October 20, 2010 - GRPC's Sustainable Communities Plan receives a HUD grant. The Gulf Regional Planning Commission, in consortium with the GCCDS and others, has received a $2 million grant from HUD's Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program. The joint proposal involves all MS coastal cities and counties in a three-year initiative. Read more in the GCCDS' press release.
September 15, 2010 - First Public Design Intern begins at the GCCDS. Ceara O'Leary, GCCDS' inaugural Public Design Intern, has officially started the year-long program and is working in the Design Studio while taking classes. More interns will be added each semester. Find out more about the program here.
August 27, 2010 - GCCDS Mapping featured on NPR. A GCCDS map showing recovery and unmet needs along the Gulf Coast was featured in an August 23rd story on Biloxi’s recovery from Hurricane Katrina on NPR’s “All Things Considered." Listen to the story and see the map here.
August 2, 2010 - Floodproof Construction Research Project blog goes live. The GCCDS' floodproof construction research team launches a blog documenting our research and process. View it here.
July 1, 2010. GCCDS is hosting Moss Point @ Play, an exhibit about the parks of Moss Point! View the invitation here.
April 16, 2010. GCCDS is hosting Made in Moss Point, an exhibit featuring crafts by artists of Moss Point. View the invitation as a pdf here.
The SEC Academic Network features a video about the GCCDS. You can view it here.
November 20, 2009. House Dedications for Shirley and Benjamin. The two East Biloxi houses were collaborations between Hope CDA and GCCDS.
December 2009 - The December education issue of Architecture lists Mississippi State University School of Architecture as one of three national schools leading in community design, in part because of the work of the GCCDS. Link to their website here.
November 20, 2009. House Dedications for Shirley and Benjamin. The two East Biloxi houses were collaborations between Hope CDA and GCCDS.
November 10, 2009. Community meeting in Soria City, Gulfport. GCCDS helps host a community meeting in the Soria City neighborhood of Gulfport, exploring potential planning strategies.
October 7, 2009. Ground breaking for the Bethel Estates Development. This project has been a collaboration between Back Bay Mission, Alembic Development and GCCDS.
August 29, 2009. Dedication of the Trace Neighborhood. The dedication speech was given by Governor Barbour. The Trace has been a project between Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Gulf Coast and GCCDS. See more here.
August 28, 2009. Groundbreaking for the Union Street Development. This project has been a collaboration between Habitat for Humanity Bay-Waveland and GCCDS. See more here.
July 22, 2009. Alternative Construction Research Guide presented to the Renaissance Guild. The guide on alternative building systems is the summary of research conducted under funding from the Small Business Administration. Read more here.
June 29, 2009. Rose Fellow Seth Welty is certified as LEED AP. The GCCDS' resident Rose Fellow is the studio's first LEED AP.
GCCDS awarded a research grant by SERRI and the Department of Homeland Security to work with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop commercial waterproof construction techniques.
May 2009. LEED Gold Certification for Patty's House. The house is the first residence in Mississippi to be LEED-certified. See more about Patty's house here.
May 2009. AIA Mississippi Honor Citation for Patty's House. See more about Patty's house here.
May 7, 2009. GCCDS and Tulane University's Mayor Institute hosts a community event in Moss Point regarding the future development of downtown Moss Point. To view the online exhibit, click here.
March 3, 2009. GCCDS partners with Tulane Regional Urban Design Center and Mayors' Institute on City Design to address waterfront and downtown redevelopment. Read more here.
February 5, 2009. GCCDS is one of five finalists for the I. Donald Terner Prize for Innovation and Leadership in Affordable Housing. Read more here.
October 1, 2008. GCCDS featured in Architectural Record. The October 2008 issue of the magazine features humanitarian design, and highlights the work of the GCCDS. Read more here.
September 24, 2008. GCCDS releases new maps and figures on Katrina Recovery in East Biloxi. The GCCDS has completed its third annual assessment of housing in East Biloxi, releasing new maps and figures showing the steady pace of redevelopment in the community. See the maps here.
August 28, 2008. GCCDS and AIA Gulf Coast host luncheon. In partnership with the AIA Gulf Coast, GCCDS held a luncheon presentation session on the work of the studio, and invited area firms to participate in the recovery efforts.
May 27, 2008. GCCDS hosts community meeting. The GCCDS will host an open house at the Salvation Army tent from 5-7 pm, to solicit feedback on the work completed this semester by by students from MSU and MIT. All are invited to attend. See the invitation here. Find out more about the studio here.
