WELCOME


WELCOME
to the LSU Minden Main Street Workshop. Students and faculty from the LSU School of Architecture will be working and living in Minden for two weeks to provide assistance to Minden Louisiana Main Street in their efforts to cultivate a resilient community. This program is funded in part through a grant awarded to the LSU Office of Community Design and Development from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Minden Main Street Workshop is the first in a series of workshops to connect environmentally responsible design practices with historic preservation strategies to accelerate sustainable development in Louisiana's small towns and cities. For more information, please contact the Office of Community Design and Development.


Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Team Imperial Hotel Day 3

Group Blog
Members: Rob, Jessica, Shawn, and Annette

The measurement phase of the documentation is complete. The existing drawings of the structure are finished and we are very happy to be finished working in the pigeon graveyard. We were able to explore more of the ground floor today. We hope to access the basement soon. Our group had a critique with Frank and Marsha this afternoon. They raised a lot of questions that we need to solve. We have a lot to work on before our client meeting tomorrow. Professor Desmond is here to lecture on the history of Minden. Our group has decided to work late tonight to design a solution for the large alleyway and all the additions to the existing structure.