A $10,000 grant along with matching money will fund construction of a design studio that promotes innovative wood products and building methods in Mississippi.
The $10,000 Community Partnerships grant was awarded by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc., an international nonprofit that promotes responsible forest management. The Mississippi Forestry Foundation and other partners in the industry added $12,000 in a grant match for the design studio.
The design studio will be used by fourth-year undergraduate students at Mississippi State University’s School of Architecture. Called TIMB(R): Timber Innovations for Mississippi Buildings Reimagined, the studio will hold a competition in which students will design plans for a mid-rise wood structure that could become a showcase for wood building design in the state as well as provide offices for the Mississippi Forestry Association.
Jacob Gines, MSU architecture assistant professor, said, “That doesn’t mean the winning design will necessarily be built, but it will provide MFA an opportunity to conjure interest and investment for such a project. We at the MSU School of Architecture love the idea of being able to facilitate that process.”
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