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Current Ideas

Cottages become a growth industry

Governor's Commission report

Final team reports


January 18, 2007
Cities in Transition

August 23, 2006
Katrina Plus One
The Katrina Cottage Story

April 26, 2006

Six Months of Progress

January 16, 2006

Affordable Houses Address Gulf Needs

January 11, 2006

Katrina Cottage Unveiled

December 19, 2005
An Abundance of Follow-Up
Moss Point Mini-Charrette

December 3, 2005
CNU Teams Return

November 17, 2005
Final Team Reports Are Released


October 18, 2005
Journal: A Tremendous Start

October 17, 2005
Journal: Time's Up
Team Presentations

October 16, 2005
Journal: Community Input
Draft Community Plans
Architectural Designs

October 15, 2005
Journal: Plans Emerge

October 14, 2005
Journal: Focus on Design
Draft Community Plans

October 13, 2005
Journal: Teams Visit Communities
Draft Goals and Objectives

October 12, 2005
Journal: Renewal Forum Begins

Prelude
Governor Enlists CNU


GIS Database

The People

The Mississippi Renewal Forum was an unprecedented gathering of over 200 community leaders and committed professionals seeking responsible design options for the rebuilding of the homes, neighborhoods and communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
It included:

MAYORS
Matthew J. Avara, Jr., Mayor
City of Pascagoula

Xavier Z. Bishop, Mayor
City of Moss Point

Edward A. Favre, Mayor
City of Bay St. Louis

A. J. Holloway, Mayor
City of Biloxi

William McDonald, Mayor
City of Pass Christian

Tommy Longo, Mayor
City of Waveland

Connie Moran, Mayor
City of Ocean Springs

Pete Pope, Mayor
City of Gautier

Rusty Quave, Mayor
City of D'Iberville

William Skellie, Jr., Mayor
City of Long Beach

Brent Warr, Mayor
City of Gulfport

COUNTY SUPERVISORS
Jay Cuevas, Supervisor
Hancock

Steve Seymour, Supervisor
Hancock

Lisa Cowand, Supervisor
Hancock

David Yarborough, Supervisor
Hancock

Rodrick Pullman, Supervisor
Hancock

Bobby Eleuterius, Supervisor
Harrison

Connie Rockco, Supervisor
Harrison

William Martin, Supervisor
Harrison

Larry Benefield, Supervisor
Harrison

Marlin Ladner, Supervisor
Harrison

Frank Leach, Supervisor
Jackson

John McKay, Supervisor
Jackson

Tim Broussard, Supervisor
Jackson

Robert Norvel, Supervisor
Jackson

Manly Barton, Supervisor
Jackson

LOCAL TEAM
Michael Barranco, Local Coordinator
Leland Speed, Director, Mississippi Development Authority

ARCHITECTURE
Jim Eley, architect
David Perkes, architect

BAY ST. LOUIS
Jeff Barnes, architect
Tom Howard, architect
Belinda Stewart, architect

BILOXI
David Hardy, architect
Walter Bolton, architect
Daria Pizzetta, architect
Lolly Barnes, historic preservation
Doug Dale, architect
Joseph Echols, architect
Ron Hartley, architect
Michael LeBatard, architect
Jen Seymour, architect
John Stolarski, architect

GAUTIER
Frank Burandt, architect
Bruce Tolar, architect

GULFPORT
Sandra Bowling, planner
Nelson Creath, architect
Josie Holden, architect
Tom Howorth, architect
Theresa Jones, architect
Christian Preus, landscape architect
Allison Rouse, architect
David Trigiani, architect
Ferdie Walker, architect
Mark Williams, architect

LONG BEACH
Mark Lishen, architect
Jeff Loftus, planner
Ann Somers, architect

OCEAN SPRINGS
Ed Blake, landscape architect
Jay Estes, planner
Henry Furr, architect

