The Midtown Beat has taken top honors and the $50,000 prize in the Urban Land Institute's (ULI) 2016 Hines Student Competition with a proposal to transform a Midtown Atlanta site into a sustainable, mixed-use, and thriving neighborhood.

The Midtown Beat, weaves together a strategy for the redevelopment of the Midtown neighborhood that capitalizes on some of the district’s innovation, cultural, and health components. The team was advised by Alex Krieger, professor in practice of urban design, and includes team leader Chris Merritt (MLA ‘17), Jonathan Andrews (MLA ‘17), Stephany Lin (MUP ‘16), Benjamin Perdomo (MDes ‘17), and Caroline Filice Smith (MAUD ‘17).