SDG_Associates

SDG Associates

SDG Associates

American architecture firm


Sims Design Group Associates LLC, often simplified as SDG Associates, is an American architectural firm, headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.. It is the city of Detroit’s oldest Black-owned architecture firm.[1]

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History

It was founded in 1964 in Ann Arbor by architect Howard Sims, under the name Howard Sims & Associates.[2] In 1968 the office was moved to Detroit.[2] In 1969, the firm incorporated and Sims was given the role of president.[3] Architect Harold Varner joined the firm in 1973.[4] By 1976, the firm name was changed to Sims–Varner to reflect a new Varner partnership, and Varner as the executive vice president.[4]

It now operates as SDG Associates.[4] As of 2019, Wesley Sims (son of Howard Sims) is the CFO and COO of SDG Associates.[1]

List of work by SDG Associates

See also


References

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  2. "Sims-Varner and Associates". Docomomo US. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  3. "Architect finds there's still life after basketball". Detroit Free Press. 1982-02-15. p. 1C. Retrieved 2024-01-24 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Second Baptist Church". SAH ARCHIPEDIA. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  5. Weddell, Dorothy (1974-08-27). "Elmwood III Apartments Going Up After 20 Years". Detroit Free Press. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-01-24 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Jesse, David (April 1, 2016). "Trailblazing architect Howard Sims dies at 82". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  7. Hill, Eric J.; Gallagher, John (2003). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. pp. 18, 160, 242. ISBN 978-0-8143-3120-0.
  8. "Stroh Brewery Sims-Varner". Jet. Earl G. Graves Ltd. March 1987. p. 73.
  9. "Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History". SAH ARCHIPEDIA. 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2024-01-23.

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