PASCAGOULA
Hoppy Allred, architect
Mitch McNabb, architect
Michelle Jones, historic preservation

PASS CHRISTIAN
Kimberly Brown, architect

WAVELAND
Guy Grisson, landscape architect

GENERAL ADVISORY
Paul Canonici, sociologist
Connie Rocko, gov/planner
Dreux Seghers, engineer
Ed Shambra, planner
Kevin Watson, lawyer

TRANSPORTATION
Susan Lunardini, engineer

COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS
Hancock: Judy Steckler, Larry Lewis, Vaughn McGee
Harrison: Judy Steckler, Larry Lewis
Jackson: Judy Steckler, Larry Lewis

COUNTY PLANNERS
Hancock: Janell Tompkins, Sue Chamberlain
Harrison: Danny Boudreaux Patrick Bonck, Jeff Taylor
Jackson: Michelle Bishop

PART TIME PARTICIPANTS
Dax Alexander, engineer
Ethan Allen, Environment
Ray Balentine, Transportation
Al Barcia, landscape architect
Charlotte Bellan, architect
Oliver Bettye, planner
Michelle Bishop, planner
Walter Bolton, architect
Patrick Bonck, planner
Dan Boudreaux, planner
Sandra Bowling, planner
Keith Bumpers, engineer
Robert Burt, Transportation
John Calhoun, engineer
John Campton, generalist
Greg Cantrall, landscape architect
George Carbo, generalist
Curtis Carleton, FEMA
Sue Chamberlain, planner
Tyri Cohan, GIS
Leonard Collins, generalist
David Compton, architect
Michael Costelli, engineer
Dennis Cowary, architect
Greg Cronin, banker
J. Currie, architect
Scott Delano, planner
George Denmark, architect
David Dinkins, generalist
Rachel DiResto, generalist
Don Doyle, generalist
Gary Dunn, generalist
Ray Eaton, planner
Kenny Edmonds, generalist
Carl Farr, engineer
Ralph Fontcuberta, generalist
H.F. Fountain, architect
Charles Garrison, architect
Frank Genzer, architect
Carl Germany, architect
Dan Gerrity, Environment
Taylor Guild, generalist
Shane Guin, engineer
Thomas Habreeb, architect
Christopher Hartwell, generalist
Jerome Harper, planner
Keleal Hassin, architect
Ray Hendren, builder
Bill Hessel, generalist
Ralph Hode, planner
Ken Holland, planner
Kay Kell, planner
William King, generalist
Bill Knesal, engineer
Gretchen Kuechler, planner
Michael Lamb, lawyer
Tony Lewis, engineer
Jerry McGinty, engineer
Eean McNaughton, architect
John McNaughton generalist
Richard McNeel architect
Randall Meador, designer
Bill Mitchell, generalist
Angela Mohar, generalist
Terry Moran, generalist
Chris Morrow, architect
Jeanne Nathan, generalist
Rodney Newman, Environment
Bruce Newton, generalist
Joseph O'Brien, FEMA
Beth Ousley, planner
David Parillo, architect
Bryan Parks, planner
Roger Pryor, architect
Jorge Quintero, planner
Mario Racelis, architect
Michael Reeves, generalist
David Risinger, landscape architect
Jack Rogers, engineer
Linda Rosa, planner
Richard Rose, engineer
Julie Rosson, developer
Donovan Scrugg, planner
Mark Seymour, engineer
Edward Shambra, planner
Phillip Shaw, generalist
Dennis Stieffel, designer
Steven Stojcich, architect
Jackie Stoner, FEMA
Robert Tannen, planner
Jeff Taylor, generalist
Janell Tompkins, planner
Mark Walenczyk, planner
Kevin Watson, lawyer
Dwight Weatherford, landscape architect
Mike Werner, architect
Christy Wheeler, planner
Elaine Wilkerson, generalist
Janice Williams, designer
Stuart Williamson, Environment
Richard Young, engineer

