David Perkes, Gulf Coast Community Design Studio, Professor Mississippi State University of Art + Architecture – “Disasters and Design”

David Perkes is an architect and Associate Professor at Mississippi State University. He is the founding director of the Gulf Coast Community Design Studio, a professional outreach program of the College of Architecture, Art + Design. The design studio was established soon after Hurricane Katrina and is providing planning and architectural design support to many Mississippi Gulf Coast communities and non-profit organizations.

For more about Mr. Perkes, visit the Community Design Studio website.