Charleston Sunset

There was a beautiful sunset over the Ravenel Bridge last night from the Yorktown!

Horizon Development Project

Last night Rick and Elissa attended a great presentation by Michael Maher, CEO of the Horizon Project Foundation, at the CSI meeting.  We are excited about the future of the west side of Charleston!  More information about the Horizon Development Project can be found here: http://charlestonhorizon.com/

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Charleston Progressive Academy dedication

Charleston Progressive Academy was formally dedicated on Friday May 16th 2014, with local leaders, teachers & students participating in the festivities. The media center was dedicated and named in memory and honor of Dr. Maria Goodloe-Johnson, former superintendent of Charleston County School District. The building program incorporated the preservation of the existing mid-century school with thoughtful additions conveying the significance of its architectural & social merits. Charleston Progressive Academy s mission is to engage students in active learning experiences that will produce educationally sound leaders.

Happy Birthday, Dustin!

We celebrated Dustin's birthday today, and Michael brought delicious breakfast treats and coffee.

Charleston Greek Festival

Tommy Schimpf and Dinos Liollio volunteered this past weekend at the 44th Annual Spring Greek Festival held at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity. 

http://www.charlestongreekfestival.com/

Congratulations to David and Sibel

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. 

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LIGHTscapes wins AIA Unbuilt Citation Award

Liollio Architecture wins an AIA Unbuilt Citation Award for LIGHTscapes Charleston project from the American Institute of Architects South Carolina Chapter. The project was an entry to the Building International Playscapes competition. This Urban Intervention introduces new ways for Charlestonians to interact with an underutilized park in downtown Charleston. This project has also, previously won an Honor Award Unbuilt Project in the 2013 AIA Charleston Awards. Project Team: David Dewees & Dan Corte

Yeamans Hall Club Service Center wins AIA Citation Award

Liollio Architecture wins an AIA Citation Award for the Yeamans Hall Club Service Center in Hanahan, South Carolina project from the 2014 American Institute of Architects South Carolina Chapter Design Awards. The building’s massing is broken so to respond to context, allow more flexibility for siting amongst the oaks and to better service vehicular access. The volumes are simply stated with an exterior “ribbing” that relates to its early 20th century neighbors. Project Team: Dinos Liollio, Jay White & Mary Mac McFadden

VAMC 2014 Earth Day Fair

Michael Edwards and Jennifer Sanders participated in the Earth Day event at the VA today, along with other businesses and organizations including FWD (Food Waste Disposal), SCE&G, Scana, Enterprise, S&ME, CARTA, Cactus Smart Sink, Community Pride, the SC Forestry Commission, and others. This is an event that we participate in every year, and it seems to continue to grow. It’s an opportunity to share our work with veterans and their families, doctors and nurses, and other VA staff.

AIA Emerging Professional Bowling Night

Dan and Elissa had a great Friday evening at the Charleston Rifle Club bowling with some fellow AIA Emerging Professionals.  This was a kick off event for the AIA Kickball Team!

An evening with Bond... PowerBond

Tandus Centiva hosted an event at The Cocktail Club last night to talk about their “revolutionary hybrid resilient sheet flooring”. Several Liollio folks joined the IIDA crowd for fun times! To learn more about this product, visit their website: https://www.tandus.com/content/product-solutions/powerbond 

Architect 2 Architect

Several people from the office attended the Architect 2 Architect event hosted by the Clemson Architecture Center. Charleston last night.  Each firm (Kevan Hoertdoerfer Architects, E.E Fava Architects, and Thompson Young Design) presented a project that they are currently working on.  The projects inspired a great dialogue about historic preservation in Charleston!

Three Sisters Spring Master Plan wins Merit Award

We are proud to announce that Three Sisters Spring master plan has won a Merit Award in the Planning and Analysis category given by the American Society of Landscape Architects at the Tri-State Conference (included NC, SC, & GA) Liollio Architecture worked with Stantec and US Fish & Wildlife to create the award winning master plan of the 56 acres surrounding Three Sisters Springs for use by the Crystal River NWR as a visitor center and educational center for the site, the springs, manatees and the entire region. Liollio Team: Rick Bousquet & Geoff Mohney

Happy birthday, Beth!

And thanks to David for bringing the yummy cheesecake and toppings!

Liollio Happy Hour

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! 

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It must be like visiting a zoo for them... the vultures looking at humans in their natural habitat.

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Today a group of paddle boarders took on the intracoastal waterway!