Fletcher Hall a University of Louisiana Architectural Statement

[Turbine]

This was approved and budgeted by the state a long time before the student assessed fees that were recently voted for and approved.

An architecture design for an architecture school should be one that wows but never goes out of style.

It has to attract prospective students.

[Just1More]

Keep giving them hell, Mhire. An ugly building is forever... ugly. And there are many ways to make a building more aesthetically pleasing without escalating the cost. I'm not buying the accreditation argument either. But, do you really think "that design" is going to help with accreditation? I'd rather use pity for having a damaged building, than ridicule at this choice of replacement.

[USL1970]

Gordon Brooks who is over the Architecture program was suppose to be one of the the lead liasons for the university on this project. I am suprised at the poor redesign, and hope they get it fixed.

[KACajun]

A few architecture department professors have and will continue to work with the (state assigned) firm to get this design disaster corrected.

[cajunfan337]

Not only did they unveil a rendering of the new building, but students and others complained and petitioned for a new concept. AND THE NEW CONCEPT WAS JUST RELEASED. Not only did they have one, but two concepts in a months time. How do we hire these guys to do the master plan?

[RedTails]

Not only did they unveil a rendering of the new building, but students and others complained and petitioned for a new concept. AND THE NEW CONCEPT WAS JUST RELEASED. Not only did they have one, but two concepts in a months time. How do we hire these guys to do the master plan?

Link to TDA article: picture included.

Looks a lot better. Doesn't go with the overall campus look, but Fletcher has always been the outlier - and I believe the students there take pride in that.

[CajunEXPRESS]

I love it, not every building should look like the 19th century, especially this building.

[Turbine]

A comparison of the two design efforts. Much better.

[RedTails]

A comparison of the two design efforts. Much better.

Rendering the new concept in a real-world picture definitely helped the cause. All these design tricks, or you could say do it right the first time.

[SMD7636]

I would like some traditional red brick with modern architecture.