Giattina Aycock Architecture Studio
The Giattina Aycock Architecture Studio (formerly Brandon Crawford & Associates, Crawford Giattina & Mitchel, Crawford Giattina & Partners, Giattina Kirkwood & Partners, Giattina & Partners, and Giattina Fisher Aycock) is a large architecture firm founded in 1966 by Brandon Crawford, Joseph Giattina Jr and George Brian Mitchel.
Crawford left in 1980 to co-found Crawford McWilliams Hatcher Architects. Shortly thereafter, Marzette Fisher and Jamie Aycock were elevated to partner. In 2001, management of the firm was passed to Joseph's son, Chris Giattina, along with now senior principals Jamie Aycock, Fred Yeager, Ty Cole, and Brian Giattina.
Also in 2001, the firm outgrew their offices in the former 1st Church of Christ Scientist on 11th Avenue South, and moved into a street-level space designed by the architects in the Jemison Flats building at 1827 1st Avenue North. In 2010, the partners founded BLOX, a company that designs and manufactures pre-engineered building components, and in 2016 the two companies were consolidated as all operations were moved to the site of the former Pullman Standard Plant in Bessemer.
Notable projects
- Park Tower Apartments, 1968
- Brookwood Village, 1973
- Kahler Plaza Hotel, 1973
- Mountain Brook Inn, 1974
- Century Plaza, 1975
- Mayer Electric Supply, 1975
- Loehmann's Village, 1979
- South Central Bell Alabama Operations Center, 1981, AIA Gulf States Region Honor Award
- Bessemer Civic Center
- Highland Avenue Office Building
- Tinsley Harrison Tower (UAB)
- UAB School of Business and Engineering
- Presbyterian Oaks II Apartments
- Carriage Place Condominiums
- Brookhill Condominiums
- Princeton Towers I & II
- Financial Center, 1982
- Southridge Office Building, 1982
- Parisian at Eastwood Mall
- Golden & Associates Construction
- Jefferson County Jail, 1984
- Protective Life Corporate Headquarters, 1984
- SouthTrust Tower, 1986, joint venture with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
- Luckie Building, 1986
- Jefferson County Criminal Courts, 1986
- Sheraton Capstone Inn, 1986
- UAB Arena, 1988
- Jefferson County Public Safety Buildings, 1988
- Paul W. Bryant Museum (University of Alabama), 1988
- Liberty National statue, installation at Liberty Park, 1989
- Elton B. Stephens Science Center (Birmingham-Southern College), 1990
- Office Building 1200 at Liberty Park, 1990
- Liberty National Parking Deck, 1991
- Southeastern Conference Headquarters, 1991
- Children's Hospital, 1992
- Trace Crossings School, 1992
- Family & Child Services, 1993
- Boy Scouts of America Council Headquarters, 1994
- Children's Hospital Parking Deck and Office Building, 1994
- Hoover High School, 1994
- Regions Bank Operations Center
- North Birmingham Homes Recreation Center
- Hot & Hot Fish Club, 1995
- Birmingham Police Headquarters, 1996
- First Commercial Bank Headquarters, 1997, AIA Alabama Honor Award & Design Award
- Pediatrics East, 1997
- Shaia's, 1997, AIA Alabama Honor Award
- STIX restaurant, 1997
- BellSouth City Center, 1998
- Quail Springs Office Park, 1998
- Children's Hospital South, 1999, AIA Gulf States Region Honor Award
- Masonry Arts showroom, 1999
- YWCA Birmingham renovation, 1999
- Dawson Memorial Baptist Church Family Recreation Center, 1999, AIA Gulf States Region Citation of Merit
- Dawson Memorial Baptist Church Parking Deck, 2000
- Honda Motors Talladega Training Facility, 2001, AIA Gulf States Region Honor Citation
- Alabama Veterans Memorial, 2001, AIA Gulf States Region Honor Citation
- Birmingham Zoo, Junior League of Birmingham Hugh Kaul Children's Zoo, 2002, AIA Gulf States Region Honor Award
- Carver High School, 2002, AIA Alabama Honorable Mention
- Children's Harbor, 2002, AIA Gulf States Region Merit Award
- Jefferson County Courthouse renovations, 2002, AIA Birmingham Merit Award
- Jefferson County Courthouse Annex
- Jefferson County Domestic Relations Courts Building, 2002, AIA Gulf States Region Merit Award
- Magic City Casket Company, 2002
- Jemison Flats, 2003, AIA Gulf States Region Honor Citation
- Five Points West Library, 2004
- Homewood Middle School, 2005, AIA Gulf States Region Merit Award
- Children's Hospital Parking Deck and Data Center, 2005, AIA Gulf States Region Honor Citation
- Cooper Green Hospital renovation
- George Watson Criminal Justice Center
- Standard Condominiums
- CardioVascular Associates, 2011
- ServisFirst headquarters building, 2017
References
- Kent, Dawn (September 30, 2007) "Architect Giattina to be replaced at firm by son." The Birmingham News