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Ole Miss eyes future with new and expanded facilities across campus - Mississippi Business Journal, by Laura Smith, August 24th, 2009

The University of Mississippi (UM) is in the midst of major expansion with the construction of two new residence colleges, a new law school and an expanded baseball stadium.
Between $170 and $180 million is being invested in ongoing construction projects at the university, according to Ian Banner, UM's director of facilities management.
The biggest project currently underway is the 130,000-square-foot, $50-million law school being constructed on the west end of campus near the Thad Smith Coliseum.
Designed by the architectural firm Eley Guild Hardy, the building is expected to obtain a silver certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System. Read more...

More room with a view - Sun Herald, By MARY PEREZ, Wed, Aug. 19, 2009

BILOXI - Most of the construction at the expanded Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention Center is done and when the big conventions start coming to Biloxi, "all segments of the community are going to feel the impact," Executive Director Bill Holmes said.
That starts in October, when scientists from around the world arrive for a marine science convention and exhibition. They will stay, shop, dine and sightsee along the Coast.
Days before they arrive, the Mississippi Nurses Association convention will come to town, and a Mary Kay convention is already signed up for next year.
These visitors will be greeted by architecture at the center that reflects the Coast, from the wavy roof to the lobby floor with its color patterns that progress from the beach to the deep-blue Gulf waters. Read more...

Comfort's coming - Sun Herald, By DONNA MELTON, Thu, Jul. 30, 2009

GULFPORT - Construction should begin in August for replacement beach comfort stations at four Coast Transit Authority bus stops.
CTA owned seven comfort stations along the sand beach in Harrison County prior to Hurricane Katrina, but all were destroyed by the storm surge.
Using FEMA money, CTA is rebuilding five durably constructed stations.
The first four cost $1.2 million each and will be built at Long Beach Harbor, in Jones Park at the area near 20th Avenue in Gulfport, at Courthouse Road Pier in Gulfport and across from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. Read more...

Eley Guild Hardy recognized - Mississippi Business Journal, Wally Northway, July 27, 2009

BILOXI - Eley Guild Hardy Architects recently  received an Honor Citation in the Architecture/New Construction Category for its design of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Gulfport from the Mississippi Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). According to the Mississippi AIA website, the honor citation is "awarded to projects worthy of recognition because of design quality." Read more...

Eley Guild Hardy goes all out for green in South Mississippi - The Journal of South Mississippi Business, By JIMMIE BELL, May 2009

What makes these projects stand out is the all-out effort by EGH to empower each employee with "every available application of sustainable design," said EGH principal Mark Lishen, AIA, LEED AP. Eley Guild Hardy has 15 LEED accredited professionals on staff and others studying to take the exam.
(LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.) Read more...

 Construction begins on Gulfport Harbor - WLOX, By Elise Roberts, Posted: May 25, 2009 11:31 PM

GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - The $17 million project to rebuild Gulfport's Small Craft Harbor is underway. Monday afternoon, South Mississippians came out to witness the first pile being driven into the Mississippi Sound. It was a sound many South Mississippians have been waiting to hear for nearly four years.
"This is going to be the largest municipal pier on the Gulf of Mexico when it's complete," said Roger Caplinger with Innovative Builders. Read more...

Storied architecture firms expand reach with recent merger - Mississippi Business Journal, Lynn Lofton, October 13,2008

The recent merger of two architectural firms unites a number of the state's most storied names of architecture. Biloxi-based Guild Hardy Architects, one of the state's fastest-growing firms, and Eley Associates/Architects, a venerable Jackson firm, formed Eley Guild Hardy Architects. The new firm now has 16 registered architects and two licensed civil engineers on its staff of 72, who are holding down the Biloxi office and two Jackson offices. Read more...

Grant Program Could Give Downtown Gulfport A Facelift - WLOX, Krystal Allan, June 2, 2007

The city hopes to silence naysayers who say nothing's happening in Gulfport through a $3.6 million project called the Facade Master Plan Program. It's funded through the Mississippi Development Authority's Community Revitalization Program.
The program offers property owners free money to help them improve the facades of their buildings or the sides facing the public. It applies only to buildings within Gulfport's "Downtown District," as laid out by Gulfport's City Council.
The project's goal is to improve the face of downtown block-by-block, instead of building-by-building. By working block-by-block, the city says it can keep the look of downtown more consistent. Read more...

 Coast Company Promotes "Building Green" - WLOX, Steve Phillips, Jan. 4, 2007

"We were trying to create a building that captured the essence of 'green' architecture and sustainable architecture," said Mark Lishen, a partner in Guild-Hardy Architects.
His firm's new headquarters is aesthetically pleasing. More importantly, it's energy efficient. Large windows let in lots of light.
"That allows us to keep the main lights off, and allow us to work with just the indirect light that comes through the windows on the north side of the building in the main studio," Lishen explained. Read more...