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The Architecture of LSU (Hardcover)
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The Architecture of LSU (Hardcover)
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The core of the LSU campus is an example of what we can do when we
set our sights high. It stands out today as one of the most
successful and inspiring examples in the state, one meant by its
architect to become an intuitive course in architecture for the
students, spreading the influence of its ideals and inspirations
across the highlands and lowlands of Louisiana. from The
Architecture of LSU When viewed from the technical vantage point of
an architect, the discerning eye of an artist, or sociocultural
perspective of a historian, the remarkable buildings of Louisiana
State University reveal not only a legacy that goes back to the
Renaissance, but also a primer of architectural principles that
guided the creation of one of the most distinctive academic
environments in the United States. Author, professor, and architect
J. Michael Desmond traces the university s development from its
origins in Pineville, Louisiana, before the Civil War, through its
two downtown Baton Rouge locations, to its move to the Williams
Gartness Plantation south of the city in the 1920s. The layout of
the present campus began with the picturesque vision of landscape
architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. The German-born architect
Theodore Link developed and reinterpreted the Olmsted campus plan,
producing designs for fourteen of the nineteen core campus
buildings. After his untimely death in 1923, the New Orleans firm
of Wogan & Bernard completed the buildings in Link s
masterplan, which in their formal symmetry and fine classical
details reflect the influence of sixteenth-century architect Andrea
Palladio. Explosive growth during the 1930s and the impact of the
automobile demanded an expansion beyond the campus core. The firm
of Weiss, Dreyfous & Seiferth took over as campus architects in
1932, and Baton Rouge landscaper Steele Burden oversaw the live oak
plantings for which the LSU campus is now renowned. The essential
structure of the campus and its landscape was in place by the time
the United States entered World War II. The Architecture of LSU
includes a wealth of photographs, plans, drawings, and maps that
underscore the contributions of key historical figures and the
genealogies of the campus s architecture and planning. By
meticulously tracing the origins and evolution of LSU s
architectural core and exploring the wider scope of American
college campus design, Desmond shows the far-reaching rewards of
public environments that integrate natural and constructed elements
to meet both practical and aesthetic goals.
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