AfH Austin Design Charette for Biloxi Park Pavilions
samara
series of 2 design charettes to design a Park Pavillion in Biloxi,
Mississippi.
The Mississippi coast community is rebuilding from Hurricane Katrina
with more residents and businesses coming back everyday. It has been
quite the struggle to get families back in safe and sustainable homes
to rebuild their lives from, but homes are only a part of what makes a
community. As families come back they also need the things that make
them feel that they are a part of a community. Neighborhood parks
serve as vital gathering points for the community. They give families
and neighbors a place to play, talk, and have family events and
community meetings.
A group in Biloxi, Hands On Gulf Coast, has received a grant to
rebuild neighborhood park shade structures destroyed in the 2005
hurricane. Rebuilding these shade structures is a small yet effective
way to tell those coming back that the community is there with them.
Architecture for Humanity Austin has secured the opportunity to
design and build one of these park shade structures. Design will take
place over a few weeks this summer ending with a week long
construction trip in July 2008. Hands On has $1,200 for materials and
all the additional construction volunteers needed. All that's left is
the help of designers to make these parks the hopeful spaces the
community desperately needs.
For more information on the program, visit our google group at
http://groups.google.com/group/afhavolunteers/files and download the
file called "AFH Chapter Biloxi Trip project sheet.doc".
The charette will take place at the Center for Architecture on 801 W
12th St. Please come join us to contribute your ideas to this
important project. Bring pencils, trace paper, sketch pads, or
whatever makes you feel creative.
Questions, RSVP or charette encouragement? E-mail
sam...@afhaustin.org.
We need lots of creative and practical minds alike, so come charette
it up with us!
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Michael A Minor II
Unfortunately my job has relocated me to the Houston area, and I will be
unable to attend any of the meetings you are planning. I would appreciate it
if I was removed from your mailing list for any future projects being that
my current position has me pretty much swamped and I will be unable to
contribute to your efforts.
Sincerely,
Michael A Minor II
Minor Drafting
Designing Your Dreams