Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The Shaw Center for the Arts combines the Louisiana State University Museum of Art with spaces for LSU’s studio arts programs and an important regional center for the performing arts. The project is located on one and a half city blocks in downtown Baton Rouge, and incorporates an historic older building, the “Auto Hotel.”  The primary public venues, the Museum of Art and the performing arts theaters, form a single structure that cantilevers over the Auto Hotel, which was rebuilt to house classrooms, art studios, curatorial spaces, and a Gallery for the LSU School of Art. The Shaw Center lobby, a 65-foot high space enclosed by glass, connects the three main elements of the project: the museum, the theater complex, and the studio and classroom spaces within the Auto Hotel. In 2018, the Shaw was named the best-designed museum in Louisiana by Architectural Digest.

Recognition

National Honor Award, American Institute of Architects
Honor Award, AIA Gulf States Region
Honor Award, AIA New England Regional Council
Award for Design, Boston Society of Architects
Higher Education Award, Citation for Design, Boston Society of Architects