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Flashback to 2023! ⏰ Eley Guild Hardy Architects earned a Merit Award for the CTA Gulfport Transit Center. Moving people...
10/12/2026

Flashback to 2023! ⏰ Eley Guild Hardy Architects earned a Merit Award for the CTA Gulfport Transit Center. Moving people and excellence.

This adaptive reuse is an excellent example of a building that might have been hard to reimagine in less skillful hands. The layout of the functions, the choice of materials to preserve and the celebration of key features is pleasing. The resulting restored grandeur of this example of midcentury architecture is well done. The jury admired the project's contribution to the development of the larger site, and applauded the contribution to a nationwide movement to appreciate and preserve mid-century modernism.

10/11/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 AIA Mississippi Design Award winners! 🏆

Ten projects were honored at this year's AIA Mississippi Convention in Starkville, selected by our jury and by our members.

HONOR AWARDS
• Randy J. Cleveland Engineering Student Center, CDFL Architects + Engineers
• Africatown Housing, Tall Architects

MERIT AWARD
• Gulfport Job Corps Center, EGH Architects

CITATION AWARDS
• Pecan Park Elementary Renovation, Duvall Decker
• The Hotel Monroe, CDFL Architects + Engineers
• Mississippi Department of Public Safety Headquarters, EGH Architects
• Grenada Depot Restoration, Belinda Stewart Architects

SAMUEL MOCKBEE AWARD
• Chapel of the Cross, Rolling Fork, WBA Architecture

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
• Rayburn House, Tall Architects

MAIN STREET AWARD
• 115 S. Lafayette Street Rehabilitation, Starkville, Belinda Stewart Architects

Thank you to our jury, led by David Corban, AIA, and to every firm that entered this year's 28 projects. Swipe through to see each winner.

Congratulations to the 2026 AIA Mississippi Design Award winners! 🏆Ten projects were honored at this year's AIA Mississi...
10/11/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 AIA Mississippi Design Award winners! 🏆

Ten projects were honored at this year's AIA Mississippi Convention in Starkville, selected by our jury and by our members.

HONOR AWARDS
• Randy J. Cleveland Engineering Student Center, CDFL Architects + Engineers
• Africatown Housing, Tall Architects

MERIT AWARD
• Gulfport Job Corps Center, EGH Architects

CITATION AWARDS
• Pecan Park Elementary Renovation, Duvall Decker
• The Hotel Monroe, CDFL Architects + Engineers
• Mississippi Department of Public Safety Headquarters, EGH Architects
• Grenada Depot Restoration, Belinda Stewart Architects

SAMUEL MOCKBEE AWARD
• Chapel of the Cross, Rolling Fork, WBA Architecture

PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
• Rayburn House, Tall Architects

MAIN STREET AWARD
• 115 S. Lafayette Street Rehabilitation, Starkville, Belinda Stewart Architects

Thank you to our jury, led by David Corban, AIA, and to every firm that entered this year's 28 projects. Swipe through to see each winner.

We’re underway in Starkville!!
10/07/2026

We’re underway in Starkville!!

Tomorrow!See you in Starkville for 2026 AIA Mississippi Convention.The AIA Mississippi Convention opens tomorrow, Wednes...
10/06/2026

Tomorrow!

See you in Starkville for 2026 AIA Mississippi Convention.

The AIA Mississippi Convention opens tomorrow, Wednesday 7 October, at The Mill at Mississippi State in Starkville (600 Russell St, Starkville, MS) and runs through Friday. The full schedule is attached.

A few things worth having in mind before you set out.

Wednesday builds to the keynote. Todd Walker of Archimania opens at 10:00 and Overland Partners follow at 11:00 with the COTE session. Brian MacKay-Lyons speaks at 1:00 in the Ballroom. The student and professional charrette runs from 2:30, with presentations and awards at 4:30, and the Keynote Reception follows at 6:00.

Thursday is the business meeting and the Design Awards. Breakfast and the annual business meeting begin at 8:00 in the Cleveland Gallery. Lunch and the Product Show are at noon. The Design Awards cocktail hour is at 5:30, with the ceremony at 6:30.

Friday is tours. The Duff Center at 8:00, Howell Hall at 9:00 and Hotel Madelon at 10:30.

A trolley runs to the off-site tours, so you do not need to drive. On Thursday it leaves The Mill at 9:00 for the Randy J. Cleveland Engineering Student Center and returns from Ballew Hall at 11:45, in good time for lunch. Most people walk the short distance between those two buildings, and a lift is available for anyone who would rather not. A trolley runs for the Friday tours as well.

Please be sure to bring PPE and wear boots or appropriate closed-toe shoes for the events on Friday. We have a limited number available, but will not have enough for everyone!

Exhibitors, the Product Show is in the Cleveland Gallery and opens with lunch at noon on Thursday.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Starkville.

Flashback to 2024! ⏰ Duvall Decker earned a Citation for the Canton Readiness Center. Strong design thinking for communi...
10/06/2026

Flashback to 2024! ⏰ Duvall Decker earned a Citation for the Canton Readiness Center. Strong design thinking for community resilience.

The jury recognized the unique challenge associated with designing a facility programmed to house military operations within the midst of a public environment. Through simple, aesthetically pleasing, contemporary, architectural gestures, the designers for the Canton Readiness Center successfully balanced the programmatic needs of such a facility with the expressive architectural design.

Flashback to 2019! ⏰ JBHM Architecture earned a Merit Award for the Entergy South Street Distribution Center Renovation....
09/21/2026

Flashback to 2019! ⏰ JBHM Architecture earned a Merit Award for the Entergy South Street Distribution Center Renovation. Industrial design with style.

Renovation of a 1940s concrete-framed warehouse in downtown Jackson, Mississippi to serve as Entergy's Distribution Operations Center (DOC), including Storm Management, for Mississippi.

Photo: Shannon Sheridan

Flashback to 2022! ⏰ Wier Boerner Allin Architecture earned an Honor Citation for the Mississippi Trade Mart. Infrastruc...
09/21/2026

Flashback to 2022! ⏰ Wier Boerner Allin Architecture earned an Honor Citation for the Mississippi Trade Mart. Infrastructure that works AND looks great.

The jury appreciated the linear bar building addition to the circular form of the existing Trade Mart as the correct method for adding onto a purely geometric form. The entry facade is nicely proportioned with the play of materials between the white wall panels, ribbon glass wall and wood accents. The lobby finishes add elegance to the building interior and place emphasis on the convention hall portals, designating entry. The interior lobby and event spaces provide a lovely setting.

Cheers to another great event at the MSU 5th Year School of Architecture ✨ We are grateful for our Mississippi based fir...
09/18/2026

Cheers to another great event at the MSU 5th Year School of Architecture ✨ We are grateful for our Mississippi based firm’s and enthusiastic students. With registration, not only are the event logistics such as table and chair rental and catering possible, but also a small portion of the funds are directed towards AIA Mississippi’s Emerging Professionals Committee’s annual endeavors that makes a very real and tangible impact in the profession at the local level. Want to provide feedback FIRMS and STUDENTS? Check out the survey links in our bio. See y’all next year!

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