2019 LunchEONS
2019 LUNCHEONS
September 26, 2019
The Architect’s Role in Downtown Revitalization
featuring Thomas Gregory, State Coordinator, Mississippi Main Street Association
August 22, 2019
Right of Way: How to Design Safer Streets for Our Communities
featuring Salam Rida and special guest Bob Wilson (Association of General Contractors of Mississippi)
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June 27, 2019
100 Years of Momentum: Strategically Planning for AIA Mississippi’s Next 10
with special guest Brent Bailey (Green Building Council of Mississippi)
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May 23, 2019
A Conversation About the Mayors’ Institute on City Design
featuring Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Esq., Mayor, City of Jackson
and special guests Jennifer Hughes and Courtney Spearman (National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C.) and Dr. Stuart Rockoff (Mississippi Humanities Council)
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April 25, 2019
Architecture and Art : Mississippi’s Creative Economy
featuring Malcolm White, Executive Director, Mississippi Arts Commission
and special guests Wyatt Waters (Southern artist and tv show co-host), Mickey Howley (Water Valley Main Street), and Amy Ainsworth (Terracon)
March 28, 2019
Overcoming Financial Barriers
in Economically Challenged Regions
featuring Bill Bynum, CEO, Hope Enterprise Corp.
and special guests Andrew Mattiace (Lamar Life Building Developer), Emily Pote & Rucker Culpepper (Coffee Prose), Emily Roush-Elliott, AIA (Delta Design Build Workshop, and Trey McCoy (Cherokee Brick)
February 28, 2019
Human Scale Development & Equitable Growth in Jackson
featuring Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Director, Jackson Department of Planning & Development
and special guests Mike Burton (The Westin – Jackson), Craig Carter (American Council of Engineering Companies of Mississippi), Thomas Gregory (Carl Small Town Center & American Planning Association MS) and David Lewis (Arts Center Manager & Team JXN)
January 24, 2019
Disaster Recovery & Good Samaritan Legislation
featuring J. Scott Eddy, AIA, 2019 AIA National Disaster Assistance Committee Chair
and special guests Rep. Cory Wilson (Mississippi House District 73, Madison), Curnis Upkins, III (Hinds County Economic Development Authority), John Cothron (Mississippi State Board of Architecture), Jordan Rae Hillman, AICP (City of Jackson, MS, Department of Planning & Development), Joel Waters (Mississippi Concrete Association)
EAT WELL
After hosting Mississippi Celebrates Architecture at Albert’s at Parlor Market, we enjoyed the experience so much that we chose to make it the spot for our 2019 monthly luncheon. Each month we enjoyed a custom menu dreamed up by their executive chef.