Prisma Health Family YMCA breaks ground on recreational facility expansion in response to growing community
March 11, 2025
The YMCA of Greenville broke ground today on the recreational facility expansion at the Prisma Health Family YMCA in Simpsonville in response to Southern Greenville County’s exponential growth in recent…
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Goodwyn Mills Cawood adding another South Carolina location with Rock Hill expansion
March 10, 2025
Architecture and engineering firm Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) is further investing in the Carolinas with the addition of its Rock Hill, South Carolina office. The firm is no stranger to…
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Executive Director
March 10, 2025
Executive Director Position Profile and Call for Applications __________________________________________________ POSITION DESCRIPTION The AIA South Carolina Executive Director ensures that the programs, activities, and services of AIA South Carolina directly benefit…
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Architect Camden Muldrow joins Goodwyn Mills Cawood in Charlotte
March 5, 2025
Architecture and engineering firm Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) is expanding its Charlotte team with the addition of architect Camden Muldrow, AIA, NCARB. Muldrow has nearly a decade of experience designing…
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CRANSTON appoints Mitchell Murchison as new president and CEO
March 5, 2025CRANSTON, a civil and structural engineering, landscape architecture, surveying, and planning firm serving Southeast communities since 1967, has appointed CRANSTON engineering veteran and principal Mitchell Murchison, PE, MBA, as its…
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Old Towne Creek County Park Update
February 26, 2025
February 26, 2025 Update Great progress has been made at Old Towne Creek County Park. Many of the amenities are starting to take shape including renovations to an existing structure…
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LS3P welcomes Katie Arant
February 26, 2025
LS3P welcomes Interior Design Practice Professional, Katie Arant in the Columbia office. A 2014 graduate of Anderson University with a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design, Arant started her career…
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Garvin Design Group’s Jerome Simiyon earns architecture licensure
February 25, 2025
Garvin Design Group announced that Jerome Simiyon recently earned licensure as a registered architect. Simiyon’s licensure follows the successful completion of the rigorous, six-part Architect Registration Examination (ARE) and certification…
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DP3 Architects, Ltd. welcomes two new team members
February 13, 2025
DP3 Architects announced the addition of two new team members to the firm, Brian Moulder and Seth Forrester. Brian received his Bachelor of Architecture from Clemson University in 2022. He…
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Craig Gaulden Davis announces new partnership with PBK
February 13, 2025
Industry-leading firms will merge and operate as Craig Gaulden Davis | PBK Craig Gaulden Davis Architecture (CGD), a South Carolina and Maryland-based architecture firm renowned for its innovative designs in…
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Studio 2LR Architecture + Interiors welcomes Gene Bell, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, to the firm
February 12, 2025
Studio 2LR, a leading architecture and interior design firm, announced that architect Gene Bell, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, has joined the team. With over 20 years of experience spanning high-profile…
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Town Theatre celebrates re-opening
February 11, 2025Town Theatre is now back open! The Columbia Town Theatre celebrated its reopening as they just wrapped up the final phase of a renovation campaign that began in 2018 but…
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CREW Midlands-SC announces 2025 Board of Directors
February 5, 2025
CREW Midlands-SC announced its 2025 Board of Directors to lead the local chapter of CREW Network, the leading global business network in commercial real estate. Marie Dieckmann, Senior Associate with…
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CREW Network Foundation Scholarships now available
February 5, 2025
CREW Network Foundation Scholarships Now Available CREW Midlands announced the CREW Network Foundation scholarship program is now accepting applications. The scholarship offering supports female students as they pursue university-level education…
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Garvin Design Group welcomes Carlos Richardson back to the firm
January 27, 2025
Garvin Design Group recently welcomed Carlos Richardson back to the studio as a full-time architectural designer. Richardson graduated from Clemson with a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture in December 2024.…
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Goodwyn Mills Cawood adds coastal engineering with addition of South Coast Engineers
January 22, 2025
Architecture and engineering firm Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) is further expanding its services through the strategic acquisition of South Coast Engineers (SCE) in Fairhope, Alabama. SCE was formally established in…
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Taylors Fire and Sewer District announces grand opening of new headquarters and maintenance facility
January 20, 2025
The Taylors Fire and Sewer District is proud to announce the grand opening of its new 20,600 square-foot headquarters and 4,400 square-foot maintenance building on January 29, 2025, at 11:00…
