LSU College of Art + Design
The College of Art & Design has a long history at LSU that dates back to the 1930s.
In 1933, the first inklings of an architecture program began with the establishment of the Department of Architectural Engineering, which offered a four-year curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering. The current program in architecture is the lineal descendent of architectural engineering studies. The five-year professional Bachelor of Architecture was approved in June 1961, and the Department of Architecture was accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board the same year.
In 2001, the College of Design was changed to the College of Art & Design, and by this time, comprised the School of Architecture, the School of Art, and the School of Landscape Architecture. Over the years, the interior design program had moved from the Department of Fine Arts to the Department of Architecture to being established as the School of Interior Design (1991) until it was briefly merged within the School of Art in 2001. Departmental status was reinstated in 2002, and the department was designated as the School of Interior Design in 2015. In 2007, the School of Landscape Architecture was renamed the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, after the founder and director of the program.
Today, the College of Art & Design comprises the School of Architecture, School of Art, School of Interior Design, and the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture.
The College of Art & Design is Louisiana’s foremost school for fine arts, art history, and the design professions, with programs that are consistently highly ranked in national surveys. The college strives to function as a collaborative of engaged students and faculty committed to creative activity in every aspect of the visual arts and design disciplines. Our curricula promote inquiry-based learning, encourage risk-taking and independent thinking, nurture the creative spirit, and pursue opportunities to improve the environment in which we live.