AIA 2011 Latrobe Prize ($100,000) Given for “Public Interest Practices” Study...
“The AIA’s 2011 Latrobe Prize has been awarded to a team investigating “Public Interest Practice in Architecture.†The $100,000 grant goes to Bryan Bell, executive director of Design Corps;...
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AIA MS 2012 Design Awards announced
The AIA Mississippi 2012 Convention was held in Destin, Florida, from July 6 through July 9, 2012. The highest award a firm can receive is the Honor Award, followed by the Merit and Citation Awards. A...
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Dean Jim West featured in Starkville Daily News
Jim West, dean of the College of Architecture, Art and Design gave a presentation on the college’s statewide impact at the Starkville Rotary Club on Monday, April 29 at the Starkville Country Club....
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Research center director part of team receiving $100,000 research grant
(By Kenneth Billings | MSU) David Perkes A member of the Mississippi State architecture faculty is part of a four-person team receiving the American Institute of Architecture’s prestigious Latrobe...
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GCCDS, partners make up one of 10 team finalists in HUD-sponsored design...
Inside the GCCDS in Biloxi Numerous design competitions that focus on storm-resistant changes and developments have surfaced in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. One of the larger competitions...
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GCCDS planner discusses Katrina recovery on MPB
Hurricane Katrina damage in Gulfport, Mississippi. Photo from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hurricane_katrina_damage_gulfport_mississippi.jpg By Evelina Burnett | MPB Today is the eighth...
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Architectural processes addressed in report by architecture professor, others
David Perkes By Leah Barbour | MSU Office of Public Affairs The more they get together, the happier architects and their public-service clients will be, according a new report co-written by a...
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Architecture students, faculty, alumni to help transform school into naval...
MSU architecture assistant professor Jacob Gines (left) discusses the project as David Perkes, director of the Gulf Coast Community Design Studio, looks on. (photo from Mississippi Press website) Watch...
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Spring Collaborative Studio holds midterm review
Photo by Alexis Gregory By Alexis Gregory The Third-Year Collaborative Studio conducted their midterm presentation on the design of a new fire station in Caledonia for the Lowndes County Volunteer...
View ArticleWhite House to Honor David Perkes as “Champion of Change”
From: www.gulfcoastnews.com 7/13/11 Biloxi resident David Perkes will be honored at the White House as a “Champion of Change” on Tuesday, July 19 for his work to strengthen the local economy, create...
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CAAD research centers receive AIA/MS 2014 Design Awards
Women in Construction Training Center (GCCDS) Baptist Town Master Plan (CSTC) On October 16, the Mississippi Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Mississippi) hosted a Design Awards...
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CAAD research center director to present at Pecha Kucha Biloxi
David Perkes, AIA, will present as part of the first spring Pecha Kucha Biloxi event. This year’s theme is based on MAPPartner, the Ohr Museum’s ongoing Katrina+10 series of exhibits and events. On...
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CAAD research center provides fresh prospective at state conference
Johnson Kelsey Johnson, planner with MSU’s Gulf Coast Community Design Studio, was asked to present at the 2015 Mississippi Water Resources Conference in Jackson on April 7. The Design Studio – one of...
View ArticleCAAD research center selected as Architects Foundation Regional Resilience...
(Via the National American Institute of Architects’ release) The AIA Foundation, now called the Architects Foundation, recently announced two more Regional Resilience Design Studios as part of its...
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Gulf Coast Community Design Studio receives environmental stewardship award
The Gulf Coast Community Design Studio, a research center at Mississippi State University, was recently honored with a First Place 2015 Gulf Guardian award. The awards ceremony was held today at the...
View ArticleGulf Coast Design Studio director, Mississippi AIA discuss lessons from...
AIA Architect: Lessons from Katrina Seven Gulf Coast-area architects speak about what they’ve learned in the decade since the hurricane By Scott Frank To coincide with the 10th anniversary of Hurricane...
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Gulf Coast Community Design Studio director featured in Sun Herald
A better blueprint: Jackson architect’s post-Katrina studio helped homeowners rebuild Architect’s post-Katrina studio helped homeowners rebuild David Perkes BY JAMES SKRMETTA When Hurricane Katrina in...
View ArticleKatrina documentary features Gulf Coast Community Design Studio director
The director of Mississippi State University’s Gulf Coast Community Design Studio is part of Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s new documentary about Hurricane Katrina, its impact on the region and the...
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Design studio director to present next Harrison lecture
David Perkes By Zach Plair | Mississippi State University David Perkes is looking beyond rebuilding and focusing more on resilience. As founding director for Mississippi State University’s Gulf Coast...
View ArticleDavid Perkes presents final fall 2015 Harrison Lecture
David Perkes, founding director for Mississippi State University’s Gulf Coast Community Design Studio in Biloxi, presented the final Harrison Lecture for the fall on Fri., Oct. 30, in the Robert and...
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