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1640 Meeting Street Road, Suite 202
Charleston, SC, 29405
United States

8437622222

For 70 years, Liollio has provided sustainable architecture, interior design, and historic preservation for public projects. We are an award-winning architecture firm located in Charleston, SC, who value subtle & restrained design, rooted in context, culture & collaboration. 

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CCSD WINS 2014 HISTORIC CHARLESTON FOUNDATION AWARD FOR CPA

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Thank you to Charleston County School District for sharing the Historic Charleston Foundation Award with us that they won "for their commitment to rehabilitation & sensitive new design of historic school buildings in Charleston SC", in particular, Charleston Progressive Academy, a project LIOLLIO is proud to have worked on with CCSD. Congratulations!

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WE ARE AN ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED FIRM!

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LIOLLIO is proud to be one of the few architecture firms in our Nation to achieve
ISO 9001:2008 Certification for our quality control and process approach to business development, project management and project delivery.

ISO 9001:2008 is an internationally recognized standard for auditing and confirming documented quality management systems. Our system is based on a number of principles including a strong customer focus, motivation and involvement of firm principals, our process approach to architecture and a philosophy of continual improvement.

The process included months of preparation, internal and third party audits, compliance and approval by the International Standards Organization and subsequent annual reviews. Achieving and maintaining our ISO 9001:2008 certification is an additional commitment in our approach to providing quality professional services. What this means for our clients is an added check, balance and consistency in continuously improving and maintaining our high quality focus on meeting project needs and goals.

For verification of our certification click here.

Certification #C0195740-ISI

Certification #C0195740-ISI

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"WALK THIS WAY" AIA CHARLESTON DESIGN COMPETITION

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AlA Charleston is pleased to announce an ideas-competition developed to exhibit the power of design in transforming underutilized community assets. The Septima P. Clark Parkway, also known as the "Crosstown/" is an efficient high-speed connection across the downtown Charleston peninsula. This artery is used by more than 60/000 vehicles everyday and has been christened "The Great Connector" by elected officials. lronically, the Great Connector has created a Great Divide through the heart of the peninsula. Designed primarily for high speed vehicular traffic, the Crosstown effectively divides the city and creates a perilous crossing for pedestrians. In 1975 a pedestrian bridge was erected to provide a safe connection across the highway. Although well intentioned, the bridge was constructed at a mid-block location remote from major intersections and the bridge access points were poorly defined. As a result the bridge has been in-effective at attracting pedestrian use. In addition to the bridge/s underutilization, its somber utilitarian appearance provides an unpleasant gateway into the city. WALK THIS WAY is a call for designers to reimagine the existing pedestrian bridge as a welcoming, pedestrian oriented structure that fosters connections through the heart of the city. Although considerations have been publicly discussed about adding additional pedestrian bridges, the most viable, sustainable short term solution would be to revitalize this existing amenity. Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr., Hon. AlA and staff have given AlA Charleston full support in this important exploration. 

Download full competition brief & Register here.

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Friday Pin Up

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We had a great discussion this morning regarding design of the Hampton County Library and Health Clinic!  The project teams are working towards the Schematic Design Submittal.

Go Team!

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Farewell to the Sanders Family

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Yesterday was Jennifer Sanders last day at Liollio!  We are all sad to see Jennifer, Brian, and Matilda leave the Lowcountry.  They will be missed dearly!  We had a great turn out Wednesday night at the Pour House Deck Show for their departing happy hour. 

To the Sanders Family - enjoy your next adventure in the upstate!

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Hendersonville's Seventh Avenue District Workshop

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Last week Liollio helped organize a Seventh Avenue Community Workshop with the city of Hendersonville.  The goal was to help the city gather public insight and potential solutions to develop long term goals for the 7th Avenue District.  Read more about the event here.

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What is "Topping Out"?

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In building construction, topping out is a builders' rite traditionally held when the last beam (or its equivalent) is placed atop a structure during its erection.

After topping out, numerous elements of construction remain, including interior finish and most mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.

The practice of "topping out" a new building can be traced to the ancient Scandinavian religious rite of placing a tree atop a new building to appease the tree-dwelling spirits displaced in its construction. Long an important component of timber frame building, it migrated initially to England and Northern Europe, thence to the Americas. 

A tree or leafy branch is placed on the topmost wood or iron beam, often with flags and streamers tied to it. A toast is usually made and sometimes workers are treated to a meal. In masonry construction the rite celebrates the bedding of the last block or brick.

In some cases a topping out event is held at an intermediate point, such as when the roof is dried in.

The practice remains common in the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, and the United States.

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