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AIA Birmingham

The Birmingham Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional membership organization of 350 architects and graduate architects.

The Birmingham Chapter of The American Institute of Architects (AIA) represents the Birmingham area’s more than 350 licensed architects, graduate architects and affiliates. The Birmingham Chapter includes; Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jefferson, Lamar, Pickens, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa and Walker counties. Our cha

pter was chartered in January 1965. For almost 150 years, members of The American Institute of Architects have worked with each other and their communities to create a more valuable, healthy, secure and sustainable buildings and cityscapes. As architects together, we give voice to our shared values in order to shape our neighborhoods. AIA members strive to make the world a better place for everyone to live, work and play.

08/28/2026

We had a great time at yesterday’s Higher-Ed Chapter Meeting and thank everyone who was able to attend!🏫

A big shoutout to our Title Sponsor, SESCO Lighting - Alabama for making this event possible!👏

🎤Thank You to our speakers:
AU STEM Panel sponsored by: Alabama Concrete Association
- Greg Tucker, P.E. Tucker-Jones Engineers
- Mark Coyle, AIA, Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC)
- Daniel S. Casey Jr., Hoar Construction
- Moderator, Frank Mruk, FAIA, FCSI, FSPS, RIBA NRMCA
- Greg Parsons, UAB - The University of Alabama at Birmingham

We appreciate you sharing your expertise on project planning and design in higher education facilities!

08/25/2026

We’re excited to welcome Candi Williams, State Director for AARP Alabama, as a featured speaker at this year’s Residential Architecture Symposium on September 23rd at Birmingham Botanical Gardens! 🏡

Candi’s career has been rooted in service, volunteer engagement, and strengthening communities. She was appointed State Director in January 2016 after serving as Interim State Director and Associate State Director of Outreach for AARP Alabama.

Prior to AARP, she served as Director of Affiliate Services for HandsOn Network, the volunteer-focused arm of the Points of Light Foundation, supporting the success of more than 200 HandsOn Action Centers across the United States. Her nonprofit leadership experience also includes roles with Hands On Birmingham, the American Heart Association, and the West Alabama Chapter of the American Red Cross.

At the heart of Candi’s work is a deep belief in people, possibility, and the power of community. She brings both strategy and heart to her leadership, with a commitment to listening well, building strong partnerships, and helping others see the role they can play in making Alabama a better place to live and age. 🤲

Candi is a graduate of the University of Alabama and remains loyal to the Tide. Of all the titles she has held, her favorite is still Aunt to her nieces and nephews.

Join us on September 23rd for a day of education, conversation, and connection with leaders and peers shaping the future of residential design.

Registration is now open at www.aiabham.org/shop. We hope to see you there!

08/24/2026

✨️Meet Stephanie Britton, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP!✨️⁠
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Stephanie Britton grew up in Birmingham, where she discovered her passion for architecture at an early age. Her mom helped design their family home, sparking Stephanie’s passion for architecture—and she’s been drawing ever since! Today, she serves as a Studio Director at Fifth Dimension Architecture + Interiors.⁠
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Stephanie earned her bachelor’s degrees in Architecture & Interior Architecture from Auburn University in 2002. One of her favorite projects is Saks Fifth Avenue in San Juan, PR which came with some amazing site visits, and plenty of challenges involving the site, permitting and logistics. Other project highlights include the Artisan Flats right here in Birmingham and the Fifth Dimension Birmingham office. ⁠
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Stephanie first became involved with AIA Birmingham in the 2000s as an emerging professional and began serving on the Design Awards Committee this year. Throughout her years of participation, she has valued the professional networking opportunities and the close, lifelong friendships that AIA has helped foster.⁠
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Outside of work, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband, Matt, and their cats, Luna and Rory. She’s especially excited for an upcoming trip to Iceland this fall!🐈️✈️⁠
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A fun fact about Stephanie is that she is a self-described weather enthusiast. She is a trained storm spotter and has even taken meteorology classes simply for the enjoyment of learning more about the science of weather.⁠
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We’re thrilled to have Stephanie Britton as a part of the AIA Birmingham community! ✨️

08/21/2026

2026 Design Awards Highlight 🏆️⁠
Distinction Award for Distinctive Detail | Custom Stair Detail by
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Located on historic Cobb Lane, the renovation of a former carriage house
transforms a long-abandoned structure into an active workplace, contributing to the renewal of a once-thriving Birmingham street. The design creates a workplace that feels both rooted in its history and responsive to daily use. Within this broader effort, the stair, previously enclosed and visually disconnected, was carefully reimagined as an integrated element within the studio.

