Richard L. Chambers, AIA
Mr. Chambers, Principal and Vice President at Morris Architects has been with the firm for over 30 years. A graduate of the University of Houston College of Architecture, As Managing Principal of projects such as the highly lauded $175M Toyota Center in Houston's Central Business District (home to the Houston Rockets basketball team); and the 242-acre $300M Moody Gardens Campus (with a 300-key luxury hotel; visitors' center with a 400-seat IMAX 3-D theater, 200-seat restaurant and tropical rainforest pyramid; Discovery Museum; and 2M-gallon aquarium) he oversees a wide variety of comprehensive architectural and interior architectural services.
Education
University of Houston College of Architecture
Honored as one of 50 outstanding graduates at the school's 50th anniversary
Professional
- Managing principal for projects at Reliant Astrodome Complex
- Managing principal for major theater in Charlotte, NC
- Played an active role in Houston's renowned Galleria
- Advisory Trustee of Houston Leukemia Lymphoma Society
- Past President Astrodome Rotary Club
- Past Managing Principal of Morris Architects Houston Office
Management Team
Doug Dale, AIA
Richard Chambers, AIA
Jeff Barnes, AIA
Chris Hudson, AIA
Ron Hartley, ASLA
Gary Altergott, AIA
Bacaran Bay Casino Resort
Biloxi, Mississippi
Dale/Morris is providing full architectural services for the design of a new casino and resort hotel on Caillavet Street in Biloxi, Mississippi. The new Spanish-Mission themed property will include 655 hotel rooms, 445-one and two bedroom condominiums, meeting space and a 40-lane bowling alley suitable for national championships. The resort will also feature an 18-hole Arnold Palmer-designed golf course with driving range and full-service clubhouse.
Other features include a new blues club, spa, salon, fitness center, shopping esplanade, four acres of pool decks including terraces with cabanas, six theatres with stadium-style seating, a 5,000-seat entertainment venue, two wedding chapels, dog hotel, kid's activity center and seven restaurants. There will also be a new 3,300-car parking garage.
Estimated Construction Cost
$500 Million
Facility Size
Casino - 75,000 SF
Convention area - 85,000 SF
Spa/Fitness Center - 20,000 SF
Blues Club - 20,000 SF
Entertainment Venue - 5,000 Seats
Shopping Esplanade - 15,000 SF