecture and Design (SoAD) is seeking a Director to join its staff beginning August 21st of the 2013-2014 academic year. Rank shall be Associate or Full Professor. The position is a nine-month, tenure track appointment. Academic Vacancy Information Click Here
Alum Conducts CNC Workshop
Industrial designer and former UL Lafayette Faculty Brooke Davis, IDSA gave a CNC workshop to interested students this past weekend. Brooke runs a CNC manufacturing lab in Austin and is an expert in both rapid prototyping machinery and post processing software.
Industrial Design Field Study
Assistant Professor Benjamin Bush and industrial design students traveled to General Electric in Louisville, KY and Kaleidoscope Design in Cincinnati, OH to take studio and factory tours and interact with professionals. Student MaryBeth Lejeune said, “She loved the city of Cincinnati and visiting Kaleidoscope reaffirmed her passion for working within a design firm setting.”
IDEC Reclaiming the Joie de Vivre
While the students were enjoying their fall break on October 11-13, the Interior Design Program hosted the Interior Design Educator’s Council (IDEC) Southwest Regional Conference. The theme of this year’s conference was “Reclaiming the Joie de Vivre.” Conference coordinator and SOAD faculty member Jean Edwards and IDEC Regional Chair Ron Reed, Texas State University, organized...
PAVE Competition
14 students from the Interior Design program have submitted entries to the Planning and Visual Education Partnership (PAVE) 18th Annual Student Design Competition. The PAVE competition is geared toward college level students involved in retail planning and branding and provide an excellent opportunity to obtain real-life retail design experience. Prizes include grants to students and...
New Technology
Benjamin Bush, Industrial Design Assistant Professor, implements an enhanced portfolio critique system. By combining Nintendo Wiimote, infrared pen, and Smoothboard Whiteboard software, Bush can digitally write on students’ projects. From a teaching standpoint, writing on a giant board with no cleaning is liberating, and students have a digital record of items to be improved.
NextHOUSE
Hope you can make it! UL Lafayette faculty/staff NEXThouse open house. 319 Jackson Street. Friday, October 26, 2012 from 2:00-5:00 p.m. Hosted by Par Realty. For sale: $159,000.
Industrial Design Alumni
Azeez Alli, 2010 Industrial Design alumni, currently works at Stuller Inc., a world-renowned jewelry design company located here in Lafayette. He stopped by to share some of his experiences and advise students on fabrication techniques to use on their experiential speaker project.
Little Free Library Award Ceremony
Exhibit of Top 8 at Hilton (Front Entrance)-Sept. 25-28. Potential Artwak Exhibit or top 20 at Park San Souci-Oct. 13 Artwalk. Installation at Steward’s Home-Late October/Early November. 1st Place-Benjamin Magallon(3rd Year)Book Inspiration:Ways of Seeing by John Berger; 2nd Place-Tyler Melancon(2nd Year)Book Inspiration:The Odyssey by Homer; 3rd Place(tied)-Caleb Boulet(3rd Year)Book Inspiration:Adventure of Ideas by Alfred North...
Medical Design
Shown is a three-dimensional model of an enlarged heart made with the School of Architecture and Design’s 3D printer. Max Alvergue, Industrial Design student, created the heart for a medical design project.
Industrial Design Project
Ceth Levine and Caleb Thibodeaux are busy sketching out new concepts for their “Speaker Experience: Design Project” in Ben Bush’s third-year Industrial Design Studio.
NEXThouse Complete
Congratulations to my students who designed and built it along with King Construction! Thanks also to LPTFA, Ragin’ Cajun, UL Lafayette, PAR Realty, and all who helped make this project a realty! If you’d like to see the NEXThouse complete or you know someone who is interested in buying a beautiful, sustainable home near downtown...