The Evolution of Creole Architecture
New Orleans’ earliest structures, and some of its most distinctive extant buildings, are described as being “Creole.” What does Creole architecture mean, where did this design thinking come from, and how did it evolve? Tulane geographer Richard Campanella reviews the evidence, courtesy The Times-Picayune (PDF). New Orleans: Place Portraits — Over the next nine months, AAG’s…
14 to 1: Post-Katrina New Orleans Architecture by the Numbers
So what does post-Katrina New Orleans architecture actually look like? Media has given most attention to high-profiles exceptions; here’s an empirical look at the norm in Post-Katrina New Orleans architecture, according to a study by Tulane geographer Richard Campanella and Tulane Architecture student Cassidy Rosen, courtesy Places Journal. New Orleans: Place Portraits — Over the next…
Five Chapters in the Geography of New Orleans Architecture, 1700s-2000s
This article, by Tulane geographer Richard Campanella courtesy The Times-Picayune, characterizes New Orleans’ various architectural styles and typologies by nature of their cultural diffusion from various sources regions (PDF). New Orleans: Place Portraits — Over the next nine months, AAG’s “Focus on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast,” will feature a series of articles on New…