■  Mathes Brierre Architects was selected by Voorsanger Architects to be their partner on this project, which consists of Master Planning design and preparation of Construction Documents for the first two phases of an $86,000,000 expansion of the National World War II Museum. The first two phases consist of a multi-sensory Theater, a USO experience, a restaurant and bar, the restoration of three historic buildings along Magazine Street into administrative space, and the Campaigns Pavilion, the first of the major exhibit pavilions.

■  Mathes Brierre Architects worked in collaboration with the City of New Orleans, the State, the New Orleans Forensic Center, and the New Orleans Katrina Memorial Corporation, to develop a memorial to honor the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Six mausoleums were built to house the unclaimed victims of the storm. The design combines the literal form of a hurricane with the meditative nature of a labyrinth. The memorial was constructed in a historic cemetery, consisting of centuries of unmarked graves, where digging was strictly prohibited. The planting scheme included sets of arc shaped berms planted with native Bald Cypress Trees and native shrubs. The berms reinforce the shape of the memorial and create and introspective sense of place within.

■  The 53 story granite-clad reinforced concrete office tower was constructed on the most prestigious location in downtown New Orleans , the site of the former St. Charles Hotel, located in New Orleans ’ historic Business District on St. Charles Avenue . The building has a two-level retail arcade with shops and a food court, parking for 800 cars, spacious ground level arcades, and wide balconies offering shelter from the elements, and a distinctive design culminating in two 50 foot glass lanterns offering spectacular views for tenants and a lighted beacon in the night skyline.

■  This project consists of a 710 acre peninsula on the Island of Anguilla to be developed as a golf course community with amenities on the scale of a ‘new town,’ including a 140 key 5-star Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 75 luxury villa estate homes, 450 patio homes, 140 town homes, beach clubs, restaurants, retail, and an 18 hole golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus. The scope of the planning includes site infrastructure of roads, remote parking, landscaping, wastewater treatment, power plant, wind generators and utility distribution.

■  Mathes Brierre Architects was hired to completely update and renovate the two buildings of the former ‘Yankee Trader Hotel’ on Fort Lauderdale Beach . The North building was originally constructed in the 60’s, while the South was built in the 70’s. Along with the renovation, a resort spa and major banquet facility of 68,000 square feet were added to the South building. The public spaces and guest rooms of the hotel were redesigned in collaboration with Forrest Perkins of Dallas . The challenge was to fully complete the hotel makeover before the January NFL Superbowl of 2010. Mathes Brierre was able to successfully complete the up-scale redesign within the strict time constraints.

■  The Mathes Brierre Planning and Landscape Architecture Studio provided urban design expertise for a physical and economic vision for this existing medical and biosciences district to position the area for sustainable future growth as a key component of the New Orleans economy. The urban design elements include wayfinding, sustainable transportation, open space integration, infrastructure improvements, and mixed-use development enhancements.