Torre - Design Consortium

L. AZEO TORRE, FASLA, AIA, IIDA, FAAR, USGBC

As President of Torre Design Consortium, Ltd., Mr. Torre is responsible for overall firm development and operations in 47 states and Canada.

He is responsible for the production and quality control of planning, schematic designs through construction observation phases of projects in the firm's New Orleans office.

With 34 years of experience, he has been extensively involved with management of multi-disciplinary teams on large, complex projects throughout the United States and Europe. Mr. Torre is a registered Architect, Landscape Architect, Interior Designer and certified Planner.

Education

Louisiana State University , Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, 1971.

Harvard Graduate School of Design, Continuing Education Program, 1977.

U.S. Green Building Council LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations, Technical Review Workshop, 2005.

Cold Regions Engineering Short Course, University of Washington , 2005.

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Teaching Experience

Louisiana State University , Dr. Reich Professorship, 1^stRecipient, 2001.
Commencement Speech to LSU College of Design, 1999.
Dean’s Circle, Louisiana State University , College of Design , 1998 – to date.
Louisiana State University , Department of Landscape Architecture, Associate Professor, 1980.
Tulane University , Department of Architecture, Visiting Professor, 1976 and 1979.
Louisiana State University , Department of Landscape Architecture, Baton Rouge, 1973-1974.

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Professional Experience

Torre Design Consortium, Ltd., President, 1989 -present.

Cashio, Cochran, Torre/ Design Consortium, Ltd., Founding Principal, 1980-1988.

L. Azeo Torre, Ltd., Principal, 1979.

MLTA-EDAW, Principal, 1978.

Charles Caplinger Planners, Inc./ Perez Architects October 1976-1977

Graphics and Design Consultant To:
Ambrosette e Metz, Rome Italy, 1976.
Agenzia de Publicita, Promos, Rome, Italy, 1976.

Design Consultant To:

City Planning Commission, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1971-1973.

New Orleans Planning Commission on Urban Affairs, New Orleans , Louisiana , 19721973.
Louisiana Bicentennial Commission, Ft. Bute Memorial Park , Baton Rouge , Louisiana ,1973.
Charles Caplinger and Associates, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, 1972-1974.p; Dick Bell Associates, Landscape Architect, 1975. Costa Smeralda Development, His Highness the Aga Kahn, Sardegna, Italy, 1974-1975. City of New Orleans , various projects, 1971-present. Audubon Zoo, various projects, 1980-1991.
Mississippi Department of Wildlife Conservation, Bureau of Marine Resources,-Master Plan for Shorefront Protection and Utilization, 1986.
New Orleans International Airport-various projects, 1990-present. New Orleans Downtown Development District-various projects including St. Charles Street Mall Master Plan, 1979; Information and Transferral System, 1971; Canal Street Now! 1989-present.
New Orleans City Park-Botanic Garden , 1987.p; American Institute of Architects Regional & Urban Design Committee, 1991.
New Orleans Regional Planning Commission-Bike Path, 1992. New Orleans Levee Board-New Basin Streetscape Master Plan and Improvements Phase 1, 1992-93. New Basin Canal , 1990.
Vieux Carre Commission, Vieux Carre Riverfront Improvements 1981; Bourbon Street Revitalized Plan, 1971; Is Bourbon on the Rocks? A PBS documentary, 1979. Costa Smeralda Development His Highness Aga Kahn, Sardegna, Italy, 1974-75. City of Hammond-Hammond Downtown Master Plan, 1990 and 2003. City of Biloxi , Mississippi -Biloxi Waterfront Master Plan, 1993.
City of Norfolk , Virginia /Virginia Zoological Society-Zoo Improvements, 1993-present.
City of Memphis , Tennessee -Zoo projects-1986-present; Memphis Botanical Garden , 2002; Memphis Zoo Society-1986-present.sp; Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden-Evansville, Indiana-Master Plan and Improvements, 2002-present.
Palm Beach Zoological Society, Inc., Florida-1997-present. City of Tampa , Florida - Bayshore Boulevard Master Plan and Implementation, 1987. Lowry Park Zoo, Florida-1988-present. City of Maitland , Florida -Community Center/ Nature Center , 1997.nbsp; Jacksonville , Florida , Downtown Development Authority-Southbank Riverwalk-1987.
City of Pascagoula , Mississippi -A New Waterfront for Pascagoula , 1982; Nature Center, 1982.
Glen Oak Zoo, Peoria, Illinois-Glen Oak Zoo Master Plan, 1998-present. Peoria Parks District, Peoria , Illinois-Peoria Zoo and Gardens Entry Complex and Improvements, 2003-present. City of Moss Point , Mississippi -Waterfront Master Plan, 1996; Pelican Landing Conference Center, 1996-present; Downtown Master Plan Update, 1996-present. City of Westwego , Louisiana - Challenge Park , 1995; Main Street Master Plan/Improvements, 2000-present; Arts Center Renovation, 2001-present.
State of Mississippi / Jackson Zoo- Jackson Zoo Improvements, 1989-present. Jefferson Parish, Louisiana-Parish Recreation Master Plan, 1982; General DeGaulle Corridor, 1982. City of Kenner , Louisiana - Williams Boulevard Urban Corridor Master Plan, 1985.
State of Louisiana-Bayou Segnette State Park, 1989-95 ; Chicot State Park 1976-78. United States Department of the Interior-Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Master Plan and Report, 1995.
City of Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada - Assiniboine Park and Zoo, 2000-present.
Louisiana State University Tiger Athletic Foundation-Mike the Tiger Complex, 2001present. Mississippi Institute of Higher Learning-USM Point Cadet ( Biloxi ) Marine Education Complex, 2000-present. Nanchang Zoo, The People’s Republic of China -Nanchang Zoo Master Plan, 2004present (just to name a few)

