Some Dauphin Island Buildings
An odd house on Dauphin Island which we would have never known about if Dr. George Crozier hadn't told us about it.
Awwww! The Gulf Breeze Motel. It smelled funny.
A ship reck's remains at Fort Gaines.
These are 1950s air force block houses with new hurricane shutters.
Estuarium Of Dauphin Island
Sea Lab Institute Of Dauphin Island
Dauphin Island is a barrier island at the mouth of Mobile Bay in Alabama. Once at the Sea Lab we met with Dr. George Crozier, the Executive Director of Sea Lab. George gave us a tour of the lab and of the Estuarium/Public Aquarium across the road as well as a personal slide show explaining coastal ecology. George geared the slide show towards architects and explained the complications and issues that we would face when building along the coastline.
A freak thunder storm came upon us within minutes. The rain was so intense that we had to wait until it stopped to cross the street. The storm only lasted for 30 minutes is quite normal on the island.
Marine biologists will take out fish's ear bones and a machine is used to cut through them. Fish ear bones have growth rings which allow biologists to see how old the fish was.
The auditorium room. Unlike the auditorium in the Dal architecture building, this room, and all the rooms in the building are equipped with CO2 detection systems. Therefore when there are more people in the room and the CO2 rises a unit will kick in and force more air into the room.
Gehry, Ohr O'Keefe Museum, Biloxi MS
The Ohr O'Keefe Museum was designed by Frank Gehry and is currently under reconstruction after Hurricane Katrina literally washed a giant casino barge onto the museum construction. The only building that we were allowed into at the time was The Pleasant Reed Interpretive Center.
SHoP architects, 39571 Project, Delisle MS
This is the post Hurricane Katrina Community Center in DeLisle, Mississippi and was designed by SHoP Architects. It was a collaborative project between SHoP Architects and a local woman, Martha Murphy. It was completed in the summer of 2006.
Cathedral Of St. John The Evangelist
BeauSoleil Home
The BeauSoleil Home produces enough electricity from its solar panels that the energy meter rotates backwards.
This door/wall in the house is part of a Nanawall system that is unique design only to the BeauSoleil house.
University of Louisiana
Went to see the University of Louisiana architecture school. Once there we met with Geoff Gjertson who gave us a small tour of third year student work and later the BeauSoleil Home designed and built by the students.
Madeleine Cenac's House
DAY 7
Ed Cazayoux, who gave us a tour of the French Chateau Tower also gave us a tour of these houses. This house is from the 1840s and was moved here from another site. Originally, this house did not have plumbing or electricity. This style of house would have the boys upstairs and the girls bedroom would be downstairs attached to the masters bedroom. I also found a link to an article on this house as well called Bayou Beauty.
Chateau Tower
DAY 7
This tower in the Breaux Bridge area of Louisiana is actually a house that was constructed in a French style. It is hidden down a private road in the forest and the only reason that we are able to see it is because we had an escort. What is also cool about it is that there is a moat surrounding the tower which has ALLIGATORS and turtles living in it. Unfortunately the owner of the building was in France while we were there so we were not able to go inside.
Trahan, Academic Center for Student Athletes, Louisiana State University
These interior shots are renovations of the Academic Center For Student Athletes at Louisiana State University by Trahan Architects.
The next three photos are of Campbell Auditorium.
McGee's Atchafalaya Basin Swamp Tour
Our tour guide for the swamp tour was born and raised on the Atchafalaya Basin Swamp. During our tour he talked a lot about the expulsion of the Acadians down into this area of the southern US. He told us that the Acadians used to live in communities of houses on floating logs and that his grandfather used to drive the school boat.
This particular alligator was well trained by our tour guide because when we floated into a little cove off of the swamp, he started banging on the side of the boat calling to her. After a few bangs the alligator came, knowing it would get a meal. Our guide then threw some meat into the water for her.
All of the trees here are called Cyprus Trees.
Swamp Jesus
The moss that grows from the Cyprus trees is called Spanish Moss and this moss lively entirely off of the moisture in the air. The Acadians used to use this moss to fill pillows and stuff in the cracks of walls of their homes, along with many other applications. Apparently, Henry Ford also used Spanish Moss to stuff his car seats.
Trahan, Holy Rosary Catholic Church, St. Amante LA
The Holy Rosary Church was designed by Trahan Architects and is located at 44450 Highway 429 in St. Amant. The church seems to be made entirely of concrete and glass. There were quite a few buckets in one of the buildings due to rainwater that was leaking inside the building through the light fixtures as well as streaks running down the concrete everywhere on the exterior. Even though the church is not very old, because of the leaking and water stains, it had a much older look. Despite all this, it was still a beautiful church. Unfortunately the church was closed when we arrived.
Shaw Center, Baton Rouge LA
We didn't have time to go into the Shaw Center because we were on our way to Lousiana State University. It was such a large building that it was hard to photograph from the outside.
Hollygrove Growers Market & Farm With Pavilion
Hollygrove Growers Market is located at 8301 Olive St. in the heart of New Orleans. This neighborhood suffered a lot of damage after Hurricane Katrina and needs extensive re-development. This project is an idea about providing the local community with locally-grown, affordable fresh produce. As a result, certification programs in urban agriculture will be produced.
The Hollygrove Pavilion was constructed by students and faculty of Tulane University. The pavilion will stand as an example of environmentally conscious architecture.

A detail in the butterfly like roof that directs rainwater into a cistern for use in the training gardens. Although this was the intention, the collected water is not actually used for what ever reason. Instead water from the main line is used.
City Park Botanical Gardens
These first five photos are of the Green Pavilion by Tulane City Center in City Park's Botanical Gardens. The pavilion was built as a sustainable exhibition to showcase environmentally sensitive building strategies and technologies. The pavilion has a rainwater catching roof which drips down into a natural water filtration system. This water is then used to hydrate indigenous plants. The structure is also built from salvaged material.
Tulane City Center In Upper 9th
Moore, Piazza d'Italia, New Orleans
DAY 4
This is the Piazza d'Italia by Charles Moore.

This is the Piazza d'Italia by Charles Moore.
Our architectural tour of New Orleans
2012: day1 - day2 - day3 - day4 - day5
2011: day1(Bourbon St) - day2(French Quarter) - day3(CityBuild) - day4 (9th ward) - day5 (N.O. & Venice LA)
2010: shotgun houses - garden distr - cemetery - piazza d'italia - Botanical Gdn - CityBuild - hollygrove - 9th ward: #1 - #2 - #3 - #4