Garvin Design Group wins 2023 IIDA Carolinas awards for excellence in interior design
December 18, 2023
Columbia architecture, interiors, and planning firm Garvin Design Group received two awards for excellence in interior design at the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Carolinas’ 2023 DesignWorks awards ceremony in…
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City of Columbia unveils 400 Laurel as the new Law Enforcement and Judicial Center
December 14, 2023The City of Columbia (COC) has announced the acquisition and future transformation of the iconic 400 Laurel, affectionately known as the Aflac building, into the new Law Enforcement and Judicial Center.…
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LS3P’s Columbia office recognizes team members’ anniversaries
December 14, 2023
LS3P congratulates eight Columbia team members celebrating their respective anniversaries, ranging from five to fifteen years. Associate Principals Clint Riddle, AIA and David Anderson AIA, along with Senior Associate Rohit…
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LS3P wins for SLED Forensics Lab at IIDA Carolinas DesignWorks Awards
December 14, 2023
LS3P Columbia office was honored with two design awards from the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Carolinas Chapter at the annual DesignWorks Awards event held in Charlotte, NC December 8th.…
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Studio 2LR, Inc. Architecture + Interiors earns a 2023 IIDA Carolinas DesignWorks Award
December 13, 2023
Studio 2LR, Inc., an architecture and interior design firm creating impact through transformative design, was the recent Award Winner in the Government/Institutional category for Orangeburg County Library & Conference Center…
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Mia Walker receives 2023 Cote Top Ten, SARA NY, and AIA Greenville Student Design Awards for “Above The Marsh”
December 4, 2023McMillan Pazdan Smith’s Mia Walker is a 2023 Cote Top Ten award winner. The American Institute of Architects, Committee on the Environment (AIA COTE), in partnership with the Association…
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PAWchitecture Greenville raises $5,250 to benefit pet owners in crisis
November 21, 2023
AIA Greenville and Nichols Architects presents design awards and check to Greenville County Animal Care AIA Greenville’s inaugural design-build competition raised $5,250 to benefit Greenville County Animal Care’s Safety Net…
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McMillan Pazdan Smith’s Xin Gao wins 2023 AIA SC Student Design Award
November 13, 2023
McMillan Pazdan Smith’s Xin Gao is the 2023 recipient of an American Institute of Architects – South Carolina Student Design Award. Gao and her design partners, Josiah Kinney and Zach…
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Brittany Grabski joins SeamonWhiteside as Director of Marketing
November 13, 2023
An integral step in exponential growth of services and strategic hires for the firm this year SeamonWhiteside (SW+), a full-service site design firm with offices throughout the Carolinas, announces the…
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Fairview Custom Homes
November 9, 2023
A luxury custom home builder in Greenville, SC.
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Garvin Design Group’s Jerome Simiyon wins 2023 AIA SC Student Design Award
November 8, 2023
Garvin Design Group’s Jerome Simiyon is the 2023 recipient of the American Institute of Architects – South Carolina’s Student Design Award. Simiyon and his studio partner Andrew Schick developed their…
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Fairview Custom Homes wins 2023 Pinnacle Awards
November 8, 2023
Recognized by the Homebuilders Association of South Carolina, the Pinnacle Awards celebrate the perfect blend of creativity and craftsmanship that defines our work. Each project showcases the pinnacle of luxury…
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Quackenbush Architects’ Doug Quackenbush receives prestigious A4LE award
October 23, 2023
Doug Quackenbush, AIA LEED AP, architect and founder of Quackenbush Architects + Planners, was recently awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE), a professional organization…
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SeamonWhiteside builds custom surveying experience with new department
October 23, 2023
New team is one of three major additions to the firm this year SeamonWhiteside (SW+), a full-service site design firm with offices throughout the Carolinas, announces the addition of a…
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Quackenbush Architects’ Doug Quackenbush Receives Prestigious A4LE Award
October 20, 2023
Doug Quackenbush, AIA LEED AP, architect and founder of Quackenbush Architects + Planners, was recently awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE), a professional organization…
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Quackenbush Architects + Planners announces new associate
October 18, 2023
Quackenbush Architects + Planners announced and welcome Edward Bauknight to the Q+ team as a new intern architect. Bauknight, who grew up on Johns Island, South Carolina, has a Bachelor…
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Architrave celebrates 35 years of architectural excellence in South Carolina’s Midlands and Lowcountry
October 6, 2023
Architrave, an architecture firm renowned for exceptional historic renovations and tailored residential designs, is celebrating 35 years of shaping the architectural landscape in South Carolina’s Midlands and Lowcountry regions. Recognized…
