News

Construction begins on the Academy of Sacred Heart’s Arts and Athletics Complex

The office is has begun the construction phase of the new $10M Arts and Athletics Complex for the Academy of the Sacred Heart in uptown New Orleans. The project will incorporate a new gymnasium and running track, training and weight rooms and a number of arts spaces for dance, choral, arts and music instruction.

David Waggonner selected to Mayor Landrieu’s Flood Protection & Coastal Restoration Task Force

Dutch Dialogues founder David Waggonner has been selected to New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu's Flood Protection & Coastal Restoration Task Force.

The Task Force's mission, according to the official Transition New Orleans website, is to "recommend actions that the Mayor can take to enhance the security of our coastline and structural defenses and to protect the City from floods."

More information can be found at: http://www.transitionneworleans.com/taskforce/Flood

J. David Waggonner III elected a Fellow of the AIA

J. David Waggonner III has been elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. The investiture ceremony will take place on June 11, 2010 at the AIA National Convention in Miami.

Brad Pitt’s ‘Make It Right’ Foundation publishes new book

Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation has published a book about its building projects in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward. Architecture in Times of Need by Kristen Feireiss and published in October, 2010 features a new two family...

Dutch Dialogues

Dutch Dialogues, a series of post Hurricane Katrina interdisciplinary symposia and charrettes focusing on water management and infrastructure and landscape design, was conceived of and organized by David Waggonner...

David Waggonner Lectures

David Waggonner delivered a lecture entitled Ground Zero/Going Coastal at Tulane University’s New Orleans Under Reconstruction Symposium sponsored by the Tulane University School of Architecture in October 2010...

2009 Design Awards

The firm received the following design awards in 2009:

New Projects

The firm has been selected to design a new school campus for the Beijing City International School in Beijing, China. Schematic Design for the facility on the Third Ring Road near the center of the city will begin in January 2010...

Current Collaborations

Waggonner & Ball is collaborating with MITHUN of Seattle on the design of a new Children’s Museum in New Orleans’ historic City Park. The Louisiana Children’s Museum’s Early Learning Village will feature a new 80,000sf...

Two New Buildings Completed

New buildings completed by the office in fall, 2009: St. Anselm Catholic Church and Southern Yacht Club

Academy of Sacred Heart, Colton School in Design phase

The office is currently finishing construction documents for a new $10M Arts and Athletics Complex for the Academy of the Sacred Heart in uptown New Orleans. The project will incorporate a new gymnasium and running...

New Cultural Arts and Community Center, City Park Administration Building now under Construction

The firm is now engaged in the Construction Administration phase for a new $27M Cultural Arts and Community Center for the St. Bernard Parish Public School Board. The project will feature a 450 seat theatre and performing arts....