AIA Offers New Firm Benchmarking Tool
Benchmarking is a fundamental way for firms to evaluate their status and identify best practices in order to increase performance. Competitive benchmarking helps a firm determine how they line up with their industry and, as a result, gauge their level of prosperity. To that end, AIA’s new Firm Benchmarking Tool was created to help firms…
AIASC Announces 2017 Fellows
The American Institute of Architects, South Carolina Chapter recently announced its 2017 Fellows, and they are: Williston Lamar Dye, FAIA Creating markets and opportunities for architects in the entertainment and hospitality industries, Williston Dye engages the profession and Fortune 500 companies with innovative, collaborative design management, expanding resort hotels and theme parks for millions nationwide….
South Carolina Architects Announce 2017 Legislative Agenda
The South Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIASC) today announced a legislative agenda for the 122nd South Carolina General Assembly that sets a path for increasing construction activity, creating jobs, preserving the state’s heritage and ensuring that new generations of architects design a resilient future for South Carolina. “As the General Assembly…
AIA South Atlantic Region Recognizes 19 Projects for Design Excellence
The American Institute of Architects, South Atlantic Region (AIASAR) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 South Atlantic Region Design Awards. Over 150 people celebrated the work of firms from Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina on Saturday evening, October 1, 2016 at the SCAD Museum of Art in downtown Savannah, GA. A…
The American Institute of Architects Releases Customized State of South Carolina Documents
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today announced the release of eight customized AIA Contract Documents® for exclusive use on State projects in South Carolina. The South Carolina versions of the AIA documents include state-specific amendments to the standard text of the AIA documents, as developed by the Office of the State Engineer, and will…
Architecture Firm Utilizes BIM to Improve Projects
Technological innovations continue to drive better outcomes for McMillan Pazdan Smith’s clients, especially in relation to BIM. Recently, our architects worked with Autodesk 360 to pilot a new platform at our firm: Collaboration For Revit (C4R). Simultaneously, we’re introducing Navisworks into our standard workflow. Here are 4 quick ways our clients are already seeing the benefits of…
Liollio Architecture Win 2016 AIASC Firm Award
On Friday evening, April 15, 2016, the AIASC Board of Directors conferred the 2016 Firm Award on Liollio Architecture for a legacy of design excellence, contribution to the profession and service to the public over sixty years of practice in Charleston, SC. The AIASC Firm Award was established in 1993 to recognize a firm’s design…
The American Institute of Architects South Carolina Chapter Announces the Winner of the SC Center for Architecture Design Competition
The American Institute of Architects South Carolina Chapter (AIASC) is pleased to announce plans to establish the South Carolina Center for Architecture and the AIASC Foundation at the chapter’s recently purchased storefront location at 1530 Main Street in Columbia. The announcement is the culmination of a blind-juried competition for the design of the Center, open…
