Design Publications
2010
CHRISTIAN SCHOOL PRODUCTS, September Issue
Holy Cross School
2009
COUNTRY ROADS MAGAZINE
Bel Soggiorno – Ron Blitch Residence
2008
BEST OF 2008 – South Central Construction
50 year retrospective of the firm’s history & projects
2007
REGIONAL MODERNISM EXHIBITION
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Selected for inclusion: the work of James Buchanan Blitch, Sr., FAIA
2003
CASE STUDY FILE: RELIGIOUS DESIGN
Published by Design Cost Data Magazine, September/October, 2003
Ascension of Our Lord – Catholic Church, LaPlace, LA
2001
INSIDE OUT MAGAZINE – Times Picayune New Orleans
Bel Soggiorno – Ron Blitch Residence
1999
DESIGN ’99 – Nursing Homes Magazine
Selected for Publication
St. Joseph Hall – Assisted Living Facility, New Orleans, LA
1998
THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL – LYNETTE JENNINGS DESIGN
“Showcase” Segment Featured Home
Bel Soggiorno, Ron Blitch Residence
1997
HOME & GARDEN NETWORK (USA), LIFE NETWORK (CANADA)
HOMES BY DESIGN
Featured Home
Bel Soggiorno, Ron Blitch Residence
AIA ARCHITECT – October Issue
Design for Aging Center – “Not Older, but Wiser” by Ronald B. Blitch AIA
1993
AIA HEALTH FACILITIES REVIEW
Selected for publication: ICU Facility, Cardiology Center, Emergency Services
Pavilion, East Jefferson General Hospital, New Orleans, LA
1992
DESIGN FOR AGING, FACILITIES REVIEW
Published by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Association of Homes for the Aging (AAHA)
Ronald B. Blitch, AIA – Jury Chairman
1991
SOUTHERN LIVING, August Issue
Selected for Publication
Read Kitchen
GAMBIT MAGAZINE, “Renovation of the Year” Grand Prize, Jan. 1991 Issue
Grimstad Residence
1990
ARCHITECTURE, July 1990
Selected for publication
Seniors Housing Forum – National Association for Senior Living, featuring Ronald B. Blitch
AIA HEALTH FACILITIES REVIEW
Selected for publication as an example of a Nursing Home Facility.
120 Bed Nursing Home Care Unit/Parking Structure, VA Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
PANELIST – Seniors Housing Forum
National Association for Senior Living
Ronald B. Blitch – May 13-15, 1990 – Nashville TN
HOME SMART, Vol. 1, No. 1, April 1990
monthly home magazine of GAMBIT, New Orleans Weekly Newspaper, Vol. 11,
No. 13, March 27, 1990 – “Read Kitchen”, New Orleans, LA
1989
SOUTHERN LIVING, June Issue – Cover Story
Bel Soggiorno – Ron Blitch Residence
AMERICAN WOOD COUNCIL, CODE CONFORMING WOOD DESIGN GUIDE
Selected for Publication
St. John of the Cross Church, Lacombe, LA
INSIDE NORTHSIDE, Fall 1989 Issue
Selected for Publication
Bel Soggiorno – Ron Blitch Residence
1988
SUN/COAST ARCHITECT/BUILDER, April Issue
Selected for Publication
St. John of the Cross Church, Lacombe, LA
1987
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Selected for Publication
Gulf South Heart Center – East Jefferson General Hospital, Metairie, LA
SFPA MARKET NEWS, Southern Forest Products Association
Selected for Publication
St. John of the Cross Church, Lacombe, LA
1986
AIA HEALTH FACILITIES REVIEW
Chateau de Notre Dame – Continuing Care Retirement Community, New Orleans, LA
BUILDING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Selected for Publication
Offices for Blitch Architects, Inc., New Orleans, LA
757 St. Charles Building – Renovations and Additions
DESIGNER MAGAZINE – Cover Story
Offices for Blitch Architects, Inc., New Orleans, LA
757 St. Charles Building – Renovations and Additions
PITTSBURGH CORNING GLASS BLOCK LITERATURE – Case Study
Offices for Blitch Architects, Inc., New Orleans, LA
757 St. Charles Building – Renovations and Additions
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE DESIGN – Cover Story
Offices for Blitch Architects, Inc., New Orleans, LA
757 St. Charles Building – Renovations and Additions
FAITH AND FORM
Selected for Publication
“Site Planning Religious Facilities”
AHA EXHIBITION OF ARCHITECTURE FOR HEALTH
Selected for Exhibition
85th Annual Convention in Toronto, Canada
Spring Park Retirement Community, Madisonville, LA
SUN/COAST ARCHITECT/BUILDER, August Issue
Selected for Publication
Offices for Blitch Architects, Inc., New Orleans, LA
757 St. Charles Building – Renovations and Additions
1985
ARCHITECTURE Magazine
Selected for Publication
757 St. Charles Building, Offices of Blitch Architects, Inc., New Orleans, LA
TENNESSEE ARCHITECT Magazine
Selected for Publication
757 St. Charles Building, Offices of Blitch Architects, Inc., New Orleans, LA
NEW ORLEANS Magazine
Selected for Publication
“Most Interesting Office Buildings in New Orleans”
757 St. Charles Building, New Orleans, LA
1984
DESIGN FESTIVAL – Louisiana Architects Association
Vatican Pavilion – 1984 Louisiana World Exposition, New Orleans, LA
1983
“HOUSING FOR A MATURING POPULATION”, Urban Land Institute/AIA
Selected for Publication:
Nazareth Inn Apartments, New Orleans, LA
Metairie Manor, Metairie, LA
Chateau de Notre Dame, New Orleans, LA
Rouquette Lodge, Covington, LA
St. Martin Manor, New Orleans, LA
1982
AIA JOURNAL – “Discovery” Issue
Holy Cross High School, New Orleans, LA – Brothers’ Residence
(1964) Selected for publication from 1000 entries
AASA NATIONAL EXHIBIT – for Excellence in New School Architecture
St. Patrick’s School, Robertsdale, Alabama
HOME OWNER Magazine – Feature article, Spring 1982
“Local Architect Takes a Look at New Orleans”, J. Buchanan Blitch, Sr.