By selectively removing the surrounding walls, the stair was reframed as part
of the room rather than a contained passage. This intervention establishes a
moment of arrival at its base, where the final tread becomes both a transition
between levels and a place of pause, reinforcing the studio’s balance of
openness, history, and function.
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Learn more here: bit.ly/Custom-Stair-Detail
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📸: Ali Harper + Rob Culpepper

08/20/2026

2026 Design Awards Highlight🏆️⁠
Distinction Award | High Dive HiFi Lounge by ⁠
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High Dive began with a question: how do you build a room engineered for serious listening that still feels like a living room, not a recording studio — and wrap it in a hospitality experience that works from breakfast through last call? The 4,044-square-foot bar and restaurant in Birmingham’s Lakeview district is the answer — a space that holds more than forty speakers and a full range of playback — reel-to-reel tape to high-resolution digital, two-channel stereo to full spatial audio, and live music — inside an envelope shaped by daylight, honest materials, and the small tactile pleasures of a classic bar: wood countertops, brass footrails, a back bar worth lingering over.⁠
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Learn more here: bit.ly/High-Dive⁠
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📸: Fischer Studios & ArchitectureWorks

08/19/2026

We are proud to announce our Moderator for the AU STEM Panel, taking place at AIA Birmingham's Higher-Ed Chapter Meeting, Frank Mruk, FAIA, FCSI, FSPS, RIBA, Senior Director of Building Innovations, NRMCA!👏 ⁠
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Frank Mruk is an architect, technology strategist and founder of the Center for Strategic Innovation and the Center for Smart Building Technology and is a Senior Director of Building Innovations at NRMCA. Educated at Pratt and Oxford University, he has taught at SVA/RISD/Parsons/NYU and at NYIT where he served as associate dean of Architecture. Earlier he served as VP of Strategy for Morgan Stanley and directed Turkish Architect Emre Arolat’s NYC office. ⁠
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Frank is a past President of AIA RI, NYC ASP and Metro NY CSI. He is a Morse Stone Fellow and a Fellow of the AIA, CSI and the Strategic Planning Society. He currently serves as Northeast Region Construction Specifications Institute Past President and on the CSI National Board as Northeast Director.⁠
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Join us on August 27th at the Alabama Power Old Auditorium from 11:00 AM - 1:45 PM!⁠
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🎟️$25 Members | $35 Non-Members⁠
🖊️2 HSW's | Lunch Provided⁠
Secure your spot today through the link in bio!

08/18/2026

It's almost time to Honor our Newly Licensed Architects!✨️⁠
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Join AIA Birmingham for a celebratory champagne toast, recognizing the licensure status of our new architects on Thursday, September 17th, from 4:30 - 6:00 PM. 🥂⁠
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Interested in sponsoring? With opportunities ranging from Title, Bar & Honor Sponsors, your support will make this celebration a night to remember!🎉⁠
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RSVP by September 14th at aiabham.org/shop⁠
Private event for AIA Birmingham Members & Newly Licensed Architects⁠
109 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd S

08/14/2026

2026 Design Awards Highlight 🏆
Distinction Award | ASCEND by

Big Oak Ranch is a 2.32-acre transitional housing community along the Highway 280 corridor in Birmingham, Alabama, designed to support young adults ages 18–24 as they move from high school into higher education or career pathways. Conceived as more than housing, the project establishes a safe, structured environment where residents can cultivate independence, confidence, and a sense of belonging during a pivotal stage of life.

The project transforms a complex social need into a cohesive architectural response that merges form, program, and purpose. ASCEND departs from conventional multifamily housing by embracing a distributed village typology that prioritizes human scale and neighborhood familiarity. ASCEND Birmingham ultimately elevates residential architecture into a framework for empowerment, where community and environment work together to shape future opportunity.

Learn more here: bit.ly/painted-lady

📸: Chris Luker; Lane Smith

08/12/2026

2026 Design Awards Highlight🏆
Distinction Award | The Battery II, The Painted Lady by 5th Dimension Architecture & Interiors

The Painted Lady project is a reanimation the 1895 Eyer-Raden Building. This renovation restored the building’s original exterior and honored the design integrity of the building’s colorful past.

A mix of historic imagery, laser scanning and aerial imagery captured the building in full detail, enabling accurate as-builts and faithful recreation of lost elements.

The project team had full-scope engagement: visioning, design, documentation, construction administration, and FF&E.

Learn more here: bit.ly/painted-lady

📸: The Painted Lady Property & Fifth Dimension

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109 Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard S
Birmingham, AL
35233

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Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm

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