Doug Dale, AIA
Mr. Dale is responsible for the comprehensive management and financial planning of the firm. He has 27 years experience in architecture, focusing on correctional, educational, corporate /office and hotel /hospitality related projects. His extensive experience and overall management in large complex projects gives Mr. Dale the ability to lead the project team through all phases of the project.
Education
1970 - Bachelor of Architecture - Georgia Institute of Technology
Professional
- President of Dale and Associates Architects
- Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Heritage Trust - April 2002
- Participant in "The Strategic Coach" Entrepreneur Program
American Institute of Architects Mississippi
- Board of Directors, 1996
- Membership Committee Chair, 1996
- Secretary/Treasurer, 1997
- Chairman of State Convention, 1998
- President, 1999
Mississippi State Board of Architecture
- Member, 1984-94
- Secretary/Treasurer, 1986, 1990
- President, 1987, 1992
- Professional Code of Conduct Committee, 1989
School of Architecture Advisory Council 1988, 1996
- National Advisory Group Member - Jackson State University 2002
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