Eugene Cizek

Professor Emeritus - Architecture

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People Classification
Faculty
Tulane Affiliation
Core Faculty
Region
  • General Latin America
  • North America
Eugene Cizek

Areas of Expertise

Guatemala

Research

Historic Preservation; Guatemala

Degrees

  • B.A., Louisiana State University, Architecture, 1964
  • M.A., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, City Planning and Urban Design, 1966
  • Dr. of Science, Delft Technische Hogeschool, City Planning, 1967

Academic Experience

Academic Experience
  • Professor Emeritus/Adjunct Professor, Tulane University, 2015-
  • Professor, Tulane University, 1970-2015
  • Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University, 1968-1970
  • Instructor, Louisiana State University, 1967-1968

Distinctions

  • Grant, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1991-
  • 2nd prize, Charles E. Peterson Prize Competition for the Historic American Buildings Survey, 1995
  • Mellon Fellowship, 1994
  • Merit Award, Vieux Carre Commission, 1993
  • Freedom Foundation Award (with Lloyd Sensat, Jr.), 1993

Languages

  • Spanish

Overseas Experience

  • Cuba
  • Panama
  • Mexico
  • Peru
  • Colombia
  • Argentina
  • Guatemala

Related Experience

  • Director, Preservation Studies Program, Tulane University, 1996-
  • Director, Bayou-River Road Survey, 1980-
  • Co-Director, Education Through Historic Preservation Program, 1977-
  • Co-Director, Interdisciplinary Doctor of Philosophy Degree Program in Historic Preservation with Department of History, Tulane University, 2002

Selected Publications

  • 1996. “Jackson Square and the World of Baroness Pontalba.” With Lloyd L. Sensat, Jr. Education Through Historic Preservation. 19.
  • 1995. “Madame John’s Legacy in the Vieux Carre and Mary Plantation on the Great River Road.” With Lloyd L. Sensat, Jr. Education Through Historic Preservation. 18.
  • 1994. “Laura: A Creole Plantation and Home of Brer Rabbit.” With Lloyd L. Sensat, Jr. Education Through Historic Preservation. 17.
  • 1993. “Evergreen Plantation and the Great River Road.” With Lloyd L. Sensat, Jr. Education Through Historic Preservation. 16.
  • 1992. “Pitot House on Historic Bayou St. John.” With Lloyd L. Sensat, Jr. Education Through Historic Preservation. 15.