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Goodwyn Mills Cawood adds engineering project manager in Charleston
October 6, 2023
Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) is pleased to welcome project manager Earl DuPriest in Charleston, South Carolina. He brings valuable experience to GMC’s engineering team, having worked for one of the…
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SeamonWhiteside commemorates over two decades in the Upstate
October 5, 2023
Over 2,000 projects completed and 60 new employees across Spartanburg and Greenville SeamonWhiteside (SW+), a full-service site design firm with offices throughout the Carolinas, is proud to celebrate two major…
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Garvin Design Group’s Michael Caraballo wins 2023 Aspire Student Design Award
September 13, 2023
The American Institute of Architects state chapters of Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina have selected a project by local architectural designer Michael Caraballo as the 2023 Aspire Student Design…
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Wheeler & Wheeler announces Justice Place in Beaufort
September 12, 2023Columbia-based developer Wheeler & Wheeler Properties announces Justice Place, the conversion of the former Beaufort County Jail at 1409 King St. into nine individual residential condominiums. Construction on Justice Place…
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Clemson architecture students garner three national awards for environmentally sustainable design
September 11, 2023
For the seventh year in a row, Clemson Master of Architecture (M.Arch) students were named among the winners of the American Institute of Architects, Committee on the Environment (AIA COTE), in partnership…
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Garvin Design Group, Contract Construction break ground on CCU Indoor Practice Facility
September 7, 2023
Garvin Design Group and Contract Construction joined Coastal Carolina University to break ground on a new Indoor Practice Facility project on Thursday, September 7. Located at the intersection of University…
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DP3 Architects, Ltd. welcomes three new team members
September 6, 2023
DP3 Architects announced the addition of three new team members to the firm, Mady Bellanca, Lydia Gandy, and Kyle Tonkins. Mady Bellanca was previously a summer intern at DP3 Architects,…
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Five key environmentally friendly practices for sustainable urban design
September 1, 2023
SeamonWhiteside (SW+), a full-service site design throughout the Carolinas, celebrates Environmental Awareness Month in September by highlighting the key practices for environmentally friendly urban design. From sites in Charleston and…
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Spencer Hutchinson, Robyn Rogers named firm principals at Quackenbush Architects + Planners
August 23, 2023
Spencer Hutchinson, AIA, and Robyn Rogers, AIA, architects at Quackenbush Architects + Planners, were recently named principals of the firm. CEO and founder Doug Quackenbush, AIA, says the decision to…
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Camp Cole breaks ground on Southeastern Freight Lines Activity Center
August 23, 2023
Garvin Design Group and Hood Construction joined Camp Cole to break ground on the organization’s new Southeastern Freight Lines Activity Center project on Tuesday, August 22. In a special groundbreaking…
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Quackenbush Architects + Planners announces new team member
August 8, 2023
Quackenbush Architects + Planners welcomed Mitch Newbold AIA to the Q+ team as a new architect. Newbold, a native of Herrin, Illinois, has a Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural…
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In Site Designs adds Elizabeth Seay as lead commercial Interior Designer
August 7, 2023
In Site Designs proudly welcomes Elizabeth Seay, a seasoned and highly skilled Interior Designer, to their Commercial Design team. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art & Interior Design…
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LS3P hires healthcare sector leader for new Jacksonville office location
August 3, 2023
Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, and Myrtle Beach, SC; Asheville, Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, and Wilmington, NC; Atlanta and Savannah, GA, and Jacksonville, FL – Architecture, interiors and planning firm, LS3P, has announced Jonathan…
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Seed Architecture adds interior design expertise
August 2, 2023
Columbia-based Seed Architecture announced the recent addition of Anna Marie Barfield to its team. Barfield has joined Seed Architecture, a full-service architecture and planning firm, as a designer. “We’re very…
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GMK adds four experienced professionals across multiple divisions
July 31, 2023
GMK Associates, Inc., has continued to grow across multiple divisions with the addition of several new professionals to its already robust and client-focused staff. Since late 2022 and into 2023,…
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PAWchitecture design-build pet furniture competition launches in Greenville to benefit Greenville County Animal Care
July 19, 2023
Nichols Architects partners with AIA Greenville, brings creative community together to make a difference AIA Greenville, a local section of the South Carolina chapter of the American Institute of Architects,…
