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AIA South Carolina Awards Reflection: Exceptional Projects & Visionary Clients

Mez Joseph

In this time of reflection and celebration, Liollio is so grateful to our wonderful clients who invest in great buildings to serve their communities! Cheers to our colleagues and clients who were recognized in 2024 with AIA South Carolina Design Awards, recognizing this vision and commitment to design excellence. We are honored to have collaborated on these four American Institute of Architects South Carolina award-winning projects.

AIA South Carolina has recognized the City of Charleston with an AIA South Carolina Honor Award for Carr-Richardson Park, James Island Public Service District with an AIA South Carolina Merit Award for the new James Island PSD Fire Station 1 Headquarters, The University of South Carolina with an AIA South Carolina Citation Award for the preservation of the South Caroliniana Library, and Landmark Enterprises with an AIA South Carolina Merit Award for the rehabilitation of Old City Jail.

Exceptional projects are the result of collaboration with visionary clients. Liollio congratulates our clients and collaborators on these amazing accolades!

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categories Architecture, Awards, Celebration, Community, Education, Higher Education, Historic Preservation, History, Learning Environments, Library, Local, Preservation, Regional
tags carrrichardsonpark, CityofCharleston, oldcityjail, LandmarkEnterprises, JamesIslandPSD, JIPSD, jamesislandfirestation1, usc, carolinianalibrary, southcarolinianalibrary, aiasc, aiasouthcarolina

OLD CITY JAIL AWARDED HISTORIC CHARLESTON FOUNDATION'S 2024 WHITELAW FOUNDERS AWARD

Mez Joseph

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The Old City Jail at 21 Magazine Street served as the county jail from its construction in 1802 until 1939 and was home to a variety of infamous inmates. Historic fabric and finishes were maintained wherever possible but there are challenges to retrofitting a jail for modern use. The new office suites have exposed brick walls, 14 to 16-foot ceilings, metal bars on the windows, and bars on some interior doors. Historic Charleston Foundation honored Old City Jail, LLC with a 2024 Whitelaw Founders Award for the rehabilitation and excellent stewardship of the Old City Jail. Liollio Architecture congratulates Old City Jail, LLC and our team on this amazing achievement. We’re honored to have been part of the team for the preservation and repurposing of this important and historic Charleston landmark. Congratulations to all of this year’s award recipients!

To learn more, visit: historiccharleston.org/blog/charter-day-2024-award-winners/

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categories Architecture, Awards, Celebration, Historic Preservation, History, Local, News
tags historiccharlestonfoundation, oldcityjail, preservation, repurposing, rehabilitation, award, whitelawfoundersaward, historic, landmark, charleston, charlestonsc

National Preservation Month: Celebrating USC's South Caroliniana Library

Mez Joseph

May is National Preservation Month, celebrating the nation's heritage through historic places. As we reflect on this, Liollio would like to congratulate the University of South Carolina on completing the restoration of the South Caroliniana Library, c.1840 — one of the premier research archives and special collections repositories in South Carolina and the Southeast region.

It's striking how personal much of USC’s library collections are: Mary Boykin Chesnut’s Civil War-era diaries, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s walking cane, Pat Conroy’s side-by-side shotgun, Ron McNair’s personal effects as an African American astronaut who died aboard the Challenger. Bringing these artifacts into public view is our greatest joy with this project, and that joy is amplified by the beauty of the restored Bulfinch Reading Room.

For more information about South Caroliniana Library’s history, visit USC’s University Libraries website.
Photography // Keith Isaacs // @keithisaacsphoto // isaacsphoto.com

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categories Architecture, Celebration, Education, Construction, Grand Opening, Higher Education, Historic Preservation, History, Learning Environments, Library, Regional
tags USC, universityofsouthcarolina, NationalPreservationMonth, PreservationMonth, preservation, SouthCarolina, history, library, restoration, SpecialCollections, ReadingRoom, artifacts, southcarolinahistory, congratulations

USC's South Caroliniana Library Ribbon Cutting & Grand Reopening

Mez Joseph

The ribbon cutting for the University of South Carolina's South Caroliniana Library took place in Columbia recently and was a huge success! The library is our nation's oldest freestanding academic library and underwent meticulous renovation. Liollio is honored to have been part of the team who helped preserve this important and historic building for generations to come! Learn more about South Caroliniana Library, which houses the stories and the treasures of our state – from its leaders to its ordinary citizens. go.sc.edu/CarolinianaReopening

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categories Architecture, Celebration, Community, Construction, Education, Grand Opening, Higher Education, Historic Preservation, History, Learning Environments, Library, Local, News, Regional
tags UofSC, universityofsouthcarolina, carolinianalibrary, southcarolinianalibrary, architecture, preservation, librarydesign, museum, exhibitdesign, history, southcarolinahistory, ribboncutting, reopening, USCDevelopment

Historic Brattonsville Brick House Honored with 2022 SC Historic Preservation Award

Mez Joseph

The South Carolina Historic Preservation Awards were presented at the State House on July 13, 2022 by SC Governor Henry McMaster and First Lady Peggy McMaster. The awards were sponsored by the Office of the Governor, the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, and Preservation South Carolina. Liollio Architecture’s project, The Brick House, McConnells: Historic Brattonsville, was honored with a 2022 South Carolina Historic Preservation Stewardship Award. The Liollio team has great respect and appreciation for our State’s history and the preservation of it’s historic landmarks. Liollio is honored to be part of the talented team of individuals who have united to revitalize and preserve this historic building. Congratulations to our team and to all of this year’s award recipients for their amazing work!

