People
Amy McCannEveryone is really passionate about good architecture and we always strive to prioritize our projects. It's an entrepreneurial environment - if there’s something you’re interested in pursuing or cultivating within the office, it’s supported and encouraged.
SAR+
Alex Downum, AIA
Design Professional
Hometown: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Where did you go to school? The University of Oklahoma
What project(s) are you working on at SAR+?
The Society Denver project at 123 Speer
What brought you to architecture?
A love of design and human connections
The best piece of advice I’ve ever been given is…
You can do anything with enough determination and perseverance.
If I were a superhero, my superpower would be…
Super speed – I could fit extra activities in every day.
Go-to vacation spot?
Grand Teton National Park
Choose a movie title for the story of your life:
Rising Up: Changing life and Elevation
What was your first job?
Ice cream scooper at Braums
If you weren’t an architect, what would you be?
Automotive design engineer or something similar
When I’m not working, I’m…
Going on hikes, picnicking at Cheesman, or watching F1
Hidden talent?
I’m fast around a go-kart track.
What are three things on your bucket list?
- Multiple country Europe trip
- Visit Vietnam
- Design and build my own home
If you could only eat one genre of food for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Vietnamese Food – Pho specifically
If you could interview one person, dead or alive, who would it be?
My Grandmother to talk more about her journey and life in Vietnam.
Favorite memory at SAR+
Going through putting a project on pause as a team. The immediate reaction from the team was shock of course but we were all able to joke about it and later have a fun team happy hour.
Bachelor of Architecture
University of Oklahoma (2023)
