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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

CCPL Opens Renovated John L. Dart Library

Mez Joseph

Charleston County Public Library held the ribbon-cutting and grand reopening of the renovated John L. Dart Library in downtown Charleston this morning. The ribbon-cutting ceremony began at 9AM at the 1067 King Street branch. “We’re excited to show patrons the incredible transformation that has taken place at Dart,” said CCPL Executive Director Angela Craig. “The updates at the branch offer the surrounding community a modern library equipped with resources, services, and technology that complement our updated collection.”

Updates included new interior finishes, replacement of shelving, refreshed collection items (books, audiobooks, etc.), new furniture, technology upgrades, a private study room featuring Rev. John L. Dart’s personal book collection, and a new community meeting space.

Liollio is honored to have collaborated with the Charleston County Public Library, MB Kahn, and RMF Engineering on this momentous and meaningful project. Dart Hall, which was later replaced by the John L. Dart Library, was one of the original library branches established in 1931. Dart existed as a library for many years before the Charleston County Library adopted it as a branch. Dart Hall was originally built as the Charleston Industrial Normal Institute by the Rev. John L. Dart, a distinguished educator and a leading minister of the city. The current Library was built by the County Council in 1968 and named in honor of the late Rev. John L. Dart. Dedication ceremonies were held on Dec. 12, 1968, with members of the Dart family present.

For more information about this newly renovated library branch, please visit ccpl.org/construction.

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categories Architecture, Celebration, Community, Education, Grand Opening, History, Honoring, Learning Environments, Library, Local, News, Ribbon Cutting
tags CCPL, CharlestonCountyPublicLibrary, library, librarydesign, renovation, DartLibrary, JohnLDartLibrary, MBKahn, RMF, architecture, ribboncutting, dedication, grandreopening

CCPL Celebrates National American Indian Heritage Month With Architecture

Mez Joseph

Charleston County Public Library recently hosted a Native American Architecture Program at the Main Library to celebrate National American Indian Heritage Month in November. The Liollio team volunteers for CCPL’s annual program to teach children about vernacular architecture and native structures and dwellings. Following a presentation of vernacular architecture, children were given an hour to build a dwelling of their choosing with the help and direction of architects and designers. The Liollio team had a wonderful time with the children and CCPL staff. It is always a pleasure spending time and sharing knowledge with our community. To potentially spark a child’s interest in history, architecture, and design is a special and rewarding experience. Thank you to Charleston County Public Library for hosting our team!

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categories Architecture, Celebration, Community, Education, History, Holiday, Learning Environments, Library, Local, National, Staff
tags CCPL, charlestoncountypubliclibrary, library, nativeamerican, indian, heritage, nativeamericanheritagemonth, architecture, architectureprogram, children, vernacular

Richland Library Ballentine Awarded AIA Charleston Merit Award

Mez Joseph

Liollio is excited to announce that Richland Library Ballentine received an American Institute of Architects (AIA) Charleston Merit Award for New Construction at the 2022 AIA Charleston Design + Service Awards last month. Congratulations to our clients and friends at Richland Library!

Richland Library Ballentine is a suburban public library that creates a wooded escape to support an active local community of artists and craftspeople. The library provides a connection to the outdoors that includes an artist’s corner for quiet, meditative work surrounded by nature. The central public space is seen as a living room, a linear space which is oriented away from civilization and culminates in a framed view of an undeveloped woodscape. The living room is punctuated by three public art works, including a wisteria tree which drapes playfully over a children’s reading area, crocheted by library patrons.

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categories Architecture, Awards, Celebration, Community, Education, Learning Environments, Library, Local, News, Regional
tags RichlandLibrary, richlandballentine, Ballentine, Irmo, AIA, AIAAwards, aiacharleston, meritaward, awards, awardwinner, library, librarydesign, community, thankyou

Charleston County Public Library Support Center Receives 2022 AIA South Atlantic Region Merit Award

Mez Joseph

Liollio is excited to share that the Charleston County Public Library Support Center received an American Institute of Architects (AIA) South Atlantic Region Merit Award for Adaptive Reuse at the 2022 ASPIRE Conference in Asheville NC. Congratulations to our clients and friends at Charleston County Public Library!

As part of the Charleston County Public Library’s referendum for 21st-century libraries, the Support Center relocated the CCPL Administration, training and conference facilities, and central Automated Materials Handling to a consolidated facility. A renovation and interior upfit to an existing industrial commerce facility, this project included administrative offices, training classrooms, conference rooms, employee support areas, central IT, library cataloging and acquisitions, central supply storage, Automated Materials Handling, and distribution to all branches. The renovation also provided innovative solutions to dry floodproofing, daylighting, and upgrades to the existing building.

