LS3P’s Columbia office celebrates 20 years
July 17, 2024
LS3P, an architecture, interiors, and planning firm, announced the Columbia office is celebrating their 20th anniversary. Columbia Office Leader and a Director on LS3P’s Board, Mary Beth Sims Branham, AIA opened the Columbia office in May 2004, as the firm’s first female start-up. With more than 40 years of experience, she has led the design teams on notable projects in Columbia.
Recent projects that are making an impact on our community, include multiple Lexington Medical Center facilities, the new Graduate Medical Education Building I, GME II – USC’s College of Nursing, the Richland County Public Safety Complex, Forest Lake Elementary School in Richland School District Two and the revitalization of Finlay Park, expected to be completed in late 2025 (in association with Stantec).
Allen Taylor, Mary Beth Branham, and David Anderson
Principal Allen Taylor, AIA, LEED AP BD+ C, joined the Columbia office a year later as both Studio Leader and Operations and Finance Manager. Taylor, who is celebrating his 35th anniversary with LS3P this year, began his tenure with the firm in the Charleston office. Senior Project Manager David Anderson, AIA, LEED AP BD+ C joined in 2008 and is now a Principal in the firm. Together the three Principals and their talented team of architects, interior designers and staff have grown the office to twenty-five (25) professionals managing projects throughout the Midlands.
Sims Branham says, “Celebrating our 20th anniversary is an exciting milestone in the evolution of the Columbia office. We attribute our success and growth to the amazing clients we have had the honor to serve.”
About LS3P
Founded in 1963, LS3P is an architecture, interiors, and planning firm with regional roots and national reach. Operating from its twelve offices in Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, Myrtle Beach, Asheville, Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, Wilmington, Atlanta, Savannah, and Jacksonville, LS3P is deeply committed to the communities in which it serves and has been honored with over 680 design awards in diverse practice areas. For more information on LS3P, visit ls3p.com
