2018 Year in Review

2018 YEAR IN REVIEW

01 DESIGN EXCELLENCE 02 LIVE WORK PLAY 03 LEADING THE WAY 04 BUSINESS SUPPORTS PRACTICE 05 CELEBRATING YOU! 06 MORE TO COME 07 COMMUNITY CONNECTION 08

BY THE NUMBERS 09 LOOKING AHEAD 10 EVOLUTION

We are pleased to report that our 55th year was a very successful year for LS3P. 2018 brought exciting opportunities as well as significant global challenges; together, we navigated both and finished the year strong and focused.

This year we maintained our Design First focus while also shining a spotlight on high performance. Building upon our solid foundation of success, we strived for high performance in projects, teams, individuals, and the firm as a whole. Our commitment to continued excellence is evident in the quality of our work and in our collaborative, collegial culture.

Though an active news cycle continues to bring peaks and valleys, we are proud to be united by our common values and by our genuine commitment to each other. In the architecture field, we are uniquely positioned to be problem-solvers, consensus-builders, and change-makers. We look forward to bringing innovative solutions to the opportunities and challenges ahead!

2018 was a year of exploration. We began a process of Evolution which reaffirmed our foundational values while looking towards the future. These Evolution work sessions led by Dave Gilmore of DesignIntelligence, with our team members featured to the right, yielded rich discussions and began laying the groundwork for opportunities for strategic, focused changes that will best position our firm for the future.

We spent deliberate time soliciting feedback on our operations, listening, visioning, and thinking. We assessed our strengths, considered future possibilities, and began setting new goals. As we looked inward at the changes an evolving future will bring, we continued to reach outward through ongoing community engagement.

Through this intensive reflection, we continue to embrace the One Firm attitude which binds us together.

The initial stages of this chapter in our Evolution brought a series of exciting strategic staff changes. Katherine Peele was named Chief Practice Officer and will focus on firmwide practice, design expertise, research and development, and market sector growth. George Temple was named Chief Operations Officer and will continue to oversee the firm’s finance, technology, and human resources teams as well as other critical aspects of LS3P’s business. Chris Boney was named Chief Relationships Officer and will focus on firmwide business development while leading LS3P’s business development team. Katie Robinson was named Brand & Communications Officer and will lead LS3P’s firmwide marketing and communications efforts.

Laura Miller was named Wilmington Office Leader, and will oversee practice and operations in the Wilmington area. Bob Pressley will

THOM PENNEY

KATHERINE PEELE

GEORGE TEMPLE

LAURA MILLER

NATHAN DANIEL

LINDSEY STANG

take the role of ILM OFM.

KATIE ROBINSON

PAUL BONEY

MARC MARCHANT

JEFF FLOYD

MARY BETH BRANHAM

STEVE HEPLER

SCOTT MAY

JIM HUBBARD

NEIL DAWSON

CHRIS BONEY

CINDY BENJAMIN

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EVOLUTION

LS3P was honored with AIA NC’s Firm Award for 2018. The award is the highest honor the Chapter can bestow, and recognizes both design excellence and client service.

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DESIGN EXCELLENCE

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DESIGN FIRST

CAROLINA BAY CCRC (ILM) HONORED WITH A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS AWARD. Carolina Bay’s senior living options include high-end garden flat apartments with wide shared porches as well as assisted living and specialized care. Connectivity is central to the design, from hallways with natural light and outdoor views to walking paths which connect to the wider community.

Multiple dining options, a wellness center, an indoor pool, and shared gathering spaces round out the amenities.

LE CREUSET BOUTIQUE (CHS) HONORED WITH AN AIA SOUTH CAROLINA AWARD. This prototype retail store for Le Creuset created a “white box” backdrop which highlights the form and beauty of the colorful products. Natural light, seamless technology, and integrated storage all contribute to the efficiency and appeal of the space. All the major display millwork, including the built-in wall display cabinets, is easily removable in the event of quick relocation.

Team Members: Chris Boney, Dean Webb, Renee Wells, MariAnn Williams, Ariel Cohn, Chelsea Harrell, Tom Roark

Team Members: Cameron Wilson, Jeffrey Rengering

RIDGECREST MCKENZIE RESIDENCE (JAMES & CONNIE MCKENZIE RESIDENCE) (GSP) HONORED WITH A SOUTH CAROLINA HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION (SCHBA) PINNACLE AWARD AND A HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF GREENVILLE - BRIDGE AWARD. This Lake Keowee vacation home interconnects mountain-cottage modules to accommodate large family vacations and to be comfortably cozy for the owners when they are there alone. The design brings their Florida sensibilities for outdoor living and translates them seamlessly into a waterfront Mountain Lake Vernacular style.

Team Members: Kirsten Schoettelkotte, John Edwards, Lee O’Shields

RIVERLIGHTS WELCOME CENTER (ILM) HONORED WITH A NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS AWARD. This intimate welcome center and café serves a 2000 unit planned community with a riverfront lifestyle. With an open, airy interior and a serene ocean-inspired materials palette, the center functions as a living room for the community. The cafe accommodates art shows, wine tastings, and informal gatherings; diverse casual seating areas with a maritime aesthetic invite residents and guests to relax and enjoy the space.

