Merrill Elam will be speaking at Mississippi Celebrates Architecture at the Mississippi War Memorial Building in Jackson, Mississippi this Thursday March 31, 2011. The event is sponsored by AIA Mississippi. From the AIA Mississippi press release: “The Educational Symposium is the core component of ‘Mississippi Celebrates Architecture.’ It is a one-day design symposium, held each spring in Jackson, Mississippi. A group of nationally recognized architects present their work in general and a single project in depth. While spending the day with architects, students, the public and allied professionals; these architects participate in in-depth, interactive discussions of their approach to the practice of architecture.”