Post Architects LLC

The Post Architects Team had a surprise visitor last week when Rip the Roo, a seven-month-old kangaroo stopped by the office to say hello! It was a pleasure having Valerie Toney, one of the owners of Unknown Whitetail & Rouxs bring Rip by the office to meet Lisa, Skipper, Di, Brian and Nathan. They are amazing creatures!

If you're interested in meeting Rip or one of the many other beautiful animals they raise, please reach out to them at [email protected] or 225-328-2058.

East Baton Rouge Parish Safe Room breaks ground!

The DUAL-USE HURRICANE SAFE ROOM AND TRAINING CENTER designed by Post Architects for East Baton Rouge Parish first responders is now under construction! The long awaited groundbreaking of the new facility was held last month at the Mayor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (MOHSEP) facility located at 3773 Harding Blvd. - also designed by Post Architects. The facility will serve as a staging area for emergency workers during natural disasters and a large-scale training center throughout the year. It is a one-story, 16,580 square foot building with two large training rooms that can be subdivided into four smaller rooms, food/water storage, a break room, restrooms with showers, and support spaces. It is on full generator power and will be able to house around 700 emergency crews during a natural disaster. The building, which is designed to withstand 250 mph winds per FEMA P-361 requirements, will be complete in approximately a year. Deumite Construction is the general contractor. The design team includes: AST Engineers (Mechanical, Fire Protection, Plumbing, Electrical, and Data), McKnight Landscape Architects, Ragland Aderman Engineers (Civil Structural) and Southeast Engineers (Civil Site).

Check out the article below from WAFB for more information:
https://www.wafb.com/2022/08/23/construction-begins-ebr-safe-room-first-responders/

Giant Scissors, Red Ribbon and the Mayor - It's That Time!

Threatening weather did not put a damper on the River Center Theatre's official Ribbon Cutting on March 22, 2022! The focus was on the Theatre’s stunning updates from the jaw-dropping lobby to every seat within the theatre providing amazing (and comfortable) views of the action on stage. A string quartet set the mood for the event with specially designed cookies to mark the occasion as mementos for attendees! With all local news stations present, ASM Global's General Manager, Wayne Hodes, kicked things off, followed by Visit Baton Rouge's President and CEO, Paul Arrigo (celebrating their 50th Anniversary this year), and brought home by Mayor Sharon Weston-Broome's congratulations and cutting of the ribbon! Lisa H. Nice, Owner of Post Architects and Project Architect for the Theatre, lead a tour of the facility. The event was the official reintroduction of this Baton Rouge staple to the City it calls home!

Post Architects would like to send out special thanks to: Mayor Weston-Broome's administration for supporting the project; our founder, Skipper Post, for showing us how it's done; our associate architect, HMS for their theater expertise; all of our many, many consultants that worked on this project - we could not have done it without you (RAA, TLA, AST, BAi, TCC, MLA); the contractor, Buquet & LeBlanc for executing our design vision; and our amazing staff (past - Doug, Megan, Raysan, and present - Di, Brian, Steve, Matt, Victoria and BMAC) for all the blood sweat and tears shed to get this done (including photography for this event by Steve, the project's unsung hero as project manager for this bear). Thank you all!

Special Guests (below): Reps from L to R: BRSO (Eric Marshal, Ex. Dir.), BRBT (Molly Buchmann and Sharon Mathews, Co-Art. Dir.), VBR (Paul Arrigo, Pres.& CEO), City of BR/Parish of EBR (Mayor Sharon Weston-Broome), ASM Global (Wayne Hodes, GM), Post Architects (Lisa H. Nice, Project Architect), and Buquet & LeBlanc (Rob Liles, Pres.).

"The Renovated River Center Performing Arts Theatre Steps Into the 21st Century"...Post receives further accolades from 225 Magazine.
The River Center Theatre for Performing Arts, as a historical backdrop, features updates that pay homage to its 70's design era, like the sunburst ceiling in the new lobby, while showcasing the new functionality of the Theatre as a flexible performing arts venue for many years to come. One might say the design team, led by Post, 'broke a leg' on this one!

"The new lobby space alone (by Post) should almost be enough to attract even the most sophisticated traveling acts…"

https://www.225batonrouge.com/our-city/renovated-river-center-performing-arts-theatre-steps-21st-century?utm_campaign=-2022_Mar_30-13_00&utm_medium=email&utm_source=225_dine

The renovated River Center Performing Arts Theatre steps into the 21st century - [225] The 1970s gave us plenty of trends to savor as memories: feathered hair, s**g carpets, lava lamps … but by the time 40 years have passed, a few updates may be in order. That was the idea behind the renovations to the River Center Performing Arts Theatre, open now for a new spring season of...