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LS3P Columbia leadership evolution
January 13, 2025
Architecture, interiors, and planning firm LS3P, announced that Columbia Office Leader and Principal, Mary Beth Sims Branham, AIA, has now assumed the K-12 Practice Leader role for the firm. The…
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Rhonda White promoted to Community Studio Leader at DP3 Architects
January 8, 2025
DP3 Architects announced that Rhonda White has stepped into a new leadership role as Community Studio Leader. In her new role, Rhonda will oversee the firm’s community projects, bringing her…
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Clemson Architecture students win awards from the Society of American Registered Architects
December 17, 2024Six Clemson University Master of Architecture (M.Arch) students have been named among the Society of American Registered Architects (SARA) 2024 Student National Design Awards winners. The award winners were announced in New…
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The City of Simpsonville celebrates the grand opening of the Simpsonville Municipal Complex
December 16, 2024
On Wednesday, December 11th, the City of Simpsonville welcomed city officials, project partners, and residents to celebrate the official ribbon cutting of the new Simpsonville Municipal Complex. “This is truly…
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Kawonu Golf Club taps Joel Newman of Thomas and Denzinger Architects to design clubhouse and other facilities
December 11, 2024
Partnership with Talented Architect to Define the Future of Kawonu’s Member-Focused Spaces Kawonu Golf Club announced the selection of Joel Newman, a partner in Thomas and Denzinger Architects of Beaufort, SC,…
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Daniel Mosher promoted to Goodwyn Mills Cawood South Carolina Water Practice Leader
December 11, 2024
Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) announced the promotion of engineer Daniel Mosher, PE, to South Carolina Water Practice Leader. In this role, Mosher will be responsible for leading and developing design…
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Quackenbush Architects + Planners receives AIA Columbia Citation Award
December 10, 2024
Quackenbush Architects + Planners has received a third award for their design work on the addition to Carver Lyon Elementary School for Richland School District One, this time from the…
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AIA Aspire and AIA South Carolina Honors 1×1 design’s Maddilyn Riester with regional and State Design Awards
December 4, 2024
1×1 Design congratulates team member, Maddilyn Riester, on receiving two prestigious design awards for her graduate design work. Maddilyn and her teammate, Kayla Pratt, received the regional AIA Aspire Graduate…
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Raines breaks ground on The Shepherd Hotel Columbia Vista in Columbia
December 2, 2024Raines, a leading hospitality management, development, and investment organization, announced the groundbreaking of The Shepherd Hotel Columbia Vista in Columbia, SC. Developed and managed by Raines, this will be the…
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Tri-County Technical College celebrates the grand opening of Oconee Hall
November 21, 2024
Tri-County Technical College proudly hosted a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newest facility, Oconee Hall, marking a significant milestone in the college’s commitment to enhancing student success and…
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MetroConnects breaks ground on new campus headquarters
November 19, 2024
DP3 Architects joined MetroConnects and community leaders yesterday to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new MetroConnects Campus Headquarters. The state-of-the-art facility marks a significant milestone in advancing infrastructure and services…
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East West Partners debuts revitalization of 152-year-old landmark building in Charleston
November 15, 2024
East West Partners, a premier, nationally awarded residential and commercial real estate development group with a flagship office in Charleston, announces the grand opening of 71 Wentworth, a collection of…
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McMillan Pazdan Smith welcomes Jenny Williams as Commercial Segment Leader
November 14, 2024
McMillan Pazdan Smith announced the addition of Jenny Williams as Commercial Segment Leader. With over 20 years of experience across the Southeast in mixed-use, adaptive reuse, commercial, retail, K-12, higher…
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Quackenbush Architects + Planners receives AIA South Carolina Citation Award in new construction
November 6, 2024
Quackenbush Architects + Planners recently received a 2024 American Institute of Architects South Carolina Citation Award for their work on the new classroom addition at Carver-Lyon Elementary School in Richland…
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DP3 Architects wins AIA South Carolina Design Award
November 6, 2024
At the American Institute of Architects South Carolina (AIA SC) annual awards, DP3 Architects was honored with a Citation Award for Interior Architecture in recognition of their work at Bakala…
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Studio 2LR, Inc. Architecture + Interiors attend announcement of Darlington County African American Museum
October 29, 2024
Studio 2LR, Inc., an architecture and interior design firm creating impact through transformative design, recently attended a press conference announcing the new Darlington County African American Museum. The Darlington County…