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Registration

Architecture:

Louisiana, 1985
Texas, 1987
Washington, 1991
California, 1992
Tennessee, 1992
Illinois, 1993
Oregon, 1993
NCARB Certified, 1993
Virginia, 1993
Mississippi, 1994
Florida, 1996
Georgia, 1997
New York, 1997
Alabama, 1999
Arizona, 1999
Colorado, 1999
Connecticut, 1999
Delaware, 1999
Dist. of Columbia, 1999
Hawaii, 1999
Iowa, 1999
Idaho, 1999
Indiana, 1999
Kansas, 1999
Kentucky, 1999
Maine, 1999
Maryland, 1999
Massachusetts, 1999
Michigan, 1999
Minnesota, 1999
Nebraska, 1999
New Hampshire, 1999
New Jersey, 1999
New Mexico, 1999
North Dakota, 1999
North Carolina, 1999
Ohio, 1999
Pennsylvania, 1999
Rhode Island, 1999
South Dakota, 1999
South Carolina, 1999
Utah, 1999
Vermont, 1999
West Virginia, 1999
Wisconsin, 1999
Wyoming, 1999
Alaska, 2005

Landscape Architecture:

Louisiana, 1972
Mississippi, 1979
CLARB, 1980
Florida, 1982
Georgia, 1985
Tennessee, 1985
Texas, 1985
Washington, 1987
Kentucky, 1990
Oregon, 1992
Alabama, 1993
Illinois, 1993
Virginia, 1993
New York, 1997
Arkansas, 1998
Indiana, 2004
California, In Process

Interior Design:

Louisiana , 1985
Texas , 1994
Connecticut, 1999
Delaware, 1999
District of Columbia, 1999
Hawaii, 1999
Iowa, 1999
Idaho, 1999
Indiana, 1999
Kansas, 1999
Kentucky, 1999
Maine, 1999
Maryland, 1999
Massachusetts, 1999
Michigan, 1999
Minnesota, 1999
Montana, 2000
Nebraska, 1999
New Hampshire, 1999
New Mexico, 1999
New Jersey, 1999
North Dakota, 1999
North Carolina, 1999
Ohio, 1999
Pennsylvania, 1999
Rhode Island, 1999
South Dakota, 1999
South Carolina, 1999
Utah, 1999
Vermont, 1999
West Virginia, 1999
Wisconsin, 1999
Wyoming, 1999
Manitoba,Canada,2000

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Professional Societies

American Society of Landscape Architecture, Member, 1979.
American Society of Landscape Architecture, Louisiana Chapter, Member/President, 1984-1985.
American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums, Member.
American Institute of Architects, Member.
International Interior Design Association, 1991.
American Association of Museums, 1989.
Louisiana Association of Architects, 1985.
Society of Fellows, American Academy in Rome, 1976.
Council of Fellows, American Society of Landscape Architects, 1992.
Dean’s Circle, Louisiana State University, College of Design, 1998 to present.
American Planning Association, Member, 1981.
International Interior Design Association, 1991.
American Association of Museums, 1989.
Louisiana Association of Architects, 1985.
United States Green Building Council, 2004.

