Very early in my career I was asked by some friends for some help to remodel their kitchen. I was working for a firm that specialized in commercial work at the time, and they didn’t want to touch it. So I took on my first moonlighting job. Everything was going well, and I thought the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 7,2012
Tags: architects, architecture, colleges, design, education, higher education, marine, research, tourism, tourists, universities, visitors
OCEAN SPRINGS — The University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL) has selected Lake|Flato Architects of San Antonio, Texas, to design the new Marine Education Center (MEC), built to replace the J.L. Scott Marine Education Center and Aquarium lost during Hurricane Katrina. Lake|Flato and its local partner, Unabridged Architecture of Bay St. Louis, [...] [...]
WAVELAND — Construction has been stopped on the Waveland’s new police station. Mayor David Garcia tells the Sea Coast Echo the work stoppage is only temporary. City attorney David Yarborough says the architect for the project raised a couple of concerns about some of the construction and recommended the work stoppage. “The architect and contractor [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 6,2011
Tags: architects, architecture, colleges, disaster, disaster recovery, education, higher education, municipal government, natural disaster, severe weather, tornadoes, universities, Weather
STARKVILLE and SMITHVILLE — Smithville officials are in Starkville today to see recovery ideas developed by Mississippi State University students for the town, which was devastated by a tornado in April. Professor John Poros says the 27 architecture students worked up 11 plans for a municipal complex — some with one building, some with as [...] [...]
GREENWOOD — The Mississippi State University Carl Small Town Center’s efforts to help revitalize one of the oldest and most historic African American neighborhoods in Greenwood is being recognized by the American Planning Association. During the APA’s National Planning Conference April 12 in Boston, CSTC director John Poros and assistant director Leah Kemp will accept [...] [...]
STARKVILLE — During a Jan. 28 ceremony, Mississippi State University’s College of Architecture, Art, and Design dedicated the newly renovated Giles Hall auditorium in honor of longtime supporters Robert and Freda Harrison. The Robert and Freda Harrison Auditorium is named for the Madison couple, who have shared a 30-year relationship with Mississippi State and the [...] [...]
BILOXI — Eley Guild Hardy Architects, teamed with Anderson Drace Joint Venture, have been awarded the design and construction of the Fort Benning Maneuver Battle Lab located at Fort Benning, Ga. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. The scope of the project is the design and construction of a single-story, 88,000-square-foot Maneuver Battle Lab [...] [...]
HATTIESBURG — Albert & Associates Architects, P.A., was awarded the 2010 AIA Gulf States Region Honor Award in Miami at the National AIA Convention. The firm was honored for its restoration of Beauvoir in Biloxi, the last home of Confederate president Jeff Davis that was badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The jury commented: [...] [...]
BILOXI — Dale and Associates Architects, P.A. (DAA) has been honored with the Outstanding Preservation Project Award by the City of Biloxi for the recently completed Lighthouse Renovation. According to the city, the award is “for untiring efforts and dedication in helping preserve and promote the history of our community.” The historic landmark sustained heavy [...] [...]
BILOXI — Eley Guild Hardy Architects recently received a 2009 Silver Award for the Stojcich Residence from the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) South Central Chapter. With projects submitted from Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi, a jury comprised of out-of-state design professionals awarded Silver to Eley Guild Hardy Architects’ interior designer Emily Roberts, ASID, LEED [...] [...]
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