1979
NEW ORLEANS MAGAZINE
Selected for Publication
Law Offices for Walter B. Stuart IV, New Orleans, LA
1978
AHA NATIONAL EXHIBIT of Contemporary Hospital Designs
East Jefferson General Hospital, Jefferson Parish, LA
1977
ARCHITECTURE – La. Review
Selected for Publication
Alfred Bonnabel High School, Metairie, LA
ARCHITECTURE – La. Review
Selected for Publication
John Ehret High School, Marrero, LA
ARCHITECTURAL RECORD
Selected for Publication
St. Patrick’s Church, Robertsdale, Alabama
1972
FAITH AND FORM
Selected for Publication
Christ Episcopal Church, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
1970
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION EXHIBIT of Outstanding Secondary School
Science Teaching Facilities
Higgins High School, Jefferson Parish, LA
1968
THE LOUISIANA ARCHITECT
Selected for Publication
St. Edward the Confessor Church, Metairie, LA
AASA NATIONAL EXHIBIT for Excellence in New School Architecture
Grace King High School, Metairie, LA
AASA NATIONAL EXHIBIT for Excellence in New School Architecture
Lemuel W. Higgins High School, Marrero, LA
THE CATHOLIC MARKET
Selected for Publication
Master plan, Loyola University of the South, New Orleans, LA
DIXIE MAGAZINE
Selected for Publication, Cover Story
“Carrollton Elegance”, Chalstrom Residence, New Orleans, LA
1967
NEW ORLEANS MAGAZINE
Selected for Publication
“Building for a Hurricane”, J. Buchanan Blitch, Sr.
1965
THE CATHOLIC MARKET
Selected for Publication
Holy Cross High School – Brothers’ Residence, New Orleans, LA
1962
CATHOLIC BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE
Selected for Publication
Our Lady of the Gulf School, Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
1960
NEW ORLEANS HOME IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL
sponsored by LIFE magazine
Prototypical conversion of sub standard housing into modern dwelling
1957
SOUTHERN BUILDING
Selected for Publication
Crippled Children’s Hospital, New Orleans, LA
(J. Buchanan Blitch, Sr. – Partner in Charge of Design)
HOUSE AND HOME MAGAZINE “Best 57 Houses of 1957”
“THE BAYOU HOUSE,” Metairie, LA
(J. Buchanan Blitch, Sr. – Partner in Charge of Design)
1955
PPG JOURNAL
Selected for Publication
Crippled Children’s Hospital, New Orleans, LA
(J. Buchanan Blitch, Sr. – Partner in Charge of Design)
PROGRESSIVE ARCHITECTURE
Selected for Publication
Crippled Children’s Hospital, New Orleans, LA
(J. Buchanan Blitch, Sr. – Associate in Charge of Design)
WDSU TV N.O. LA – Bi weekly “THE REAL ESTATE SHOW”
Series of 52 television broadcasts by J. Buchanan Blitch, Sr. on subject of Louisiana
Architecture, regionalism, “courtesy” in building design, and proper design for sub tropical climate and hurricanes
1954
AIA BULLETIN – N.O. CHAPTER – Feature article
“What has happened to LOUISIANA Architecture?”
1953
ARCHITECTURAL RECORD
Selected for Publication
High density Motel design, New Orleans, LA
(J. Buchanan Blitch, Sr. – Associate in Charge of Design)
ARCHITECTURAL RECORD
Selected for Publication
Calcasieu – Cameron Hospital, Sulphur, LA
(J. Buchanan Blitch, Sr. – Associate in Charge of Design)
1952
PROGRESSIVE ARCHITECTURE
Selected for Publication
Crippled Children’s Hospital, New Orleans, LA
(J. Buchanan Blitch, Sr. – 1950 Student Thesis)