Lecture

Jeffrey Smith

"The Old Way of Seeing with a New Vision"

Tuesday, March 23, at 6:30PM in Wyly Auditorium

Jeffrey Smith, architect, is a partner Holly & Smith Architects of Hammond, Louisiana

Jeffrey Smith’s pursuit of architecture follows a family tradition begun by his father, Harry Baker Smith. Jeffrey earned his architecture degree from the University of Southwest Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) in 1979 and later teamed up with fellow alum Michael Holly to form Holly & Smith in downtown Hammond. From this first partnership, they have built Holly & Smith into the largest architecture firm in the Northshore region of Louisiana. Design projects in architecture and interiors, historic renovation, adaptive reuse, and master planning have earned the firm local, state and regional design awards,

According to the firm’s website, “Talk is not cheap at Holly & Smith. That’s because we define talk as open dialogue with our clients, and we believe this is an invaluable first step in forming working relationships that produce meaningful, functional, beautiful buildings..... Our work ranges from iconic landmark structures to buildings that blend seamlessly with their neighborhoods. They are all united by finely crafted design that fulfills our client’s needs; follow-through and attention to detail that surpasses expectation; and an approach and attitude at our firm that makes so many of our clients repeat customers.”,

Holly and Smith Architects’ new book entitled, “H/S: A Culture of Design”, focuses on the firm’s long standing commitment to a firm culture which is grounded by a regional understanding of architecture and design. The images within this small assemblage are manifestations of things the firm have seen and liked. The book focuses on highlighting a devotion to design that occurs at all levels, especially the smallest of details. The book is available at http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1137883

http://www.hollyandsmith.com

This lecture is also available for CEUs.