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In honor of Black History Month, our DEIB committee invited the office to gather for a site visit at the Historic Greyhound Bus Depot. As a part of the Freedom Rides, the Historic Greyhound Bus Station holds a significant impact to the Civil Rights Movement. The space has been sympathetically restored and newly renovated the iconic landmark to become an office space to impact the Birmingham area moving into the future.
Jeremy Cutts is in the Auburn Spotlight! The College of Architecture Design and Construction recently featured Jeremy for all of his accomplishments on their website.
“Sometimes it’s the relationships that were formed and other times there is a meaningful lesson learned or knowledge gained,” he stated. “It’s always incredible to see the result of hard work and the impact it can have on a person, a family or a community.”
Congratulations to Brittany Foley for being named a Top 40 Under 40 by the Birmingham Business Journal!
She is a key leader within the organization and was recently promoted to an equity partner. As a preservation architect with expertise in urban redevelopments, she promotes sympathetic and creative strategies to repurpose underutilized historic buildings into meaningful community assets in the state. In addition to a range of adaptive reuse projects, she has experience with projects utilizing the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program, Opportunity Zones and New Market Tax Credits. She has been instrumental in the adaptive reuse of the Hood McPherson into the new Auburn University Center in Birmingham and the restoration of Fort Morgan National Historic Landmark in Gulf Shores with the Alabama Historical Commission.
Hey students! We want you to join our team of award-winning professionals. We are currently looking for graduate architects, interior designers, and those seeking internships for the summer. Career fairs are in full swing and we are getting the opportunity to meet so many talented designers!
Apply today or learn more at www.wba-architects.com/careers
In the spirit of the holiday season and in honor of all of our clients, friends, and community, we have made donations to The Community Food Bank of Central Alabama and The Circle of Love Toy Drive. Wishing all of you a happy holiday!
This year all of us at Williams Blackstock Architects were proud to support The Circle of Love Toy Drive to ensure that all children have presents to open on Christmas morning! Our holiday toy drive is one of our favorite traditions to be a part of and we are so happy to give back to our community this holiday season.
We took some time today to enjoy our traditional Thanksgiving meal with each other. We are thankful this holiday season for an amazingly talented group to work with!
Nothing like a Food Truck Friday to brighten up the work week! Last week we invited our families and pets to join us for some games, cold beverages and delicious food.
We had a great evening representing the firm at the 2022 AIA Alabama Awards in Gulf Shores. We're thrilled to announce that we won two Merit Awards for the design of the Telegraph Creative and KMS offices.
AIA Alabama Merit Award
The design for the new Telegraph office creates an ultra-contemporary studio achieved in a rustic, industrial setting. The vision was to create an informal work environment where employees could work and relax in the same space. Focused on repurposing the existing space in a way that is modern, flexible and open, one of the focal points is the main meeting room. An existing delivery truck ramp was turned into stadium seating and a large projection screen punctuates the space.
AIA Alabama Merit Award
The vision for this corporate headquarters was to maintain the spirit and bones of an old masonry warehouse and was achieved through a series of modern adaptations to special building features such as the existing mezzanine supported from the roof deck above, and reuse of the generous amount of skylights. The design for this family-owned business combines professionalism and seriousness with that of a relaxed, comfortable family atmosphere for employees to gather and creates a professional home away from home.
Another project received a special recognition at the 2022 AIA Alabama Awards. A few of our employees volunteered their free time to work on The Compassion Project designing and building temporary housing solutions and were honored with a Merit Award. We are proud of their incredible personal achievement and their dedication to serving their community inside as well as outside the office.
The Compassion Project is a pilot partnership of local organizations that serve those who are experiencing homelessness in the Birmingham area. The Faith Chapel Care Center, Food for Our Journey and God’s Loving Hands worked together to provide food, cooling shelters, showers, laundry, health services and fun activities for those in need.
We’re proud to announce that The Estelle won a Merit Award at this year’s MultiFamily Executive Awards in Las Vegas. The Estelle was recognized for setting a new standard for apartment living in Birmingham, Alabama, with a design focused on placemaking and community building.