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Books

Site Perspectives,
Drawings from Cashio, Cochran, Torre/Design Consortium, Ltd., Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1988

Waterfront Development,
Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1988.

The Business of Recreation,
Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, in process.

Site Graphics,
Richard Austin, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1986.

Marker Magic,
McGarry Madsen, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1994.
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Publications/ Broadcasts Featured in

St. Tammany Open Space Plan, Regional Planning Commission, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1973.
Lower Algiers: New Town in Town, City Planning Commission, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1972.
Lake Pontchartrain Redevelopment, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1971.
Bayou Segnette Park and Marina, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, 1978.
Bourbon Street Revitalized Plan, Vieux Carre Commission, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1971.
Is Bourbon on the Rocks? A PBS 30-minute documentary on urban design based on the Bourbon Street Study, 1979.
Information Transferral System, Downtown Development District, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1971.
St. Charles Street Mall Master Plan, Downtown Development District, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1979.
A New Waterfront for Pascagoula, Pascagoula, Mississippi, 1982.
General DeGaulle Corridor, New Orleans, Louisiana. Jefferson Parish Recreation Master Plan, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, 1982.
Southbank Riverwalk Master Plan, Jacksonville, Florida, 1983.
Lowry Park Zoo Master Plan, Tampa, Florida, 1984.
Williams Boulevard Urban Corridor Master Plan, Kenner, Louisiana, 1985.
Fort Worth Zoo Master Plan, Fort Worth, Texas 1986.
Memphis Zoo and Aquarium Master Plan, Memphis, Tennessee, 1986.
Shreveport Zoo Master Plan, Shreveport, Louisiana, 1987.
Woodland Park Zoo Master Plan, Seattle, Washington, 1987.
Bayshore Boulevard Master Plan, Tampa, Florida, 1987.
Chehaw Zoo Master Plan, Albany, Georgia, 1987.
Southern Living Magazine.
Louisiana Contractor Magazine.
Landscape Architecture Magazine.
American Institute of Architecture.
People Magazines.
Louisiana Life Magazine.
Parade Magazine.
The Atlantic Magazine.
New Orleans Magazine.
Southern Landscape Architecture.
Building Stone Magazine.
Sky (Delta Airline) Magazine.
Site Graphics (By Richard Austin).
The Wall Street Journal Architecture Magazine.

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Competions Won

Rome Prize,Landscape Architecture, 1974-1976.
Nebraska Sculptural Competition with sculptor Demitri Hadzi.
Information Transferral System, Downtown Development District, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1978.
St. Charles Street, Downtown Development District, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1978.
Duncan Plaza with sculptor Robert Irwin, National Endowment for the Arts, 1981.
Copley Square, National Endowment for the Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, 1984.
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Project Experience and Published Work

