The Negro Southern League Museum

Birmingham, AL

This project consists of a two-story, 15,700-square-foot facility dedicated to preserving the history of African American baseball and sharing it with the community.  It includes a museum, theater, restaurant, and open-air terrace to serve those goals. In 2018 this project won an AIA Birmingham Design Award.  The structure includes a steel framework, with a terrace level constructed of composite steel beams and concrete deck, and roof systems constructed of steel joists and metal decking.  The building utilizes spread-footings, grade beams, and rammed aggregate piers for its foundation system.

MBA Engineers, Inc. also provided civil design services for this project.