In conjunction with Eley Guild Hardy Architects, Brown, Mitchell & Alexander, Inc. (BMA) provided boundary and topographic surveying and civil engineering (utilities-grading, drainage & sitework) for the reconstruction of Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art facility in Biloxi, Mississippi, which was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The unique stainless steel clad structures house the work of legendary potter and Mississippi Coast native, George E. Ohr, as well as a large collection of regionally and nationally important artists in the museum of African-American art and the Exhibition Gallery. The museum was featured in Southern Living
as the “Best New Arts Venue” and a symbol of renewal during the rebuild of Biloxi.
Square Footage: 25,500
Cost: $28 Million
Scope of Services:
Civil Design
Development of Contract Documents, Specifications, and Construction Plans
Construction Administration and Observation Services
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New Ohr-O'Keefe Museum
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Former Museum Post-Katrina
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Frank Gehry designed Pod Pavillion
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401 Cowan Rd., Suite A
Gulfport, MS 39507
Tel: (228) 864-7612
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131 Rue Magnolia
Biloxi, MS 39530
Tel: (228) 436-7612
Fax: (228) 436-7676
3221 Market Street
Pascagoula, MS 39567
Tel: (228) 436-7612
Fax: (228) 436-7676
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