Andres Duany Quotations

Mobile homes are permanent housing, not temporary. Mobile homes are the only housing affordable to a large portion of the population.

People know that this took a wrong turn somewhere. People know this has become honky-tonk, and this is the chance to get it right.

The architectural heritage of Mississippi is fabulous, ... really, really marvelous. However, what they have been building the last 30 years is the standard, tawdry strip developments. The government's vision is to start again and do it right.

Most of the builders seem to think what we want to do can be done, or are willing to try.

We would love it if every town had their own Home Depot rather than having two huge ones causing traffic congestion. We don't want them to be driving two towns down to go to Wal-Mart.

There has to be an organization in place that moves this forward.

We spent a lot of time trying to understand the new FEMA rules. That has not been a satisfying experience.

The mobile home industry knows very well nobody loves them, and they see this as a chance to be acceptable.

It's going to be harder to read because of the destruction.

In every way, this is a model of how things should change.

Cities move slowly, but the storm awakened people. Crisis always does. And great things are possible. And with a great awakening comes the dislodging of money.