April 14, 2008. GCCDS and the Institute for Sustainable Communities announce summer fellowship. The program will be a ten-week summer internship addressing community planning and design on the Gulf Coast. Click here for more information. Applications are due Thursday, May 1.
April 11, 2008. GCCDS Open House for Mississippi Architecture Week. Several GCCDS houses will be open to the public today between 3:00 and 5:00 PM. Maps are available at the office in Biloxi, or here. All are invited to a reception and exhibit at the Hope Coordination Center at 5:00.
March 30, 2008. Work of GCCDS featured in Berlin exhibit. An Architektur, a Berlin, Germany gallery has included the work of GCCDS in the exhibit, Community Design: Involvement and Architecture in the US Since 1963, on view from March 30 - April 20, 2008. For more information.
March 24, 2008. GCCDS to host Biloxi Open House for Mississippi Architecture Week. The Mississippi chapter of the American Institute of Architects has selected GCCDS to participate in this weekong celebration of local architecture. All are invited to attend. See press release.
March 5, 2008. GCCDS featured on WLOX News. See the story here.
February 27, 2008. Rose Fellowship announces opportunity to work with GCCDS. Applications and additional information for the 3-year architectural fellowship program can be found here.
February 25, 2008. GCCDS, Hope Coordination Center, and AFH featured in Strategy + Business magazine. "A community center founded in Hurricane Katrina’s wake shows how megacommunity efforts can bring people the help they need to rebuild." See PDF here.
February 22, 2008. Mississippi Development Authority recommends GCCDS for HUD funding. The funds would allow GCCDS to continue to provide community planning and design for Gulf Coast communities. See press release.
February 14, 2008. GCCDS to provide planning and predevelopment design services for the Gulf Coast Housing Resource Network, with a grant funded by the Knight Foundation.
February 13, 2008. David Perkes speaks at Rural Studio.
January 27, 2008. MIT urban planning students visit Biloxi. Kicking off the collaboration between the Biloxi spring studio and MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning, the two groups spent the week conducting site analysis and making preliminary proposals. Read more at the studio blog.
January 1, 2008. GCCDS opens its second location! Working in partnership with the Hancock Housing Resource Center, GCCDS has opened a branch studio in Bay St. Louis, to better serve clients in Hancock County.
November 7, 2007. Blitz Build Two is underway! Building on the success of the first Blitz Build, the EBCRRA, GCCDS, and various volunteer groups have kicked off a framing blitz in East Biloxi.
October 17 & 19, 2007. James Wheeler gives two talks in Minneapolis, MN, entitled Design Down River: The Gulf Coast Community Design Studio. October 17th, James will speak at the University of Minnesota College of Design, and the 19th at Twin Cities Solution, Volume 2.
October 3, 2007. Blitz Build House is Dedicated! Completed on schedule, in only two weeks, the Blitz Build House is finished and occupied.
September 19, 2007. Blitz Build 2007 Is Underway. GCCDS, EBCRRA, Hope Force and Hands On join forces to build a house in only two weeks! This effort will be a model for stream-lining future construction projects.
August 29, 2007. Robert Ivy, editor of Architectural Record, visits GCCDS in Biloxi. “Staffed by an enthusiastic coterie of young architects from across the country, they are working night and day to get people back in their houses. So far, the design studio and Architecture for Humanity have helped more than 60 projects to completion, whether new houses or rehabs. They should get a medal." Read more...
August 13, 2007. GIS professionals donate time, materials to GCCDS. GIS Corps, which brings GIS professionals to areas that require humanitarian relief or community development, is sending David Allen of Euless, Texas with GCCDS for a 4-day training in the use of GIS mapping software. In preparation for this event, David has worked with ESRI and South Central Arc User Group, both of whom have made generous donations of GIS training manuals to GCCDS.
June 11, 2007. A Summer Design/Build Studio is underway in East Biloxi. The Studio, under the direction of Brian Bell, Brad Guy, and Sergio Palleroni, has begun work on an elevated home for one of our East Biloxi residents.
June 4, 2007. Bill Stallworth, Director of the East Biloxi Coordination and Relief Center, presented the work of the Center and the GCCDS to architects, community designers, and planners at the Great Gumbo/Association for Community Design (ACD) Conference in Baton Rouge.
May 5, 2007. The AIA Gulf States Region awarded the work of the The Gulf Coast Community Design Studio with an Honor Citation. View a PDF of the press release.
April 20, 2007. GCCDS has moved into our new building at 425 Division Street along with our partners and officemates: the East Biloxi Coordination, Relief & Redevelopment Agency; Architecture for Humanity; Hope Force International; the National Association of Vietnamese-American Service Agencies; and Compassion First-BFS.
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