The Community Design Workshop at the
University of Louisiana at Lafayette gives our students
hands on experience by helping cities, small towns, and
neighborhoods visualize their potential as communities.
The Workshop is designed to educate the public about good
community design and planning principles, to assist communities
to envision their future by establishing a collaborative
effort with its citizens through public workshops and
charrettes.
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The Building Institute at UL Lafayette
provides students in the School of Architecture and Design
a link between knowledge and understanding by providing
a place for building experience. This experience not only
teaches the craft of how materials are assembled but also
team collaboration, conflict resolution, financial management,
and client communication. The Building Institute provides
an opportunity for students to act. It is founded upon
the belief that the act of making meaningful architecture
requires our students to take responsibility for their
designs: culturally, socially, politically, fiscally,
and technically. The Building Institute has put a structure
in place that allows participation in service-learning
by the entire student body and faculty thus institutionalizing
pedagogy and service. The project goes from the head of
the student, to paper and model and finally to the built-form.
Most importantly the built-work is located in the community
and serves the community.
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The Facility Design and Management Studio’s
mission is to educate the University community to good
interior design principles and to provide design assistance
to on-campus units at UL Lafayette. The FDMS allows students
to infuse real-life situations into their design projects,
such as budgeting and working with vendors, which is an
important aspect of the School of Architecture and Design’s
mission. Students conduct extensive interviews with their
clients to identify how the space can be used most effectively,
and field questions about design elements. Recent projects
include renovations to the following: the French House
for the new offices for Enrollment Services, the Dean
of Education's Office Suite and the Lobby of Maxim Doucet
Hall, and the Dean of Nursing's Suite and Conference Room
in Wharton Hall. Recent proposals include those for adding
a coffee shop in the Edith Garland Dupre Library, Rose
Garden Dormitories' renovations, and proposals for an
Art and Accessories program for the new Hilton Garden
Inn on UL Lafayette's Campus. The link to an article about
the French House Project is below
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