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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)