NATIONAL TEAM
ARCHITECTURE
Christine Franck, Christine G.H. Franck Inc., New York
John Anderson, Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, Louisiana
Gary Justiss, Alabama
Milton Grenfell, Grenfell Architecture PLLC, District of Columbia
Marianne Cusato, New York
Eric Moser, Moser Design Group, South Carolina
Susan Henderson, PlaceMakers, New Mexico
Steve Mouzon, PlaceMakers, Florida
Allison Anderson, Unabridged Architects, Mississippi

CODING
William Wright, Balch & Bingham, Alabama
Chad Emerson, Faulkner University, Alabama
Paul Crawford, Crawford Multari & Clark Associates, California
Sandy Sorlien, Society for Photographic Education, Pennsylvania
Dennis Hector, University of Miami, Florida
Ray Gindroz, Urban Design Associates, Pennsylvania
David Csont, Urban Design Associates, Pennsylvania
Ivette Mongalo, Urban Design Associates, Pennsylvania
Rob Robinson, Urban Design Associates, Pennsylvania

COMMERCIAL
Robert Gibbs, Gibbs Planning Group, Michigan
Seth Harry, Seth Harry & Associates, Maryland

COMMUNICATION
Ben Brown, North Carolina
Steve Filmanowicz, Congress for the New Urbanism, Illinois
Irina Woelfle, IWPR Group, Florida
Scott Doyon, PlaceMakers, Georgia
Laurence Aurbach, The Town Paper, Maryland
Diane Dorney, The Town Paper, Maryland
Jason Miller, The Town Paper, Washington
Willie Mason, Florida
Leah Strobel, Florida
Rob Althouse, Althouse Productions, New Mexico
Nancy Kenney, Althouse Productions, New Mexico

PRESS
Robert Ivy, Architectural Record, New York
Phil Langdon, New Urban News, Connecticut
Robert Steuteville, New Urban News, New York
David Goldberg, Smart Growth America, Georgia
Karrie Jacobs, Travel & Leisure, New York
Robin Pogrebin, The New York Times, New York
Craig Savage, Building Media, California
Hadiya Strasberg, Restore Media, District of Columbia

ENVIRONMENTAL
Doug Farr, Farr Associates, Illinois
Dan Slone, McGuire Woods LLP, Virginia
Peter Werweth, Enterprise Foundation, Maryland

FEMA
Randy Jorgensen, FEMA, Mississippi
Gavin Smith, FEMA, Mississippi
Ann Terranova, FEMA, Mississippi
Eddie Bigelow, FEMA, Mississippi

MANAGEMENT
John Norquist, Congress for the New Urbanism, Illinois
Heather Smith, Congress for the New Urbanism, Illinois
Sandrine Milanello, Congress for the New Urbanism, Illinois
Ariel Diamond, Congress for the New Urbanism, Illinois
Johanna Nyden, Congress for the New Urbanism, Illinois
Torika Alonso-Burford, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, Florida
Katharine Burgess, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, Florida
Andrés Duany, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, Florida
Debra Hempel, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, Florida
Shannon Tracy, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, Florida
John Chamberlain, Florida
Michael Liss, Moab Mesa Land Company, Utah
Charles Bohl, University of Miami, Florida
Buff Chace, Cornish Associates, Rhode Island
Bill Lennertz, National Charrette Institute, Oregon

PLANNING, BAY ST. LOUIS
Bill Dennis, B. Dennis Town & Building Design, Rhode Island
Bruce Donnelly, Ohio
Geoff Dyer, Civic Design Group, Florida
Michael Mehaffy, Prince of Wales Foundation, London

PLANNING, BILOXI
Orlando Gonzales, Moule & Polyzoides, California
Xiaojian He, Moule & Polyzoides, California
Liz Moule, Moule & Polyzoides, California
Stefanos Polyzoides, Moule & Polyzoides, California
Andre Brumfield, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Illinois

