Drawing on the Past

Author: John Nagy, managing editor Notre Dame Magazine

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Steven Semes

Professor

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Todd Zeiger

Adjunct Assistant Professor of the Practice

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Charles Ghati ’25M.S. at his former drafting table in Walsh Family Hall of Architecture. Photo by Matt Cashore ’94.

Cutting-edge technology and time-tested techniques inform historic preservation and instruct students in building anew.

In Atlanta’s historic Sweet Auburn district, Notre Dame grad student Charles Ghati is reimagining a once-glamorous rooftop garden atop the resilient Odd Fellows Building—where legends once played and Black professionals once thrived. His vision, born from Notre Dame’s innovative Historic Preservation program, blends architecture, memory, and justice. Discover how a new generation of architects is reviving cities, one building at a time.

Read the full story on the Notre Dame Magazine website