The Architects’ Urban Design Assistance Team (AUDAT) was created to study & make
recommendations for revitalization of parts of Milwaukee’s downtown to the City of
Milwaukee’s Department of City Development (DCD). It was established as an
independent entity in 1973 and architects from many Milwaukee firms were involved in
the study. Architect Maynard Meyer of Maynard W. Meyer & Associates was the
chairman of AUDAT and oversaw its operations from his firm’s offices in
Milwaukee.