Architecture Students Participate in EDR MLK Day of Service

Earlier this year, UL Lafayette Architecture students participated in the 8th annual EDR MLK Day of Service, an annual service opportunity sponsored by the New Orleans architecture firm Eskew+Dumez+Ripple (EDR). The four UL Lafayette student participants were Gabrielle LeBlanc (AIAS), Matthew Dufrene (AIAS), Brice Gutshall (UL NOMAS) and Shaela Nelson (UL NOMAS). EDR held its first Day of Service in January 2015, and it has become an annual office wide initiative that simultaneously strengthens its commitment to building community and honors the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Each MLK Day, the firm donates the services of its entire staff to amplify organizations working to better the New Orleans community. The day is an opportunity to concentrate the skills and interests of the entire studio towards assisting larger ongoing community efforts, and enables community organizations to participate in a collaborative design process, one adapted to their particular design challenges. Challenges can be tackled through a wide range of services — building and landscape design, graphic advocacy, branding, marketing and communications planning, and urban engagement at a range of scales. To learn more about EDR's MLK Day of Service, watch this video overview.