Lake Pontchartrain Redevelopment, New Orleans , Louisiana .
Bourbon Street Revitalized Plan, Vieux Carre Commission, New Orleans , Louisiana .
Is Bourbon on the Rocks? A PBS 30-minute documentary on urban design based on the Bourbon
Street Study.
Lower Algiers New Town in Town, Master Plan for riverfront town with population of 52,000; City
Planning Commission, New Orleans, Louisiana.
CBD Study, Planning, design, and visual presentation of possible solutions for downtown New
Orleans , City Planning Commission.
French Market Complex, Design and construction documents with Cashio, Cochran, Inc; New
Orleans , Louisiana .
Scotlandville By-Pass Study, Design for the re-use of an expressway for recreation. Included
design of park structures and supergraphics; New Orleans , Louisiana .
St. Tammany Open Space and Recreation Interim Sketch Plan, Design-oriented planning study
for the conversion of St. Tammany's recreational resources; City Planning Commission, New
Orleans, Louisiana.
New Milneburg River Park , for New Orleans City Planning Commission.
Brechtel Park , Design and master Plan for Park and Parkway Commission; New Orleans ,
Louisiana .
Exchange Alley, Interim design and graphics; New Orleans , Louisiana .
Dryades Street , Preliminary design for Community Improvement Agency; New Orleans , Louisiana .
Visual Environmental Design Study, Prototype urban design solutions for New Orleans , Louisiana .
University of North Carolina , Plaza design.
Costa Smeralda, Design and planning of a 1,100-slip marina and village complex, Sardegna , Italy .
Porta Cervo Park , Design of 400-acre public facilities.
Wide Sidewalks for Canal Street , Preliminary designs for Downtown Development District; New
Orleans , Louisiana .
Ochsner Hospital , Fountain and plaza design; Jefferson , Louisiana .
Wimbledon Playground, New Orleans , Louisiana .
Lawrence Square , for Park and Parkway Commission; New Orleans , Louisiana .
Saudi Arabian Prisons and Communities, with Folse/HDR Architects.
Pier House Hotel, Master Plan and Waterfront Development, Key West Florida .
Bayou Segnette Park and Marina , master plan and implementation, 600-acre facility; Jefferson
Parish, Louisiana .
EXPO 1981, With Curtis and Davis/DMJM; Los Angeles , California .
General DeGaulle Corridor, New Orleans , Louisiana .
Jefferson Parish Recreation Master Plan, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, 1982.
Williams Boulevard Urban Corridor Master Plan, Kenner, Louisiana, 1985.
Bayshore Boulevard, 1987 master plan and implementation, Tampa, Florida.
Louisiana World Riverfront Exposition 1984, Festival Park, preliminary master plan with Curtis
and Davis/DMJM.
St. Charles Street Transit Mall Master Plan and Revitalization (1979), Downtown Development
District, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Information Transferral System (1981), Downtown Development District, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Audubon Park and Zoological Garden, Master plan and design of numerous exhibits; New
Orleans , Louisiana .
The Audubon Landing ( New Orleans and the Mississippi River), Master plan; New Orleans ,
Louisiana .
Lowry Park Zoo, Master plan and design of numerous exhibits; Tampa , Florida .
Louisiana Nature Center , Master plan and site improvements; New Orleans , Louisiana .
Shreveport Zoo, Master plan, Shreveport , Louisiana .
Memphis Zoo and Aquarium, Master plan and design of numerous exhibits since 1985; Memphis ,
Tennessee .
State of Mississippi Waterfront Master Plan and Sand Beach Study, State of Mississippi Gulf
Coast .
Biloxi Waterfront Master Plan, Biloxi , Mississippi .
Southbank Riverwalk, Master plan and design; Jacksonville , Florida .
Missoula Waterfront Master Plan, Missoula , Montana .
New Orleans Aquarium and Riverfront Park , Preliminary master plan, park design and production;
New Orleans , Louisiana .
Fort Worth Zoo, Master plan and design of numerous exhibits; Fort Worth , Texas .
Woodland Park Zoo, Master Plan and Asian Tropical Forest Exhibit; Seattle , Washington .
Sacramento Zoo, Rare Feline Exhibit; Sacramento , California .
El Paso Zoo, Master plan and exhibit design; EL Paso , Texas .
Brookside Park and Comprehensive Plan, Master plan and site improvements for community
recreational facilities; Maitland , Florida .
Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo, Master plan; Monroe , Louisiana .
Chehaw Wild Animal Park , Master plan and exhibit design; Albany Georgia .
Louisiana State University Hilltop Arboretum, Master plan; Baton Rouge , Louisiana .
Busch Gardens , Exhibit design; Tampa , Florida .
Langford Park , Master plan; Orlando , Florida .
Chattanooga Zoo, Master plan; Chattanooga , Tennessee .
Louisville Zoo, Master plan; Louisville , Kentucky .
Birmingham Zoo, Master plan; Birmingham , Alabama .
