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1640 Meeting Street Road, Suite 202
Charleston, SC, 29405
United States

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For 70 years, Liollio has provided sustainable architecture, interior design, and historic preservation for public projects. We are an award-winning architecture firm located in Charleston, SC, who value subtle & restrained design, rooted in context, culture & collaboration. 

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Liollio Celebrates Three Projects Honored at the 2026 AIA South Atlantic Region Design Awards

Mez Joseph

Liollio is honored to have three projects recognized at the 2026 AIA South Atlantic Region Design Awards. USC’s South Caroliniana Library received an Honor Award for Historic Preservation, City of Charleston’s Fire Station #11received a Citation Award for New Construction, and the National Park Service’s Virgin Islands Research, Management and Science Facility and Housing received an Honorable Mention. These awards celebrate the power of collaboration and the shared commitment to preserving our history, strengthening our communities, and creating impactful places that serve future generations. We extend our sincere congratulations and gratitude to the University of South Carolina, the City of Charleston and Charleston Fire Department, the National Park Service, and our consultants and collaborators, whose dedication and hard work made these achievements possible. Congratulations to all the 2026 AIA South Atlantic Region Design Awards recipients! 

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categories Architecture, Awards, Celebration, Community, Conference, Education, Fire Station, Higher Education, Historic Preservation, History, Learning Environments, Library, Local, Museum, Nature, Parks, Preservation, Regional
tags AIASouthAtlanticRegion, AIASAR, DesignAwards, Architecture, HistoricPreservation, AdaptiveReuse, UniversityofSouthCarolina, USC, SouthCarolinianaLibrary, CityofCharlestonSC, FireStationDesign, PublicSafetyFacilities, NationalParkService, NPS, ResilientDesign, CommunityImpact

Rural Witnesses Exhibition: Retracing & Reimagining Rural Architecture

Mez Joseph

Liollio is honored to have been selected as a contributor to the inspiring and powerful exhibition: Rural Witnesses: Retracing and Reimagining Rural Architecture presented by Clemson School of Architecture, Partners of Place, and 701 CCA (Center for Contemporary Art). Liollio team members had the pleasure of visiting the opening reception and a tour as part of the AIA South Carolina State Conference.

This exhibition celebrates rural spaces while exploring how past policies and power dynamics can inform more community-driven futures. Kudos to the curators for celebrating untold stories of our communities, and promoting innovative regionalism.

Don’t miss it - on view at the 701 Center for Contemporary Art in Columbia, SC through June 15! For more information visit here.

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categories Architecture, Community, Conference, Museum, Regional
tags RuralWitnesses, Exhibition, RuralArchitecture, ClemsonSOA, ClemsonSchoolofArchitecture, PartnersofPlace, 701CCA, architecture, exhibit, aiasouthcarolina, AIASC, AIASCConference, CenterforContemporaryArt, ColumbiaSC

Discovery Place Celebrates Topping Out Milestone of Charlotte Museum of Nature

Mez Joseph

We recently had the honor of attending the Discovery Place Charlotte Museum of Nature Topping Out Ceremony. We are excited to see this impactful space take its next steps with this milestone! The building taking shape is thoughtfully designed to serve as a threshold, connecting public spaces such as the new Gathering Grove, Little Sugar Creek Greenway, and Freedom Park to the immersive and magical forest floor experience. This landscape-driven design approach reflects our goal to inspire museum visitors to move from observing nature to actively participating in the natural world around us.

We are grateful to our design, engineering, and construction partners: Hood Design Studio, Stimmel, Stewart, Optima, Wildlands Engineering, and Rodgers Builders. A special thanks to Discovery Place and Mecklenburg County for giving us the opportunity to help bring this meaningful vision to life!

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categories Architecture, Celebration, Construction, Learning Environments, Regional, Parks, Museum, Nature
tags CharlotteMuseumofNature, DiscoveryPlace, MecklenburgCounty, NorthCarolina, NC, ToppingOutCeremony, design, community, hooddesignstudio, Stimmel, Stewart, Optima, WildlandsEngineering, RodgersBuilders