Savannah E. Wilson, a fourth-year architecture student from Picayune, Mississippi, is in Associate Professor Alexis Gregory’s fall 2021 Herrington Topical Studio.
This student-led studio is examining the challenge of designing memorials.
Dr. Chris Hunter’s fourth-year studio was challenged with addressing the needs of Mound Bayou, a town in the Mississippi Delta founded by former slaves to establish a self-sustaining community. The town thrived after the Civil War, producing high-quality cotton, providing education for the region, and offering a variety of business opportunities, including a stable banking system. During this time, Mound Bayou had a population of 8,000 citizens.
Alysia E. Williams, a fourth-year architecture student from Kennesaw, Georgia, is finishing up the fall 2021 semester in Assistant Professor Christopher Hunter’s Mound Bayou Master Planning and Community Center Design studio.
Jasmine Topps plans to graduate this spring from the School of Architecture at Mississippi Â鶹´«Ã½.
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Members of the school's Advisory Board will hold their annual meeting.