CLT Participates in 2022 AIA Charlotte CANstruction Event The CLT office partnered with Barringer Construction Saturday to create a football tailgate made entirely out of canned goods for the 2022 AIA Charlotte CANstruction event. The event raised awareness and support for the local Second Harvest food bank. Congrats to the team for bringing back a win for Best Original Design!

Columbia Office Wins People's Choice Award at 2022 PARKing Day Our Columbia office won the People's Choice Award at the 7th annual PARKing Day, hosted by the City of Columbia. Once a year, parking spaces around downtown Columbia are transformed into temporary public spaces. PARKing Day aims to call attention to the need for more urban open space throughout the

Higher Education College & University Portfolio Colleges and universities encompass a multifaceted student experience. A thriving campus supports academics, social opportunities, athletics, and professional development within a diverse community of learners; we design buildings that foster community, strengthen interaction between students and faculty, and encourage learning and leadership. Read more...

Juneteenth in Raleigh With plans to picnic and learn at Raleigh’s historic Chavis Park rained out, LS3P’s Raleigh office pivoted to an indoor picnic and educational opportunity. We watched a tour of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture and enjoyed lunch from Jack’s Seafood & Soul Food.

Energy + Architecture: Higher education Colleges and universities are cathedrals for learning, incubating a scientific, artistic, humanistic, economic future for the planet. These places for innovation and independence provide opportunity to model possibility and demonstrate systems thinking in a way that builds upon culture, ecology, and prosperity. Every institution of higher education is an ecosystem. It is an academic environment

Healthcare by Design Medical Office Buildings In this evolving healthcare climate which relies increasingly on outpatient care, spaces designed for maximum efficiency, flexibility, and patient comfort are critical to project success. The health care market encompasses diverse populations, and different practices will have very different needs; however, working within proven design parameters, we can tailor a Medical Office Building’s design

Fuquay Varina Focus on the Framework    Fuquay-Varina, NC, is a charming small town located just south of Raleigh, with a population increase of nearly double in the last decade. To keep up with this rapid growth, Fuquay-Varina wanted to build a new library, one that served as more than a place for housing books. The new library illustrates what

Clemson University Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business AIA Focus on the Framework   A business school is a future-focused proposition. Students in business programs are emerging leaders, entrepreneurs, strategists, and problem solvers; their education needs to prepare them for collaboration on an interpersonal, organizational, and global scale. Clemson University wanted to build a new business school facility

The Southeast's Affordable Housing Crisis by Andrea L. Gomez, National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) Fellow, with guidance from LS3P Rising land values, stagnant working class wages, lack of transportation options, zoning laws, “not in my backyard” mentalities, gentrification, reverse white flight or new attraction to urban living, developers not partaking, and lack of federal funding are just some factors

2021 Year in Review 2021 was a long year. A pandemic peak, a national crisis, an inauguration. Massive vaccine campaigns, renewed optimism, an early summer teaser of a return to normalcy, and the Delta variant. Simultaneous climate events, in-person weddings and reunions, supply chain roller coasters. A ship stuck in the Suez Canal. Overdue vacations, thoroughly enjoyed. A rover and