A principle interest of mine is in the area of Design for Communities, with a focus upon opportunities for adaptive reuse of existing structures of historical or cultural significance within a community. While much attention is being paid to the problems of sub-urban growth, many center-city Atlanta neighborhoods are facing decreasing opportunities for fair housing, education, and basic social services. Lower-income residents, who were made Olympic-era housing services promises, are most at risk from re-development that views neighborhood gentrification as an economic and social model. My research is based on the belief that vibrant urban neighborhoods are dependent upon a mixture of resident stakeholders: mixed incomes, races, beliefs, political affiliations, etc. The architectural project can, perhaps only in a small way, represent a strategy of inclusiveness that stresses the continuity of social life in the community. Adaptive reuse of once-vital buildings (schools, community centers, churches) can raise neighborhood interest and invite participation in the planning process, and are attractive development opportunities with incentives that could reward creative ideas. The communities in close proximity to Atlanta's Central business District (Summerhill, Peoplestown, Mechanicsville, Pittsburgh) contain such opportunities for mixed-income, mixed-use development that could help strengthen, rather than fracture, the community's social structure and neighborhood character. Exploring new ideas for housing and the mixing of educational and social services is the thrust of my design research.