Alex Krumdieck

EDUCATION
Master of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Architecture, Auburn University

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Architect in Alabama
Registered Architect in Colorado
Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Member, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)

Alex Krumdieck is Director of the Urban Studio in the Auburn University School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture. He began his architectural career working for The Ritchie Organization (TRO) in Birmingham, Alabama. Receiving the Administrative Fellowship Award from TRO, Krumdieck worked with Larry Partridge, at that time, the president of TRO. Afterwards, Krumdieck was one of the founding members of The Garrison Group, and after four years with the Garrison Group, Krumdieck entered the graduate program at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. After completing his degree, Krumdieck returned to Birmingham and soon opened his own firm, Krumdieck A+I Design. As the principal of the Birmingham-based architecture and interior design firm Krumdieck A + I, he led the firm in earning numerous awards for its design work, including recognition by the AIA and the IIDA. In 2008, he began serving as an adjunct instructor for Auburn University at the Urban Studio in Birmingham, Alabama, as well as teaching roles on Auburn’s main campus at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture. In 2014, he was named the Interim Director of the Urban Studio upon the retirement of Cheryl Morgan. In 2016, he was named the Director of the Urban Studio following a national search. Krumdieck continues to manage and lead his practice which continues to be recognized, as well as Directing the Urban Studio and guiding the development of the program. The program over the past several years has continued to affect the development of the City of Birmingham through its urban studies of both the downtown core and the adjacent urban neighborhoods.