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Louisiana State Capitol

The tower and entrance programme in Baton Rouge, where Lawrie’s sculptural language gives public architecture a ceremonial scale.

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Louisiana State Capitol

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Lawrie’s sculptural programme for the Louisiana State Capitol brings the state’s working life directly into its architecture. The tower and entrance record the natural resources of Louisiana through figures of oil workers, fishermen, loggers, cane cutters, farmers and cotton pickers.

At the tower, animals including raccoons, mink, crawdads and a row of pelicans extend that natural-resource imagery into the building’s upper reaches.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Louisiana State Capitol

The Louisiana State Capitol, Baton Rouge, Louisiana — The Louisiana State Capitol

The Capitol Tower, Baton Rouge, Louisiana — The Capitol Tower

The main entrance, with workers harvesting the state’s natural resources, Baton Rouge, Louisiana — The main entrance, with workers harvesting the state’s natural resources

A roughneck working on an oil rig, Baton Rouge, Louisiana — A roughneck working on an oil rig

Fishermen seining, Baton Rouge, Louisiana — Fishermen seining

A logger cutting timber, Baton Rouge, Louisiana — A logger cutting timber

The cane cutter, Baton Rouge, Louisiana — The cane cutter

A farmer sharpening his scythe, Baton Rouge, Louisiana — A farmer sharpening his scythe

A woman picking cotton, Baton Rouge, Louisiana — A woman picking cotton