Things to do in the next seven days:

Following are various things which need to be completed by August 5, 2008:

CD submittals:

Emergency Generators for MDPS
-Guntown
- West Point
- Newton

District 6 Substation - Lauderdale

DD sumbittal:

District 2 Substation - Greenwood

and as things change and grow the following was added late Monday:

SD Submittal:

Yazoo County Regional Detention Facility

Let's have fun!

Little Tex-Mex:

This project was the first freestanding location for a local mexican resturant chain. One thing about this type of project if you ever wanted to do it, textures, materials and colors your imagination is the only thing which will hold you back. Construction was started in early spring. will have to see about getting to photo's to post.

Cause:

Work in progress:

Business of Architecture:

Like most business, architectural firms follow a similar business life cycle as indicated in the following chart:

A work in progress:

Exploration & Learning:

As part of my continuing development in the profession, there are a couple of issues which I would like to look at an explore a little more in depth. One of those is the practice of architecture through the firm. I will be using my current employer as the case study.

The Architectural firm was formed in 1985, and has been in business for twenty-two years. On November 18 of this year, I will celebrate my seventeen year anniversary with them. Just seems like yesterday when I started. Which has allowed me the unique opportunity to see the various phase of growth which a firm experiences. Over this period of time, I have seen many changes in the firm and people who have come and gone through the firm.

This past Friday July 18, we had evaluations at the office, these were not necessary employee evaluations they were office evaluations. Everyone was given the opportunity to speak with the two partners in our office. There is a second office about sixty miles away, there is little interaction between the two locations with the exception of the three partners. The firm today is note the firm which I started at just a few years ago. Sense the first of the year, we have seen the lost six employees for various reasons, and with the current economic situation the firm is not going to replace those employees in the near future.

There have been some issues within the firm which need to be addressed and a new fresh attitude adopted towards the profession to insure that the firm moves forward. What it also needs to do to be able to attract and keep the future of the firm.

Over the next several weeks or months, I’m going to take a close look at where the firm is today, what it has done right and those it things which need improvement.

Planning:

This was a planning project I work on during winter of 2001. Started out as a mental exercise for myself. Later this was presented to Tunica County as a scheme for a multi-use development. One thing about the county, a large percentage of the land is owned by a few families, an large tracts of land for the right price are easy to obtain.

Recent Project:

This was a project which was started before Katrina in 2005. Cleint wanted to replace a faciltiy which had been built in the late 1950's. In prespective with the City of Pascagoula, this on e be one of the first major projects in the central business district in over ten years.

The courtyard area is where the orginal facility stood.

Notice site context in upper right corner of photo.

What I'm working on:

Programming:

- Hancock County Annex Building
- Yazoo County Regional Correctional Facility

Schematic Design:

-District 2 Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Substation

Design Development:

- Jackson County Adult Detention Center

Construction Documents:

- Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Emergency Generator

District #4 - Guntown
District #5 - West Point
District #6 - Newton

- District 6 Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Substation


Bidding:

- Scott County Adult Detention Center


Construction:

- Women's Detention Facility
Kemper-Neshoba County
Regional Correctional Facility

- District 4 Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Parking Lot

- District 8 Mississippi Department of Public Safety Complex

Value of Projects in progress:

-$88.2 m

Professional:

- Working becoming LEED accredited professional

Who I am on paper: