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E.J. Ourso College of Business at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge by ikon.5 architects

Thursday, October 25th, 2012

Article source: ikon.5 architects

The E.J. Ourso College of Business at Louisiana State University is a glass and steel ‘academical village’ for business education. The courtyard site plan and building forms are contextual— recalling the sloped roof pavilions and arcaded courtyards of the adjacent historic campus. To illustrate a forward looking aesthetic that embodies the mission of the school, which is to generate business innovation in Louisiana and the Gulf region, these traditional architectural forms are constructed of contemporary materials and details. The pavilions are clad in ceramic coated translucent mirror glass and the rotunda is clad in a bronze solar screen resulting in a composition of forms that are ephemeral apparitions of the original campus. This composition reflects the strong heritage of the campus while looking to the promises of the future.

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Architects: ikon.5 architects
Project: E.J. Ourso College of Business at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Area: 167,000 SF
Software used: AutoCAD

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Louisiana State Museum by Eskew+Dumez+Ripple

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

Article source: Eskew+Dumez+Ripple

This state history museum is located adjacent to the Louisiana State Capitol and Gardens within the governmental complex now known as Capitol Park. The project is the sole cultural institution included in an ambitious master planning effort to relocate 1.5 million square feet of dispersed state governmental offices into a consolidated location surrounding the historic Capitol Tower, built in 1932 by then governor Huey Long.

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Architects: Eskew+Dumez+Ripple
Name of Project: Louisiana State Museum
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Year of Completion: 2006
Client: State of Louisiana – Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Project Size: 72,000 square feet
Software used: AutoCAD

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Lamar Advertising Headquarters in Baton Rouge, Louisiana by Eskew+Dumez+Ripple

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

Article source: Eskew+Dumez+Ripple

This new corporate headquarters for a local advertising agency is a reaction against the standard issue office environment. People require interaction in today’s workplace as they go to work to collaborate, to brainstorm, to do research, to do a range of activities they don’t necessarily think of as “work” in the traditional sense of the word. Much of what we observe in creative environments is a more informal interaction in settings not typical or traditional, such as chance meetings in corridors or conversations around the coffee pot.

Our design is structured to reinforce that culture of openness. To accomplish this, we have radically altered the internal configuration of a 1970’s era data center while leaving the exterior essentially unchanged.