Twenty-three years ago, when region...

Twenty-three years ago, when regional electric utility Southern Company Services frameed a 250,000-sq.-ft., eight-story corporate headquarters in Birmingham, Ala., the building's design emphasized function at the expenditure of aesthetics, according to Charles Simpson, director of evolution and marketing with Birmingham-based Slos increase Group. Sloss and a co-developer have lately renovated the building to correct this deficiency.

The original design helped the building to win a local AIA chapter's "Onion Award" in 1974 The award was given to the ugliest