“The architectural heritage of Mississippi is fabulous, ... really, really marvelous. However, what they have been building the last 30 years is the standard, tawdry strip developments. The government's vision is to start again and do it right.”
“[• Mobile homes. They are a reality in a vast region where so much housing has been obliterated and needs to be replaced quickly.] Mobile homes are permanent housing, not temporary, ... Mobile homes are the only housing affordable to a large portion of the population.”
“We would love it if every town had their own Home Depot rather than having two huge ones causing traffic congestion. We don't want them to be driving two towns down to go to Wal-Mart.”
“There's a plot in charrettes. There's the Thursday Night Massacre [when architects are forced to adjust to requirements they hadn't anticipated]. You pick yourself up. Eventually, you prevail.”
