Rate My Professor Pasquale Depaola

Dr. Pasquale DePaola is the Director of the School of Design and Associate Professor of Architecture at Louisiana Tech University in the College of Liberal Arts. He has served in the director role since 2014, overseeing programs in Architecture, Graphic Design, Interior Design, and Studio Art. These programs emphasize hands-on studios, such as Design/Build Studio, Architecture for Spatial Justice, and collaborative projects between Interior Design and Graphic Design. The school hosts annual student exhibitions, thesis shows, and visiting artist lectures, contributing to the university's design education. DePaola's office is located in HALE 224, and he can be reached at 318.257.5263. He holds a B.Arch from Louisiana State University and an M.S. degree. Prior to his current position, DePaola gained professional experience as a designer and production specialist at Kucera und Partsch in Vienna, Austria.

DePaola's scholarly contributions center on architectural pedagogy, history, and curriculum development. He co-authored the paper 'Architectural History, Version 21.Now' with Damon Caldwell, included in the 108th ACSA Annual Meeting Proceedings (2020). Another publication, 'RPGs Persistent Progression as a Curricular Model,' appears in the ACSA Fall Conference Proceedings (2018), summarizing curricular innovations in Louisiana Tech's architecture program. He has also contributed to works on 'Tectonic Work[flow]: Cross-Curriculum Pedagogy' and presented at ACSA conferences. DePaola has spoken on environmental research and design for AIA Shreveport and engaged in faculty discussions at Kent State University College of Architecture and Environmental Design. His leadership supports accreditation processes, including NAAB for architecture and CIDA for interior design, enhancing the school's reputation and student opportunities in competitive design fields.