Projects

A Blitz Build to Build Edward a House in Two Weeks.

Presentations
Durability of Wood-Framed Housing, Lessons Learned from Natural Disasters, November 13, 2007, Biloxi, Mississippi. Practical Lessons from Working in East Biloxi.

Twin Cities Solutions, Volume 2, October 19, 2007, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Solutions Downriver: The Gulf Coast Community Design Studio. The current and recently completed work of the GCCDS and the work of the Spring 2007 Studio.

College of Design, October 17, 2007, University of Minnesota. Design Downriver: The Gulf Coast Community Design Studio. The current and recently completed work of the GCCDS and the work of the Spring 2007 Studio.

Presentation to the Gulf Coast Housing Resource Network, September, 2007. Biloxi Housing Assessment. A summary of our research on the status of all buildings in East Biloxi.

New Directions for Louisiana, Center for Planning Excellence, August 2007, Baton Rouge. Smart Infill:  Planning New Density in Existing Neighborhoods.  The need and challenges of inner city redevelopment and strategies for infill development.

Association for Community Design Annual Conference, June, 2007, Baton Rouge. Rebuilding Biloxi with the Gulf Coast Community Design Studio and Architecture for Humanity, A presentation of the work in East Biloxi, by Bill Stallworth.

Loeb Climate Change Forum, February 2007, Harvard Graduate School of Design. Climate Change and Predicting Risk.  Describing the relationship between climate change and risk and its manifestations in the rebuilding of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Pennsylvania State University Department of Architecture Invited Lecture, December 2006.  Working in East Biloxi.  A presentation of the work of the GCCDS.

Convening the Conversation, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Affordable Housing Conference, Los Angeles, June 2006. Designing the Future.  A presentation of the challenges to replacing lost affordable housing on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Association for Community Design Annual Conference, Los Angeles, June 2006. Working in East Biloxi.  Telling the story of the establishment of the Gulf Coast Community Design Studio and working with the community.

Mississippi State University College of Architecture, Art + Design Research Symposium, November 2006. Gulf Coast Community Design Studio.  A presentation of the work of the GCCDS's design research on elevated houses.

Community Outreach Partnership Grant Conference, Philadelphia, November 2006. East Biloxi Rebuilding Project.  A report of the success of the East Biloxi work supported by the Universities Rebuilding America Partnership Grant.

Architectural Research Centers Consortium Annual Conference, Philadelphia, June 2006. Designing to Improve Social Capital.  A presentation of research from both the Jackson Community Design Center and the newly established Gulf Coast Community Design Studio on the manifestation of social capital in community redevelopment.

Green Build Expo, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, May 2006. Gulf Coast Community Design Studio, Designs For Elevated Homes with Patios, Gardens, and Screened Porches on Small Lots in Flood Zones.  A description of the factors affecting elevated house design.

The Soul of Place, Loeb Fellowship Reunion, Harvard Graduate School of Design, May 2006. Working in Biloxi.  A description of the conditions of the East Biloxi community and the beginning work of the GCCDS.

Structures for Inclusion VI, San Francisco, March 2006. Starting the Gulf Coast Community Design Studio. An explanation of how we found and established the partnership with the East Biloxi Coordination, Relief, & Redevelopment Agency.

 


A House for Patty, A collaboration with Penn State University and DesignCorps


East Biloxi Housing Assessment


Gulf Coast Housing Demonstration Center