Watson Tate Savory earns four AIA awards in 2016

April 19, 2016

Watson Tate Savory (WTS) is pleased to have recently received four awards from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for Design Excellence.

On Friday, April 15, the AIA South Carolina chapter awarded WTS the following four awards:

  • An Honor Award for Adaptive Reuse for the South Carolina State Museum “Windows to New Worlds” expansion and renovation project, in association with Clark Patterson Lee,
  • A Merit Award for Interior Architecture for USC’s Ernest Hollings Special Collections Addition to the Thomas Cooper Library,
  • A Merit Award for Design Excellence for the Florence County Museum, in association with Cooper Robertson,
  • A Citation Award for UNC Charlotte’s Johnson Band Center.

“We are honored to be recognized for these projects by our peers at AIA South Carolina,” said Tom Savory, Principal with WTS. Principal Michael Watson added “We thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to work with great clients on each of these projects in the Carolinas, and we hope they enjoy the buildings we helped them create for years to come.”

Photos and details of each project, as well as WTS’ other projects, can be found at www.watsontatesavory.com.

 

About Watson Tate Savory

An award-winning architecture firm with offices in both Carolinas, Watson Tate Savory received the 2014 American Institute of Architects (AIA) South Carolina Firm Award, the highest honor bestowed on an AIA South Carolina firm and presented only eight times in AIA SC’s history. Central to our design approach is a deep regard for the people who use our buildings and the contexts in which our buildings are placed. Over two decades, our projects have received more than 45 design awards and have been featured in numerous national and regional publications. Please visit www.watsontatesavory.com 

 

About AIA

The AIA has been the leading professional membership association for licensed architects, emerging professionals and allied partners since 1857. With nearly 300 state and local chapters, it serves as the voice of the architecture profession and the resource for its members in service to society. It sets the industry standard in contract documents; provides countless web-based resources; conducts market research and analysis; serves as an advocate for the architecture profession; and promotes design excellence through its awards programs.