Jackson Zoo, Master plan and exhibit design; Jackson , Mississippi .
Washington Park Zoo, Master plan and exhibit; Portland , Oregon .
Cameron Park Zoo, Master plan, exhibit and facility design; Waco , Texas .
Bayshore Boulevard Waterfront Plan, Master plan and construction; Tampa , Florida .
Adventure Island , Water park Master plan, Busch Gardens ; Tampa , Florida .
New Orleans International Airport , Master plan, numerous improvements, entry complex, arrival,
New Orleans , Louisiana .
Bayou Sauvage Wildlife Refuge, 24,000 acre Master Plan; New Orleans, Louisiana.
New Basin Canal, Waterfront master Plan and Improvements; New Orleans, Louisiana.
Point Defiance Zoo, Master plan; Tacoma, Washington.
Virginia Zoological Park, Master plan and exhibit design; Norfolk, Virginia.
New Orleans Medical Complex (NORMC), Master Plan; New Orleans, Louisiana.
Polk County Water Sports Complex, Master Plan; Lakeland, Florida.
St. Augustine Waterfront Development (with Nathaniel Curtis), Master Plan; St. Augustine,
Florida.
A New Waterfront for Pascagoula, Master plan; Pascagoula, Mississippi.
Scranton Maritime Museum; Pascagoula, Mississippi.
Mississippi Nature Center; Pascagoula, Mississippi.
Brookfield Zoo, Southwest Quadrant Master Plan; Chicago, Illinois.
Marsh Retreat, Master plan, Barataria Bay; Lafitte, Louisiana.
Moss Point Waterfront, Master Plan; Moss Point Mississippi.
Jefferson Batture Riverfront, Master Plan; Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
East Bank Health Unit; Jefferson Parish Louisiana.
New Orleans Museum of Art Sculpture Garden ; New Orleans , Louisiana .
Virginia Zoological Park , $21 million improvements Entry Complex and Okavango
Delta Exhibit; Norfolk , Virginia .
Tulane University , Master Plan, New Orleans , Louisiana .
New Basin Waterfront Park and Buildings; New Orleans , Louisiana .
Challenge Park ; Westwego , Louisiana .
New Orleans International Airport Transportation Center ; New Orleans , Louisiana , $4 million.
Jefferson Parish Forensic Center; Jefferson Parish, Louisiana , $4 million.
Jazzland, $65 million theme, water, and cultural park; New Orleans , Louisiana .
Cleveland Celebration Spaces, $20 million master plan for interpretive center and Ohio riverfront
historic park; Cleveland , Ohio . National ASLA Community Assistance Team (CAT).
Pelican Landing Conference Center ; Moss Point , Mississippi , $3 million.
Tulane University , Campus Planning; New Orleans , Louisiana , $6million.
New Basin Canal Restaurant; New Orleans , Louisiana .
Bayou Barabay Subdivision; Jefferson Parish, Louisiana .
Memphis Zoo, Northwest Passage, $27 million Immersion exhibit; Memphis , Tennessee .
Westwego Shrimp Complex: Westwego , Louisiana .
Oak Harbor Marina / Maintenance Complex; Slidell , Louisiana .
Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park -Tropics of the Americas Exhibit and Entry Complex, $24
million West Palm Beach , Florida .
Seneca Park Zoo, $45 million Master plan and Improvements, Rochester , New York .
Peoria Zoological Park , $25 million Master plan, Peoria , Illinois .
Canal Street, $15 million Master plan and improvements, New Orleans , Louisiana .
Arkansas Farm Exhibit, Little Rock Zoo, Little Rock , Arkansas .
USFWS Lacombe Campus, Lacombe , Louisiana .
Torre Residence, New Orleans , Louisiana .
Zachary Taylor Parkway , Master plan, Central Louisiana and Mississippi .
Audubon Park , Labyrinth, New Orleans , Louisiana .
Seneca Park Zoo, $10 million Asia Exhibit, Rochester , New York .
Memphis Zoo, $17 million Giant Panda Exhibit, Memphis , Tennessee .
Great Plains Zoo and Delbridge Museum , Master plan, Sioux Falls , South Dakota .
Virginia Zoological Park , $11 million North American Exhibit, Norfolk , Virginia .
Jackson Zoo, $5 million Mississippi Wilderness Exhibit, Jackson , Mississippi .
Little Rock Zoo, Master plan, Little Rock , Arkansas .
Assiniboine Zoo, Master plan, Winnipeg , Canada .
Seneca Park Zoo, $45 million Entry Complex, Asia Exhibit, Africa Exhibit, Rochester , New York .
Westwego Main Street Master Plan, Westwego , Louisiana .
Moss Point Downtown Plan, Moss Point , Mississippi .
Moss Point Riverwalk, Moss Point , Mississippi .
Peoria Zoo, $20 million Entry Complex and Africa Exhibit, Peoria , Illinois .
Mesker Park Zoo, Master plan, South America Exhibit, and other improvements, Evansville ,
Indiana .
Louisiana State University Mike-the-Tiger Habitat, Baton Rouge , Louisiana
Biloxi Marine Education Center , a new $74.0 million aquarium and waterfront park on the Gulf of
Mexico, Biloxi , Mississippi .
Nanchang Zoo Master Plan, (a riverfront location) People’s Republic of China
City Park Golf Course, New Orleans , Louisiana

Memphis Zoo Teton Trek, a $10.0 million grizzly bear exhibit, Memphis , Tennessee

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