Asheley St. John, 1×1 Design: Architectural Underdog
When Asheley St. John opened her own architecture firm, 1×1 Design, she started small — now, the firm boasts 10 years of success. “It started with just me and a house.” That’s all St. John had when she started 1×1 Design in her hometown of Columbia, S.C. She’d been a professional architect for years but…
Architectural Billings Continue to Contract in 2021
WASHINGTON – Feb. 24, 2021 – A slight improvement in business conditions has led to fewer architecture firms reporting declining billings, according to a new report today from The American Institute of Architects (AIA). AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for January was 44.9* compared to 42.3 in December (any score below 50 indicates a…
Stewart Adds Cindy Hoffman as Senior Project Manager of Landscape Architecture in Durham
DURHAM, N.C. – Stewart, an interdisciplinary design, engineering, and planning firm, announced today Cindy Hoffman, PLA, ASLA, is joining its landscape architecture team as senior project manager for the Durham office. Hoffman is a creative and award-winning landscape architect and land planner with over 20 years of experience in diverse, intricate, multidisciplinary designs for public…
The Connection of Trees to Our Health & Well-being
A connection to trees is something each of us has in common, and everyone deserves to enjoy the value which they offer. Trees help us to be happier, healthier and they also benefit our local economies in various ways. They are the environmental pillars of a more comprehensively healthful future. At the macro level, saving…
AIA Lauds U.S. Recommitting to Paris Agreement
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) issued the following statement today following President Biden rejoining the Paris Agreement. “We are deeply encouraged by this Administration’s swift and decisive action on climate change,” said AIA 2021 President Peter Exley, FAIA. “Re-establishing the United States’ commitment to the Paris climate accord sends a strong message to our…
Architecture Billings Continue to Lose Ground
Demand for design services from U.S. architecture firms took a pointed dip last month, according to a new report from the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The pace of decline during December accelerated from November, posting an Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score of 42.6 from 46.3 (any score below 50 indicates a decline in firm…
SSOE Group’s Acquires Stevens & Wilkinson, Appoints Six New Principals
TOLEDO, Ohio, January 14, 2021 – SSOE Group (www.ssoe.com), a global project delivery firm for architecture, engineering, and construction management, announced today the appointment of six new Principals as a result of their recent acquisition of Stevens & Wilkinson (S&W), a 100-year-old architecture, engineering, and interior design firm with offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Columbia, South Carolina. The…
Moseley Architects and Cummings & McCrady Announce Merger
Last month, Moseley Architects announced plans to merge with Charleston-based architecture firm Cummings & McCrady. The agreement will unite one of the Mid-Atlantic’s highest ranking architecture and engineering firms with one of the Southeast’s oldest architecture firms. Effective January 1, 2021, the merged firms became known as Moseley Architects. The firm has four locations in…
AIA Condemns Executive Order Mandating Design Preference for Federal Architecture
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) unequivocally opposes the executive order, “Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture”, signed by President Trump. The executive order dictates an architectural style preference for federal courthouses and certain other federal buildings to be mandated by government agencies. The order attempts to promote “classical” and “traditional” architecture above other design styles….
AIASC Recognizes Excellence in Architecture with 2020 Design Awards Program
The American Institute of Architects, South Carolina Chapter (AIASC) recently announced the 2020 recipients of the annual AIASC Design Awards. The program encourages and recognizes design excellence throughout South Carolina, and promotes public awareness of the role architects play in shaping the quality of life in their communities. This year’s awards ceremony was held virtually…