PLANNING, D'IBERVILLE
Jaime Correa, Jaime Correa & Associates, Florida
Manuel deLemos, Jaime Correa & Associates, Florida
Grace Dillon, Jaime Correa & Associates, Florida
Francisco Llado, Jaime Correa & Associates, Florida

PLANNING, GAUTIER
Tony Sease, Civitech, LLC, North Carolina
Charles Moore, Torti Gallas & Partners, Maryland
Neal Payton, Torti Gallas & Partners, California
Murphy Antoine, Torti Gallas & Partners, Maryland

PLANNING, GULFPORT
Robert Alminana, HDR/LCA Sargent Town Planning , Florida
Steve Coyle, HDR/LCA Sargent Town Planning, Florida
James Moore, HDR/LCA Sargent Town Planning, Florida
David Sargent , HDR/LCA Sargent Town Planning, Florida
Joanna Alimanestianu, Joanna Alimanestianu Architects, Brussels
Michael Imber, Texas

PLANNING, LONG BEACH
Sarah Lewis, Ayers/Saint/Gross Inc., District of Columbia
Katie Poindexter, Ayers/Saint/Gross Inc., District of Columbia
Dhiru Thadani, Ayers/Saint/Gross Inc., District of Columbia

PLANNING, MOSS POINT
Clyde Judson, Florida
Dhaval Barbhaya, HOK Planning Group, Missouri
Todd Meyer, HOK Planning Group, Illinois
Steve Schukraft, HOK Planning Group, District of Columbia

PLANNING, OCEAN SPRINGS
Maricé Chael, Chael Cooper & Associates, Florida
Milt Rhodes, Dover Kohl & Partners, Florida
Victor Dover, Dover Kohl & Partners, Florida
James Dougherty, Dover Kohl & Partners, Florida
Joseph Kohl, Dover Kohl & Partners, Florida

PLANNING, PASCAGOULA
Dave Siegel, Parametrix, Oregon
Dorian Moore, Archive Design Studio, Michigan
Mark Nickita, Archive Design Studio, Michigan
Christopher Pizzi, WRT Solomon E.T.C., California
Jim Stickley, WRT Solomon E.T.C., California
John Ellis, WRT Solomon E.T.C., California

PLANNING, PASS CHRISTIAN
Ann Daigle, PlaceMakers Emeritus, California
Laura Hall, Fisher & Hall Urban Design, California
Howard Blackson, California
Ben Pentreath, Prince of Wales Foundation, London

PLANNING, WAVELAND
Catherine Johnson, Catherine Johnson Architect & Town Planner, CT
John Massengale, John Massengale Architecture & Urbanism, New York
Pat Pinnell, Patrick L. Pinnell AIA/Architecture & Planning, Connecticut
Robert Orr, Robert Orr & Associates, Connecticut

COORDINATION
Tom Low, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, North Carolina
Lizz Plater-Zyberk, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, Florida
Galina Tahchieva, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, Florida
Michael Watkins, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, Maryland

REGIONAL PLANNING
Eric Main, Criterion Planners/Engineers Inc., Oregon
Thom York, Criterion Planners/Engineers Inc., Oregon
Eliot Allen, Criterion Planners/Engineers Inc., Oregon
Harriet Tregonig, Smart Growth America, District of Columbia
Geoffrey Anderson, US EPA, District of Columbia

SOCIAL ISSUES
Emily Talen, University of Illinois, Illinois
David Brain, New College of Florida, Florida

TECH SUPPORT
Matt Lambert, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, Florida
Peter Quintanilla, Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, Florida

TRANSPORTATION
Billy Hattaway, Hall Planning & Engineering , Florida
Rick Hall, Hall Planning & Engineering, Inc., Florida
Andy Cameron, Prince of Wales Foundation, London
Rick Chellman, TND Engineering, New Hampshire
Shelley Poticha, Reconnecting America, California
Norman Garrick, University of Connecticut, Connecticut