For more information about the projects/recipients and images from the awards presentation visit Preservation South Carolina’s 2022 awards page. And click here for a local ABC News story on the awards.

Governor’s Award:  Dr. Wenonah Haire, Rock Hill: Catawba Nation Tribal Historic Preservation Officer and Executive Director of the Catawba Cultural Preservation Project

Preservation Service Award (project/recipient):  Grace Chapel Baptist Cemetery Project, Charleston : The South Carolina History Room, Charleston County Public Library

Stewardship Awards (property/recipient):

  • Strawberry Chapel, Moncks Corner: Strawberry Chapel Vestry, St. John’s Berkeley Parish

  • South Carolina Governor’s Mansion, Columbia: The South Carolina Department of Administration

  • The Brick House, McConnells: Historic Brattonsville – York Culture & Heritage Museums

  • John Mark Verdier House, Beaufort: Historic Beaufort Foundation

  • 164 King Street, Charleston: Charleston Library Society

Preservation Honor Awards (project/recipients):

  • 106 E. Benson Street, Anderson: Danny Walker; Daniel Builders; and Kyle Campbell, Preservation South, LLC

  • 1639-1645 Main Street, Columbia: Sara Middleton Styles & Greg Middleton, Smoked; Rogers Lewis Jackson Mann & Quinn, LLC; Scott Garvin, Garvin Design Group; and Lee Mashburn, Mashburn Construction Company

  • Savage Craft Ale Works, West Columbia: Andrew Baumgartner, Baumer Holdings, LLC; Mark Hood, Amanda Harter, Dean Wilson, Hood Construction; and Wes Lyles, Studio2LR

  • Monarch Building/ Bank of Camden: Laurel & Westley Parks, P&P Investment Partners; Scott Lambert, Lambert Architecture & Construction Services; Rich Spencer, Lambert Architecture & Construction Services

  • Woodside Cotton Mill, Greenville: Randy Moore, CG Woodside Partners, LLC; Ken Betsch, Betsch Associates; and Chris Norris, Caldwell Constructors

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categories Architecture, Awards, Celebration, Community, Historic Preservation, History, Local, News, Regional
tags BrickHouse, HistoricBrattonsville, BrattonsvillePreserved, PreservationSC, historicpreservation, preservationawards, awards, StewardshipAward, #preservation

19 SLIDES FOR 2019: LIOLLIO YEAR IN REVIEW

Mez Joseph

As 2019 comes to a close, we take a look back at all of the wonderful people, places and events that made this year special. Thank you to all who’ve made 2019 a year to remember! Here is a look back at some of the events that helped shape our year. Comment, share and enjoy!

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categories Architecture, Awards, Celebration, Charity, Community, Conference, Construction, Education, Healthcare, Health & Wellness, Ground Breaking, Grand Opening, Elevation, Global, Higher Education, Historic Preservation, History, Holiday, Honoring, Library, Learning Environments, Local, News, Office Fun, Regional, Ribbon Cutting, Senior Center, Staff
tags 2019, holidays2019, yearinreview, 2019yearinreview, newyear

Doug Kelbaugh, FAIA Presents Inaugural Lecture at MRUD Program Charleston

Mez Joseph

Clemson's School of Architecture is pleased to announce the inaugural lecture for the Master of Resilient Urban Design program in Charleston SC. Doug Kelbaugh, FAIA is the Emil Lorch Collegiate Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning and Dean Emeritus Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning. For additional information on this lecture and the MRUD program, please contact:  B.D. Wortham-Galvin, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director, 843-723-1747, bdworth@clemson.edu. Visit the Clemson School of Architecture news & events page here.

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categories Architecture, Community, Conference, Education, Global, Historic Preservation, Local, News, Regional
tags #preservation, PreservationSocietyofCharleston, #Clemson, #ClemsonUniversity, #CSOA, #PostandCourier, coastalconservationleague

Aiken Rhett House - Double Parlor

Mez Joseph

page taken from 292 Preservation Brief, Clemson University/College of Charleston Graduate program in Historic Preservation, Volume 5, Spring 2014, page 8

page taken from 292 Preservation Brief, Clemson University/College of Charleston Graduate program in Historic Preservation, Volume 5, Spring 2014, page 8

page taken from 292 Preservation Brief, Clemson University/College of Charleston Graduate program in Historic Preservation, Volume 5, Spring 2014, page 9

page taken from 292 Preservation Brief, Clemson University/College of Charleston Graduate program in Historic Preservation, Volume 5, Spring 2014, page 9

Liollio was mentioned in the Clemson University + College of Charleston Graduate program publication.  The article above explains the process and collaboration of the double parlor documentation at the Aiken Rhett House.  We are excited to be part of this process and will share more information/updates as we near completion of the renderings!

Here is a link to the full publication.

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categories Community, News, Historic Preservation