POST ARCHITECTS RECEIVES MORE ACCOLADES FOR THE HIGHLY REGARDED RIVER CENTER THEATRE RENOVATION!

The Business Report Daily Report has praised Post Architects, along with Project Architect, Lisa H. Nice, for the design of the recently completed renovation of the 45 year old River Center Theatre by general contractor, Buquet & LeBlanc. Post, along with their associate architect HMS (now part of GHC), was selected by the City/Parish to lead the design process. HMS’ work, lead by Damien Job, focused on the stage and auditorium proper, while Post handled most other areas and the exterior work, including the beautiful lobby addition and soon to be complete plaza. The article goes into detail over the meticulous renovation and features that were added to enhance the patrons’ experience, whether it be at a BR Symphony Orchestra performance or an REO Speedwagon concert, the renovated theatre is sure to please!

Two of Post Architects' projects have been featured in the Baton Rouge Area Foundation's quarterly publication, Currents. The River Center Theatre Renovation, with associate HMS Architects, and the South Branch Library with JV partner Gould Evans. Whether exercising one's mind at the library or expanding one's artistic appreciation at the theatre, Post Architects' designs will inspire!

Excerpts and a link to the publication:
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56bba43086db4378db7e026d/t/620ea188041209579df44357/1645126043302/Currents_2022_Q1+web-2.pdf

The lights have dimmed, the curtain drawn — the anticipation is over...The River Center is back this Spring, and better than ever!

Link to article: https://www.225batonrouge.com/our-city/baton-rouge-symphony-finally-returns-river-center-theatre-packed-spring-season?utm_campaign=-2022_Jan_24-13_00&utm_medium=email&utm_source=225_dine

Baton Rouge Symphony finally returns to the River Center Theatre with a packed spring season - [225] Consider it like couch surfing. Except at each new place, you’re unpacking 18 violins, 23 wood instruments, a harp, a piano and all manner of drums and percussion instruments. The Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra has been hopping from various venues and churches for its performances over the last th...

Lisa Nice awarded AIA Presidential Citation Award

The Louisiana Chapter of the American Institute of Architects is proud to bestow upon Lisa H. Nice for her leadership and commitment in chairing the Advocacy Committee and its Incidental Practice Taskforce efforts in finding a solution to the challenges around the practice and protecting the profession. Working in close collaboration with other organizations and agencies at the National and State levels in seeking to define guidelines respecting other professions' practice laws as well as strengthening those of architects within the state.

POST ARCHITECTS NAMED ONE OF 15 BEST COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTS IN BATON ROUGE BY GC MAGAZINE

General Contractors Magazine is a national online magazine celebrating the best general contractors across America. Our goal is to be a source of information for people looking for contractors, architects, designers, and builders for their project. Since the publication's founding, the editorial team has researched and featured thousands of builders in dozens of project types.

Link to article: https://www.generalcontractors.org/the-15-best-commercial-architects-in-baton-rouge-louisiana/

Looking forward to seeing everyone in person and getting inspired!

2021 AIA Louisiana Conference on Architecture & Expo JOIN us for our annual AIA Louisiana Conference on Architecture & Expo. The 2021 Conference on Architecture comes to you this Fall with both virtual AND in-person options! Thursday will be virtual sessions with the option to join us at the HOTEL for group viewing if you prefer and Friday will be all...

RIVER CENTER THEATRE IN THE NEWS: POST HELPING TO CAPTIVATINGLY RE-IMAGINE A COMMUNITY STAPLE

“One of the things I kept in the back of my mind throughout the process was I didn’t want anyone to wonder, ‘Was this here before?” Post Architects’ owner and theatre Project Architect, Lisa H. Nice, mentions to 225 Magazine during an interview for the magazine’s August issue, highlighting the extensive and meticulous renovation of the theatre. New, fresh, exciting, and most of all homage — the driving motives behind the years long re-design and renovation of the 1970’s facility.

Link to article:
https://www.225batonrouge.com/our-city/river-center-performing-arts-theatre-reopens-fall-details-renovated-space?utm_campaign=-2021_Aug_05-13_00&utm_medium=email&utm_source=225_dine