International Theological Center

The International Theological Center is a historically significant campus within Atlanta’s University Center, founded in 1958 as a consortium of African-American seminaries and recognized as a major center of Black theological education, scholarship, and civil rights-era leadership. Designed in part by pioneering architect Edward C. Miller, the campus represents an important chapter of Black Modernism through its restrained material palette, modernist forms, and unified academic landscape.

Our role centers on comprehensive archival documentation of the campus prior to potential demolition or major alteration. Through measured surveys, LiDAR scanning, photography, mapping, and historical research, the project records both the buildings themselves and the spatial relationships that define the campus as a whole.

Beyond architecture, the work preserves stories, traditions, and cultural memory embedded within the site. The resulting archive will support future adaptive reuse studies, preservation strategies, and public understanding of one of Atlanta’s most important educational and spiritual campuses.