2025 SC Historic Preservation Awards Honors Rehabilitation of Old City Jail

For 30 years, Preservation South Carolina, the SC Department of Archives and History, and the Office of the Governor have recognized exceptional accomplishments in the preservation, rehabilitation, and interpretation of architectural and cultural heritage with a series of statewide awards. We are honored to announce that the rehabilitation of Old City Jail was recently recognized with a 2025 SC Historic Preservation Honor Award.

Once neglected and at risk, this landmark has been carefully rehabilitated, balancing preservation and adaptive reuse. The restoration retained the Jail’s historic character while introducing thoughtful interventions, ensuring its continued use and stewardship.

Liollio would like to congratulate Landmark Enterprises, Charles Blanchard Construction, and our entire team on this amazing project that truly was a combination of head and heart.

For more information about Preservation South Carolina, visit www.preservesc.org.

The American Institute of Architects National Conference on Architecture (AIA25)

Recently, several Liollio team members attended The American Institute of Architects National Conference on Architecture in Boston (AIA25) where they were able to draw inspiration from keynote speakers, talented colleagues, catch up with friends, establish new connections, and discover and explore the city. Liollio’s Ri Glal had a great experience examining various components of architecture in a new lens; “For me, the conference emphasized that architecture is constantly evolving, and the identity of architecture is amplified by the past, present, and the future community of a given place.” It was an invigorating week, and those who attended are excited to share their experience and help implement insights into our current work.

Spotlight On: William Scott

Spotlight On is our tradition of interviewing team members to celebrate and get to know them better. Our latest Spotlight On feature is William Scott. William joined the Liollio team in 2024 and is a graduate of Clemson University, where he earned his Master of Architecture. His passion for architecture began in high school through the Carolina Alliance for Technology program, where he was first introduced to the practice of architecture, engineering, and sustainable principles. While attending Clemson, he joined a design-build program that gave him the chance to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, disciplines, and community members to bring a project to life - an experience that solidified his commitment to community-focused design. This path led him to Liollio, whose dedication to meaningful community engagement and thoughtful, inclusive design continues to inspire William’s work. We sat down for a Q+A session with our newest Spotlight On feature:

Where did you grow up?
Clinton, SC

Are you married?
In the works! Currently engaged and have been together for almost 7 years now.

Do you have children?
No, but we’d like to adopt eventually!

What do you like to do for fun?
I love to run, listen to podcasts, beach, xbox, and binge movies.

Favorite place(s) to go locally?
James Island County Park, Sullivans Island, Colonial Lake, Hampton Park

Favorite restaurant?
Xio Bao Biscuit

Favorite food?
JAPANESE!

Least favorite food?
Cucumbers. Ruins everything.

Do you play any instruments?
Sadly, no. One day I’ll learn how to play the violin though. It’s my favorite instrument to hear in songs.

What song is at the top of your most-played list?
Ribs by Lorde

Favorite musical artist or genre?
Indie/Alternative & Pop/House

Favorite visual artist?
My dear friend, Janie Holsten

Favorite television show?
RuPaul’s Drag Race or Survivor or Game of thrones

Last book you read?
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Favorite podcast or blog?
Emergency Intercom

Favorite movie or genre?
Anything Sci-Fi/Fantasy – The Substance

Last movie you watched?
Sinners (10/10)

Favorite place you have traveled to and why?
Interlaken, Switzerland! Lake Thun & Lake Brienz are absolutely gorgeous and the mountains are breathtaking. The natural beauty of this region is unmatched and there are so many outdoor activities to choose from.

Favorite style of architecture?
Gothic Revival, Art Nouveau, Contemporary - hard to pinpoint!!

What building have you visited that most impressed or inspired you?
National Museum of African American History and Culture in DC

Where is your favorite place you’ve traveled to and why?
Amsterdam. I have an intrinsic connection to city parks. They arguably have the best in the world. A perfect blend of people, nature, and urbanity.

Who would play you in a movie about your life?
Hopefully, Timothee Chalamet

If you could be any animal, what would you be and why?
Kiwi Bird. First off, I can fly. Secondly, I’d be native to New Zealand which is pretty cool. 

Are you messy or organized?
Organized

What’s your pet peeve?
Slow drivers

Guilty pleasure?
Dunkin’ Donuts

If you could interview one person (dead or alive) who would it be?
Barack Obama

If you could witness any historical event, what would you want to see?
RuPaul’s Drag Race Finale, Season 9, Alex Theater Glendale, CA

If your house was burning down, what is the one non-living thing you would save?
My Xbox 360. Although it has sat in my closet for years, it has over a dozen of my Minecraft cities that I need to preserve.

What three traits characterize you?
Empathetic, driven, playful

What’s your astrological sign?
Capricorn

What is your personal philosophy?
Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.

What’s one thing you couldn’t live without?
My mom

What is the greatest challenge you have had to overcome in your life thus far?
Both accepting and embracing my identity.

What is your greatest fear?
Tsunamis

What is your superpower?
My humor. I’d say I can turn difficult situations into something lighthearted or comforting.

What accomplishment are you most proud of?
Receiving the Harlan McClure Award from Clemson University for my final graduate project!

What is your favorite thing about working at Liollio?
The people! I feel embraced and am constantly learning.

What does true leadership mean to you?
True leadership is the ability to accept feedback and listen with an open mind to empower others.

If you could do another job for just one day, what would it be?
Music Producer

What would you most like to tell yourself at age 13?
To get off Minecraft and go outside.

How do you define success?
Constantly growing and evolving

Tell us something that might surprise us about you.
I am the middle child of 5.

What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
”If you can’t love yourself, how in the hell can you love anybody else?”

Celebrating National Preservation Month 2025

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As our team celebrates National Preservation Month, we reflect on the significance of our nation’s historic places. Liollio has been honored with the preservation of many structures and sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Our clients have entrusted us with buildings both grand and modest, both museum-quality restorations and adaptive reuses, all in keeping with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards.

Whether hiding fire protection systems or preserving a doorknob touched by five generations, we understand both the technical and the artistic. We embrace a collaborative, thoughtful, and sensitive approach to assessing and restoring historic structures. Historically and culturally sensitive projects, done well, are a balanced combination of head and heart. We look forward to the opportunity to continue preserving these historic places for the next generation.

Rural Witnesses Exhibition: Retracing & Reimagining Rural Architecture

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.

National Park Service & College of Charleston Recognized with 2025 AIA South Carolina Design Awards

Cheers to our colleagues and clients who were recognized in the 2025 AIA South Carolina Design Awards, recognizing those throughout the state who exemplify vision, creativity, and design innovation. We are honored to have collaborated on the following two American Institute of Architects South Carolina award-winning projects.

The National Park Service was honored with an AIA South Carolina Merit Award and Framework for Design Excellence Award for VIIS Resource Management and Science Facility and Housing. Designed for extreme resilience, this facility provides staff residences, areas to encourage community engagement and outreach, and space for research and storage, allowing the protection and study of the islands’ heritage for future generations. The F4DE award is intended to inspire progress toward a zero-carbon, equitable, resilient, and healthy built environment. 

College of Charleston was recognized with an AIA South Carolina Honor Award for the Simons Center for the Arts. The Simons Center for the Arts renovation aims to create a resilient urban response to showcasing the arts, signaling to the community the creativity within, moderating between history and progress, and enhancing connections to the historic campus. The interior approach transforms dim, uninviting spaces to foster collaboration across curricula, breathing new life into an integral community resource.

Exceptional projects are the result of collaboration with visionary clients. Liollio congratulates award recipients on this outstanding recognition!