AIA Film Challenge: “No Reason To Live There”

We are excited to share with you a short film WAV produced about our area for the American Institute of Architects Film Challenge.

Located on the Gulf Coast of Alabama, Fairhope (Pop. ~22,000) is the fastest-growing town in the fastest-growing county in the state. Founded in 1894 as a Single Tax Colony by a group of Midwesterners with a progressive economic vision, it’s been called "the most un-Southern town in Alabama.” For the last 33 years, a once-small architecture firm has been immersed in the town, exploring ideas of community, growth, and preservation. No Reason To Live There is an homage to the unique place this firm calls home and to the many, varied ways to practice local.

Filmmaker: Virginia Walcott