“Look at any map or satellite image of New Orleans, and you will still readily see the imprint of this old, French surveying system from centuries ago.”

Jesse M. Keenan, the Favrot II Associate Professor of Real Estate at the School of Architecture, contributed to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report: Mitigation of Climate Change. The report provides an updated global assessment of emissions pathways and progress to curb those emissions. Keenan served as editor of the chapter on buildings, which focuses on how buildings can be constructed, managed and operated in a manner that reduces greenhouse gases and promotes sustainability.

Architecture students Jose Castillo, James Poche and Chelsea Kilgore won the 2022 Newcomb Quad Pavilion Design Competition for their project “Melt” — decals to adorn the School of Architecture’s temporary home — while the school’s permanent home, Richardson Memorial Hall, undergoes extensive renovation. “Melt” depicts a timeline of the school’s past, present and future. The design also features new seating on the quad.

The School of Architecture’s URBANbuild has partnered with Bethlehem Lutheran Church on a four-year project to build four Americans with Disabilities Act–accessible housing units in Central City. URBANbuild, a design/build program in which teams of students design and construct prototypical, affordable houses around New Orleans, is directed by Byron Mouton, Lacey Senior Professor of Practice. Mouton met Bethlehem’s pastor, Ben Groth, who is also a PhD student in Tulane’s history department, during URBANbuild’s 2021 project, which happened to be next to Bethlehem’s parking lot.