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McMillan Pazdan Smith honored with The Firm Award by AIA South Carolina
October 29, 2024
McMillan Pazdan Smith has received the highest honor that AIA South Carolina can award an architecture firm. “The Firm Award” recognizes a firm that exemplifies the very best of the…
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McMillan Pazdan Smith announces partnership with Providus Capital Partners
October 15, 2024
McMillan Pazdan Smith, LLC (MPS), a leading Southeast-based architecture firm, today announced a partnership with Providus Capital Partners LLC, a growth-oriented equity partner to the architecture and engineering industry. “Providus…
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Sexton Design & Development welcomes three new hires to design and construction team
October 10, 2024
Sexton Design & Development announced the addition of three new members to its design and construction team: Steve Kurtz, Hope Ennis, and Trey Gallick. These talented professionals bring a wealth…
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Garvin Design Group welcomes new Office Manager Kate Hughes
October 9, 2024
Garvin Design Group announced the hiring of Kate Hughes as the firm’s new Office Manager. Kate has a strong history with the firm, having previously served as a marketing intern…
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Greenville City Council takes first step to redevelop City Hall
September 23, 2024Exterior photo of City Hall at 206 S. Main Street Transformation is coming to City Hall’s downtown location on Main Street. At its Sept. 23, 2024, meeting, Greenville City Council…
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McMillan Pazdan Smith appoints new Sustainable Design Leader
September 19, 2024
Jenny Heim, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, Fitwel Ambassador, has been elevated to the role of Sustainable Design Leader for McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture. Since joining MPS two years ago,…
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Garvin Design Group welcomes Drew Butler to the interior design team
September 17, 2024
Columbia architecture, interiors, and planning firm Garvin Design Group recently welcomed Drew Butler to the firm’s interior design team. Originally from Seattle Washington, Drew graduated cum laude from the Savannah…
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Steel Hands Vista Distilling and Brewing opening soon!
September 5, 2024
Steel Hands Brewing announced a new concept opening very soon in the heart of the Vista Entertainment District. Steel Hands Vista Distilling and Brewing will be located at 705 Gervais…
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Register for CREW September 3 Lunch Program: Downtown Plan/Design Guidelines
August 28, 2024
Planning Administrator Lucinda Statler, AICP and Associate Planner/Community Planner Tristan Kercher will share a special luncheon presentation about the City of Columbia’s recent Downtown Plan/Design Guidelines process and outcomes. This…
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DP3 Architects ranks #7 on the 2024 South Carolina “Best Places to Work” list
August 26, 2024
DP3 Architects announced its recognition as one of South Carolina’s “Best Places to Work” for a third consecutive year. SC Biz News and the Best Companies Group ranked 108 South…
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Golden Spur returns to USC campus
August 16, 2024
Garvin Design Group and Hood Construction joined the University of South Carolina for a special grand opening of the Golden Spur restaurant on August 15. A reincarnation of an old…
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GMC’s landscape architecture services expanding to the Carolinas
August 14, 2024
Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) has expanded its landscape architecture services to the Carolinas with the addition of Tripp Barrineau as vice president of landscape architecture in the firm’s Charlotte office.…
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Coastal Carolina University celebrates topping out at new Indoor Practice Facility
August 14, 2024
Garvin Design Group, HNTB, and Contract Construction joined Coastal Carolina University for a special topping-out celebration at the new Indoor Practice Facility on Tuesday, August 13. Designed to accommodate various…
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SeamonWhiteside continues expansion, fueling economic development in Raleigh
August 13, 2024
SeamonWhiteside (SW+), a full-service site design firm with offices throughout the Carolinas, announced their continued momentum in the southeast, opening its second North Carolina office in the heart of Raleigh.…
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Emerger Strategies’ Sustainability Boot Camp at Lowcountry Local First
August 12, 2024
Love the Lowcountry? Want to ensure your company is protecting what you love by being socially and environmentally responsible? Our Sustainability Boot Camp series is designed to empower businesses with…
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DP3 Architects celebrates groundbreaking of The People’s Bank
July 25, 2024DP3 Architects announced the groundbreaking of The People’s Bank, a new landmark in the heart of Powdersville, South Carolina. For 75 years, The People’s Bank has been a cornerstone of…
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DP3 Architects, Ltd. welcomes two new team members
July 18, 2024
DP3 Architects announced the addition of two new team members to the firm, Diana Courson and Laurel Getty. Both Diana and Laurel were previously summer interns at DP3 Architects, and…
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