Trahan Architects

Trahan Architects Designs a Circular Hub for Interfaith Congregation at Loyola University New Orleans

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:04:00 -0500

The mass-timber Chapel of St. Ignatius and Gayle and Tom Benson Jesuit Center serves as an intimate, inclusive space on campus for worship and assembly.

Osaka‘s World Expo Arrives, Out of Step with Its Moment

Thu, 29 May 2025 00:00:00 -0400

Instead of looking to the future, the Expo‘s gathering of 158 nations exchanging visions of peace and progress feels stuck in the past.

Trahan Architects Reveals Design for USA Pavilion at 2025 World Expo

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 15:56:14 -0500

Opening in April 2025, the minimalist building was commissioned by the State Department for the forthcoming world’s fair in Osaka.

Louisiana Superdome Re-clad

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:00:00 -0400

Superdome's New Skin is Tougher Than Pig Skin In deciding how to repair the outside of the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, a local design team faced a challenge of time and engineering. Locals love the bronze hue of aluminum panels that clad the arena’s curvy walls, but Hurricane Katrina had blown off some of those panels. Could the architects make repairs without stamping on incongruously shiny bits? Or, could they replace the entire skin without cheapening the dome’s resilient look? Images courtesy Trahan Architects The Louisiana Superdome’s steel skin is being replaced with new aluminum panels that will match