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Congrats to Matilda F. Dunston Primary School for winning first prize in the Charleston County Parks & Recreation Festival of Lights Greeting Card Competition!! Liollio is honored to be working on a design for a new school to help this dedicated and talented faculty and staff educate the next generation of students for our community. "Be a rainbow in someone else's cloud." - Maya Angelou
Last Wednesday we said farewell to Movember 2016 by gathering together for a group photo of the Liollio men, with their mo's and beards in full glory. The ladies showed their support once again by donning snazzy mustaches and photobombing the men's photo shoot.
Liollio would like to thank everyone who participated in helping us raise awareness and funds for a great cause. The Movember Foundation helps prevent men from dying too young. Money raised for the charity funds research for prostate and testicular cancer, mental health issues, suicide prevention and more. We had a very successful year and nearly reached our goal. If you would like to donate, you can still access our fundraising link and learn more about the Movember Foundation at mobro.co/liollio. Until next Movember, thank you!
Principals Dinos & Cherie Liollio of Liollio Architecture, Greg & Denise Broadwater, Alison Dawson, Andy Clark & Jennifer Charzewski attended the re-dedication ceremonies at the Charleston International Airport earlier this week. Several events celebrated the culmination of a five-year project – completely rebuilding the airport from the inside out with no reduction in service and no missed flights. Truly a team effort, the end result is a stunning transformation. Your travels, our pleasure!
From Charleston Regional Business Journal
By Liz Segrist
lsegrist@scbiznews.com
Charleston International Airport’s look is no longer stuck in the 1980s.
The formerly dark interior, old carpet and brown tile floors that clacked loudly as suitcases rolled across them pegged the terminal to its decade of construction.
A $200 million renovation replaced that outdated style with modern, bright designs and new furniture equipped with outlets. Business leaders, airport employees and board members gathered this morning to rededicate the airport and celebrate the completion of the Terminal Redevelopment and Improvement Program.
Floor-to-ceiling windows and glass walls allow sunlight to stream in and give passengers a front-row view of the jets taking off and arriving. The security checkpoint has been consolidated from two locations to one, and more lanes have been added.
Charleston County Aviation Authority CEO Paul Campbell said an expansion was needed to handle passenger growth at the airport. Growth has averaged about 3% annually since 1985, but it has jumped nearly 70% since 2010, hitting 3.4 million passengers in 2015. Four million passengers are expected to come through next year.
The 31-year-old building required major updates to its technology infrastructure, heating and cooling systems and baggage claim. The airport also received a facelift with a more modern aesthetic, plus nine new restaurants and seven new retail shops.
The Charleston airport often makes the first and last impression on business travelers and tourists, and it should be an impactful gateway for the Lowcountry, Campbell said.
“It was aged, and it was time to do something with it, and the growth dictated that we needed additional capacity,” said Campbell, who is also a state senator for parts of Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties.
Officials consider the four-year project to be complete, though some work remains in a few areas — construction continues on three eateries, some art needs to be hung, and a memorial for the shootings at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston is slated to open in March.
Looking forward, airport leaders are now planning to build a Concourse C, add more airline ticketing space and build a parking deck.
“We’re in that 10-12% growth rate per year, and it’s not slowing down,” Campbell said. “Last year, the airline service grew 5%, and we grew over 10%, which is double what the rate is for the industry.”
Project Challenges
Officials said the biggest hurdle the project had to overcome was rebuilding the terminal on the existing footprint while keeping the airport functional — and accommodating more passengers each year.
Temporary eateries were set up. Passenger walkways were constantly rerouted, and signs directed travelers around the airport. Airlines were shuffled to whatever spaces were available as construction progressed. Thousands of employees, construction workers and travelers were on-site each day.
“Nobody anticipated the growth we were going through during construction,” Campbell said. “We were tearing down and rebuilding this airport while having 15,000 people a day. ... It was a real challenge to expand and rebuild the existing terminal at the same time.”
Campbell said a few flights were delayed because of construction but none were missed.
The airport board and staff faced other challenges, including budget increases to accommodate a clerestory structure in Concourse A to match the skylight-like feature in Concourse B. Money also had to be spent on asbestos remediation throughout the airport. Asbestos-containing materials were used during the original construction of the airport in the early 1980s, and demolition revealed hazardous materials. All of the asbestos-laced materials were safely removed according to state regulations.
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We had a wonderful evening at Dinos and Cherie's house on Friday night for the office holiday party! We enjoyed delicious food, wine and a fun white elephant gift exchange. The most "stolen" gift was soap stone, closely followed by a gift card to Starbucks, 6 pack of beer, picnic basket, and gift card to Panera. Happy Holidays!
We had our annual tree trimming event late this afternoon at the office! The reindeer antlers were passed around….a good time was had by all! Happy Holidays!
Beth Bartlett hosted the second LIOLLIO Supper Club at her home yesterday evening. It was a fun-filled event in which she prepared a feast including pork, chicken, vegetables, salad, appetizers and multiple dessert options. This was part of our new firm-wide dinner series in which we continue dialogue and conversation outside the office. Thank you Beth for a fabulous evening!
For the past 19 years Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation, the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, and the office of the Governor have recognized exceptional accomplishments in the preservation, rehabilitation, and interpretation of architectural and cultural heritage with a series of awards. Yesterday afternoon Jay and Elissa traveled to the State House in Columbia to accept the 2014 Palmetto Trust Historic Preservation Honor Award from Governor Nikki Haley for 24 Water Street!
First Baptist Church & School have used this former residence as a classroom building for nearly 70 years. After a severe electrical fire closed the building in 2012, Liollio was retained to provide a Condition Assessment Report and then to execute a program of preservation and rehabilitation, turning the building into a 21st Century educational space. The goals for this project were not only to repair the fire damage, but also to increase the shared space between the church and school, streamline traffic, provide a welcoming presence, optimize use of limited space and improve energy efficiency.
To kickoff Memorial weekend and the beginning of the Spoleto Festival here in Charleston several Liollio folks headed out to the Customs House on Friday evening for a free, outdoor concert featuring the Charleston Symphony Orchestra! The weather was perfect and the music was fabulous! More information on Spoleto 2014 events can be found here: http://www.piccolospoleto.com/, http://spoletousa.org/.
We celebrated Dustin's birthday today, and Michael brought delicious breakfast treats and coffee.
We kicked off the celebration of David and Sibel's Turkish wedding at our happy hour at Shem Creek last night! David and Sibel will be traveling to Turkey in a few weeks for their traditional Turkish wedding.
And thanks to David for bringing the yummy cheesecake and toppings!
Gary has helped us with all of our IT needs for the past 10 years, so we honored him with a happy hour on April Fool's Day at the Bohemian Bull!
About half the office had a picture perfect evening at Allen Park downtown celebrating St. Patrick's Day with food, family, and live music!