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The City of Columbia becomes the first city/county in South Carolina to receive LEED Certification
July 19, 2023
The City of Columbia Public Works Department announced at last night’s City Council meeting that the City of Columbia has achieved LEED Gold certification. The City of Columbia is part…
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Jerome Simiyon joins Garvin Design Group
July 11, 2023
Columbia architecture, interiors, and planning firm Garvin Design Group recently welcomed Clemson graduate Jerome Simiyon to the firm as a full-time hire. Hailing from Taruchirabballi, India, Jerome holds a professional…
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Midlands Technical College Building Construction team places second in nation
July 3, 2023Midlands Technical College’s Building Construction team placed second in the nation during the 2023 SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, TeamWorks category. Hosted at the World Congress…
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Garvin Design Group celebrates 20 years
June 29, 2023
Columbia-based architecture, interiors, and planning firm Garvin Design Group marked its 20th anniversary on June 26, 2023. Scott Garvin established his firm in the Vista’s historic Gervais Place building in…
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New International African American Museum extends its storytelling through unique landscape design elements
June 28, 2023
SeamonWhiteside partnered with nationally-renowned Hood Design Studio to bring this multi-decade project to life SeamonWhiteside (SW+), a full-service site firm with offices throughout the Carolinas, recently completed a seven-year site…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Scott Garvin, Garvin Design Group
June 21, 2023
The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. We will be highlighting 20 entrepreneurs in each of…
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Carlos Richardson and Michael Caraballo join Garvin Design Group
June 20, 2023
Columbia architecture, interiors, and planning firm Garvin Design Group recently welcomed two new teammates. Carlos Richardson enters the firm for the first time this summer as an architectural intern, and…
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Ania Suber and Kate Hughes join Garvin Design Group
June 14, 2023
Columbia architecture, interiors, and planning firm Garvin Design Group recently welcomed two new teammates. Ania Suber, a Clemson University School of Architecture graduate, joins the firm for the first time…
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Goodwyn Mills Cawood relocates Charleston office
June 12, 2023
Architecture and engineering firm Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) has relocated its Charleston office to the Charleston Technology Center on the Upper Peninsula. “Our team is excited to be located on…
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Goodwyn Mills Cawood relocates Charleston office
June 12, 2023
Architecture and engineering firm Goodwyn Mills Cawood (GMC) has relocated its Charleston office to the Charleston Technology Center on the Upper Peninsula. “Our team is excited to be located on…
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Garvin Design Group’s Liza Brockman graduates from Leadership Columbia
June 7, 2023
Garvin Design Group announced that interior designer Liza Brockman graduated with the Leadership Columbia class of 2023. The graduation ceremony was held at the Columbia Museum of Art on the…
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LS3P welcomes Jimmy Wilhide
June 1, 2023
LS3P welcomed Senior Project Manager, James “Jimmy” Wilhide, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, REFP in the Columbia office. A 1990 graduate of Clemson University with a Master of Architecture, Wilhide has…
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South Carolina utility expands Stantec’s work in wastewater treatment
June 1, 2023
South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper) has selected Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, as its engineer for services to design wastewater treatment systems at two…
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COR3 Design welcomes Jon Coutinho
May 31, 2023
Coutinho Serves as Director of Architecture for Cold Storage and Industrial Services Jon Coutinho recently joined COR3 Design as Director of Architecture for the Cold Storage and Industrial Services division.…
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Garvin Design Group welcomes two summer interns
May 18, 2023
Garvin Design Group recently welcomed two summer interns to the firm’s ranks. Clemson University School of Architecture undergraduate students Samantha Lowrie and Kevin Buell began summer internships in May. Both…
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Pyramid Contracting awarded Galeana dealership project in Mount Pleasant
May 16, 2023
Pyramid Contracting announced it has been selected as the general contractor for the new Galeana Automotive Dealership in Mount Pleasant, SC. This ground-up project includes the development and construction of…
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Garvin Design Group projects win Historic Columbia 2023 Preservation Awards
May 15, 2023
Two adaptive reuse projects by Columbia architecture and interior design firm Garvin Design Group (GDG) won Preservation Awards at Historic Columbia’s 2023 awards ceremony. The awards were presented at a…
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