Mississippi
Electric Company Leads Downtown Revitalization Efforts
In rare form, a Mississippi electric company is taking the lead in the redevelopment process and producing a win-win situation for both the company and for the city of Jackson.
Mississippi Town Prepares For 'New Urbanism'
A small suburban community along the Gulf Coast is learning to embrace New Urbanism and create its first ever town center.
Pre-Fab New Urbanism For 40% Less?
The manufactured homes are tailored to an appropriate historic or neighborhood look, and will likely play a big part in rebuilding on the Coast.
Mississippi's Governer Learns A New Word: 'Charrette'
The prominence of the Congress for the New Urbanism in the Katrina rebuilding effort seems to be making some professionals -- such as architect Eric Owen Moss to author Mike Davis -- nervous.
Future Of Rebuilding Gulf Coast May Include Wal-Mart
Once the enemy of urban planners for small towns, Wal-Mart has turned into a formidable presence for the rebuilding efforts along the Gulf Coast.
Free New Urbanism 'Pattern Book' For Gulf Coast Redevelopment
Mississippi governor urges rebuilding in hurricane-hit areas to adopt traditional features. Opponents criticize "dominance of New Urbanism" and focus on "historicist designs" in official efforts.
Wal-Mart And New Urbanism?
Wal-Mart considers a decidely new urbanist approach to rebuilding two downtown stores destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
Back To The Future: Reimagining Coastal Mississippi
Though the practicality of the Congress for the New Urbanism's Mississippi charettes have been called into question, Providence Journal editor David Broussat wonders what all the fuss is about.
Can Traditional Development Be Progressive?
Chicago Tribune Architecture critic Blair Kamin thinks so as he compares the rebuilding of coastal Mississippi with Daniel Burnham's Beaux-Arts Civic Improvements.
A National Stage for Duany and New Urbanism
An editorial weighs in on the impact New Urbanism pioneer Andres Duany will have in the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast, and his dubious legacy in West Palm Beach.
Mississippi's Governor Calls On Planners
NPR features an interview with Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour on the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast.
Rebuilding A 'New Urbanist' Coastal Mississippi
Community design costs, big-box retailers, mobile homes, and casinos are just a few of the many challenges that await the new urbanists who were selected to lead the rebuilding of the Missippi gulf coast.
Duany To Lead New Urbanists' Largest Planning Effort
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is welcoming new urbanist professionals from across the nation to an unprecedented "mega-charrette" for rebuilding many of the hardest-hit communities along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Biloxi's Shattered History
While the core of historical New Orleans remains, the buildings and architecture of Biloxi have been completely destroyed.
Biloxi Loses Over 5,000 Buildings To Katrina
Many historic buildings were also lost in the wake of the devastating hurricane.
Evaluating Damage to Historic Buildings, Sites in Mississippi
Preservationists trying to salvage built heritage damaged by Katrina ask, will these historic sites be the same place anymore?
Crossing Muddy Waters: Preserving A Historic Neighborhood
The impact of segregation endures in a Mississippi coast town, where an African-American community is working to protect its environment, housing and history.
Preserving 'Cities Of The Dead'
Preservationists say Hollywood has harmed a historic cemetary in New Orleans.
New Super-Shopping Center Breathes Life Into Madison
The small Mississippi town is beneffiting from a unique business approach.
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