2022 Aspire Design Awards Winners Winners were revealed at ASPIRE in Asheville NC in September. To view the awards gallery, click on the award image above.

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categories Architecture, Awards, Celebration, Community, Education, Learning Environments, Library, Local, Regional
tags CCPL, charlestoncountypubliclibrary, library, supportcenter, AIA, AIASAR, southatlanticregion, Award, meritaward, community

Library Journal Features Award-Winning Charlotte Mecklenburg South County Regional Library

Mez Joseph

Liollio Architecture’s partnership with Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and Mecklenburg County NC is featured in the latest Library Journal article “Future-Proofing Libraries Through Flexible Design” by Jessica Levine. Be sure to check out the coverage of South County Regional Library!

We are also excited to share that South County Library received an American Institute of Architects (AIA) South Atlantic Region Merit Award for Interior Architecture at the 2022 ASPIRE Conference in Asheville NC. Congratulations to our visionary clients!

“As a civic building, a library should support a community’s needs and also represent that community’s identity, aspirations, or unique sense of place.”
— Jennifer Charzewski, Liollio Principal & Community Market Leader

2022 Aspire Design Awards Winners Winners were revealed at ASPIRE in Asheville NC in September. To view the awards gallery, click on the award image above.

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categories Architecture, Awards, Celebration, Community, Conference, Education, Learning Environments, Library, Local, News, Regional
tags libraryjournal, charlottemecklenburg, southcountylibrary, southcountyregionallibrary, AIA, Award, AIASAR, southatlanticregion, AIASouthAtlanticRegion, library, learningenvironments, renovation, community, AspireDesignAwards, ASPIRE, AspireConference

Dorchester County Library North Charleston Branch Groundbreaking Ceremony

Mez Joseph

Liollio Architecture is thrilled to be part of the Edifice team on the new Dorchester County Library North Charleston Branch. Davis & Floyd, RMF, and EM Structural are all part of the team. The new 15,000 SF joint-use library as a collaboration between Dorchester County, Dorchester County Library, and Dorchester School District 2, located adjacent to Fort Dorchester High School. It is flagged as a part of Collaboration Corridor on Patriot Boulevard. The groundbreaking ceremony took place June 27.

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categories Architecture, Celebration, Community, Construction, Education, Ground Breaking, History, Learning Environments, Library, Local, News, Regional
tags dorchestercounty, DorchesterCountyLibrary, DSD2, DorchesterSchoolDistrict2, newlibrary, library, groundbreaking, ceremony, Edifice, DavidandFloyd, RMF, EMStructural

JOIN US! JAMES ISLAND PUBLIC CHARETTE

Mez Joseph

PUBLIC CHARETTE! Monday, July 22, 6:00 – 7:30pm, James Island Town Hall – 1122 Dills Buff Rd.

Come join the Town of James Island as we gather information and explore various possible uses for the current Camp Road Library building located at 1248 Camp Rd. Various Community groups and Organizations
will be on-hand to participate in the discussion, including theChildren's Museum of the Lowcountry, the James Island History Commission, the James Island Arts Committee, the Neighborhood Council, James Island Pride and the James Island Children’s Commission.

To submit suggestions online, email comments to info@jamesislandsc.us

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tags townofjamesisland, community, library, charette, ChildrensMuseumoftheLowcountry, Children, museum

2019 Annual Meeting for the Friends of South Carolina Libraries

Mez Joseph

Liollio’s Jennifer Charzewski and Jane Thompson enjoyed attending the 2019 Annual Meeting for the Friends of South Carolina Libraries at the impressive Florence SC Main Library last week. Jennifer participated in a joint panel discussion with Tina Gills from Richland Library that highlighted the pre-planning and design approach to St. Andrews Library and Ballentine Library, as featured in the 2018 Library Design Showcase. The main theme of the panel discussion was how a collaborative team effort between library, community, and designers can result in creative solutions (large or small) that address the unique cultural aspects of each library and can help create destination features – rooted in the identity of each community.

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categories Architecture, Community, Conference, Learning Environments, Library, Local, Regional
tags library, libraryjournal, LibraryDesignSowcase, FriendsofSCLibraries, Richland, #richlandlibrary

Illuminating the Future: Library as Beacon

Mez Joseph

Browse selected images from Liollio's portfolio of library and educational learning environments. A very special thank you to Richland Library in Richland County SC. Featured projects include Richland Library Ballentine, St. Andrews and Blythewood, College of Charleston Science Building, Charleston Progressive Academy and Hip Hop Architecture Camp®️. Select images courtesy of Richland Library.

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categories Architecture, Community, Education, Global, Library, Learning Environments
tags accessfreely, library, #librarydesign, Architecture, education, learningenvironments, context, culture, collaboration, ContextCultureCollaboration