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Urban Studio Students Develop Plan to Reconnect Birmingham 

Urban Studio Students Develop Plan to Reconnect Birmingham
What happens when the City of Birmingham receives a grant to reimagine Fourth Avenue North?
Architecture alumnus invests in the future 

Architecture alumnus invests in the future
Growing up in the 1960s and 70s, Christopher Heard worked out the complexities of life while tromping through the Alabama woods with his three brothers and scads of cousins.
Meet James Sommerville: SIGD Advisory Council Member 

Meet James Sommerville: SIGD Advisory Council Member
From The King’s Trust to leading companies, Sommerville had made an indelible mark.
Meet Morgan Searcy ‘19: SIGD Advisory Council Member ![]()

Meet Morgan Searcy ‘19: SIGD Advisory Council Member
Searcy has made a career out of leadership: learning from it and embodying it.
Meet John Payne ‘90: SIGD Advisory Council Member ![]()

Meet John Payne ‘90: SIGD Advisory Council Member
This design leader is out to design a vibrant future for Auburn’s School of Industrial and Graphic Design (SIGD) on multiple levels.
Architecture alumnus bringing mass timber to Music City ![]()

Architecture alumnus bringing mass timber to Music City
Architect Ivan Vanchev started thinking about mass timber construction way back in 2016, when a longtime client asked for something “different.”