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AIAGC Design Awards 2014 – Call For Entries

Entry Forms Due September 4th

AIA Greater Columbia Section
Design Awards – Call for Entries

The Greater Columbia Section of the AIA is pleased to announce the

2014 Design Awards

program to recognize outstanding achievements in architecture
performed by AIAGC Member architects and firms.

See attached forms and deadlines below.

This year’s Awards gala will be held on 

October 30th

and we are very excited to have

Steven D. Schuster, FAIA

as our jury chair and presenter at the event.

Steven Schuster

Steven D. Schuster is a founding principal of Clearscapes.  His career spans the design of single family residences to major public facilities. A significant focus of his work has been on museums, libraries, visual arts centers, and performing arts theaters.  As a national leader in the historic preservation community, Steve has led the effort in revitalizing countless historic structures, developing vital contemporary uses for them within their communities. Notable projects include the Exploris Museum (Marbles Kids Museum) and IMAX Theater, the Pine State Creamery on Glenwood South, the Raleigh Convention Center, and the new Contemporary Art Museum in Raleigh’s Warehouse District. Under Steve’s guidance Clearscapes has been recognized with over 75 local, regional, and national design awards.

Deadline for entry forms and fees:  September 4th

Deadline for Digital Submission:  October 2nd

Winners notified: October 20th

Awards Gala: October 30th

For entry forms, click here and here

More information will follow in the next several weeks.

MANY THANKS TO OUR 2014 PREMIERE DESIGN AWARDS SPONSOR:

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AIAGC July Monthly Membership Meeting – 7/16 @SC State Museum

Join us for a tour and $5 lunch at the
SC State Museum historic renovation and addition project,
currently under construction

Wednesday, July 16th @12pm

State Museum

SC State Museum
301 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29214

$5 Lunch

Tour Highlights:

Historic Renovation, Planetarium, 4D Theater, Telescope Gallery

Tour Leaders:

John McLean & Gene Bell – Watson Tate Savory
Will Ligon – Gilbane

Please RSVP to
Rfisher@quackenbusharchitects.com
by noon on July 15th

Please wear the proper safety equipment – this is a construction site
(closed toed shoes, long pants, hard hat)

Park in the big front lot
the GC will let us through the front side of the building for the tour

“This project is an addition and renovation to the SC State Museum, located in the National Register, listed as the Columbia Mills Building.  New program spaces include an observatory that will house a rare 1926 Alvin Clark 12 3/8” refracting telescope; South Carolina’s largest planetarium, seating 200; and a 235-capacity 4D theater, the first 4D theater in the state, as well as all new entry public spaces.  The project is designed in association with Clark Patterson Lee Architects in Charlotte, Cincinnati-based JRA “experience” designers, and Sim Ex-Iwerks 4D theater designers.”