Areas of focus

Every place has a larger story.

Our work is informed by interests in historic communities, cultural landscapes, civic infrastructure, and the material record of everyday life.

Research directions

Places we are thinking about.

These are areas of expertise and research interest, not a claim that the featured places or initiatives are contracted client projects.

Featured initiative · Concept developmentPROPOSED

Auburn Avenue Cultural Corridor

A connected view of Sweet Auburn's places, institutions, business histories, and civic landscape—considered as a whole rather than as isolated landmarks.

The initial concept area runs along Auburn Avenue between Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church and the Prince Hall Masonic Building. The exact scope, participation, and delivery plan remain in development.

Read the emerging vision ↗

FOCUSHistory, place & community-led stewardshipAtlanta, Georgia · Sweet Auburn

01 / CULTURAL LANDSCAPES

Cultural corridors & districts

Research and interpretation of the institutions, businesses, public spaces, and everyday landscapes that shape a community’s identity.

02 / LIVING HERITAGE

Sacred & community places

Preservation questions concerning congregations, community institutions, and historically under-documented places.

03 / INFRASTRUCTURE

Infrastructure & public works

Study of transportation landscapes and the ways public projects affect historic settings, communities, and memory.

04 / DOCUMENTATION

Complex historic campuses

Holistic documentation approaches for institutional campuses, ancillary buildings, service spaces, and layered historic resources.

Portfolio note: Specific completed project profiles, client names, and imagery will be added only after review and permission where required. Proposed initiatives are not represented as awarded contracts.

A new conversation

Have a place in mind?

Let’s discuss what it needs — and what its history can make possible.

Start a conversation ↗