Archinect - Features 2024-05-03T22:53:20-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150021226/beard-riser-interprets-southern-vernacular-architecture-with-a-modernist-perspective Beard+Riser Interprets Southern Vernacular Architecture With a Modernist Perspective Mackenzie Goldberg 2017-08-07T11:52:00-04:00 >2018-02-20T23:31:03-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/29/294ui0tiko02verz.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/106511/mississippi" target="_blank">Mississippi</a> is one of the poorest states in the United States, and isn't known for being a center for architecture, but <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/28304163/beard-riser-architects" target="_blank">Beard+Riser</a> are doing what they can to mark the state with some amazing architecture. Their work takes inspiration from the Delta's vernacular architectures while making the most of tight budgets. As the firm expands and adds a second office in Oxford, MS, we talk with the founders about growing a small practice in rural Mississippi.</p>