Team Members: Laura Miller, Joshua Ellison, Dean Webb, Renee Wells

HUSK AT 12 W. OGLETHORPE (SAV) HONORED WITH A HISTORIC SAVANNAH FOUNDATION AWARD. This historic preservation project restored a historic but blighted structure for a new chapter of use.

The restoration transformed the fire-damaged building into the latest iteration of Husk, an internationally acclaimed farm-to-table restaurant.

Bringing this historic building into compliance with code requirements while preserving the historic character of the building presented significant design and construction challenges, including restoring a burnt and abandoned building, removing inappropriate additions, and providing safe egress.

Team Members: Neil Dawson

ALBEMARLE BUILDING RENOVATION (RDU) HONORED WITH AN NC STATE CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE AWARD AND A DOWNTOWN RALEIGH ALLIANCE IMPRINT AWARD. This major renovation of downtown Raleigh’s Albemarle Building created a welcoming street presence and modernized the original 1970 construction. The new design strengthens the prominent corner on a busy thoroughfare, significantly improving downtown Raleigh’s built environment and restoring the building for contemporary use as a thriving part of the urban landscape.

Team Members: Chris Roberts, Katherine Peele, Sarah Mobraten, Julie Barghout, Renee Wells, David O’Shea, Anne Bean

BOOMTOWN (CHS) HONORED WITH AN ASID CAROLINAS AWARD AND AN IIDA DESIGN WORKS AWARD. The new Boomtown headquarters transformed a vacant warehouse into a thriving destination. The original structure featured high-bay warehouse space but offered little visual or spatial definition. An edgy balance of sleek and gritty materials integrate with exposed structure to create a contemporary workplace vibe. Curtainwall and skylights bring natural light deep into the interior, while punches of color and whimsical wallcoverings add visual interest.

Team Members: Whitney Grove, Krista Gorman, Brian Wurst, Dan Scheaffer, Jeffrey Rengering, David Quick, Brooks Johnson

PERIMETER PARK OFFICE BUILDING 5 (RDU) HONORED WITH A TRIANGLE BUSINESS JOURNAL SPACE AWARD. This new six-story office building for a masterplanned corporate campus offers maximum tenant flexibility with a highly efficient design to reduce costs and keep lease rates extremely competitive in the market. Expansive curtainwall visually connects workspaces with adjacent green spaces, while campus amenities include a state-of-the-art fitness center, walking trails, inviting plazas, and a café with additional open workspace.

Team Members: Megan Bowles, Sarah Mobraten, Sandra Wahba, Rachel Knudson

DOWD YMCA RENOVATION & ADDITION (CLT) HONORED WITH A CHARLOTTE BUSINESS JOURNAL HEAVY HITTERS COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AWARD. This flagship seven-level YMCA is undergoing a major renovation and expansion including space for administrative offices, a new fitness center, reconfigured wellness/fitness areas, a new circulation spine, upgrades to existing locker rooms and lobby, and new four-level parking deck across the street for 380 spaces.

Team Members: David Burn, James Williams, Paul Koska, Derek Boesch, Paul Fretz, Ariel Cohn

RILEY PARK CLUB (CHS) HONORED WITH AN ASID CAROLINAS AWARD. This new “club level” venue at the Charleston RiverDogs ballpark enclosed a 6,000 SF area above the first baseline seating for both high-end events as well and game day enjoyment. The natural landscape surrounding the ballpark offers breathtaking views, so the design frames the ballpark action on one side of the space, and a beautiful pastoral marsh backdrop complete with vivid sunsets on the other.

Team Members: David Burt, Ben Anderson, Kelly Gilreath, Brooks Johnson

COMPUCOM HEADQUARTERS (CLT) HONORED WITH A CHARLOTTE BUSINESS JOURNAL HEAVY HITTERS COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AWARD. Compucom’s new global headquarters maximizes the capabilities of the Internet of Things (IoT). The fully integrated building management system incorporates lighting, HVAC, power, security, occupancy tracking, and scheduling. The facility is the first full Power Over Ethernet (POE) lighting building in the world; every light fixture in the building is both an LED and POE fixture, which saves energy and allows greater operator control.

Team Members: Shawn Mottern, Dana Reed, DJ Holman, Debbi Wysocki, Chelsea Harrell

CHEROKEE ROSE RESIDENCE (KEN & LORAINE RICE RESIDENCE) (GSP) HONORED WITH A SOUTH CAROLINA HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION (SCHBA) PINNACLE AWARD. On a site with a 50-mile mountainous viewshed, two Manhattanites sought to create a retreat in which to enjoy their sunset years. The design possesses a fitness for its rustic Southern Appalachia setting and brings an Old-World sensibility toward mass, material, and hand-craftsmanship.

Artful deployment of hand-hewn timber, masonry vaulting, copper & cedar shake roofing, natural stone and hand-molded brick contribute to a timeless design.

Team Members: Lee O’Shields, John Edwards

JELD WEN HEADQUARTERS INTERIORS (CLT) HONORED WITH A CHARLOTTE BUSINESS JOURNAL HEAVY HITTERS COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE AWARD. This new headquarters for Jeld-Wen, an international manufacturer of windows and doors, created a state-of-the-art workplace focused on collaboration and transparency. The interior palette features wood, metal, and glass, all related to the Jeld-Wen brand and product offerings. A variety of seating and gathering options accommodate diverse workflows. A two-story atrium at the entrance, anchored by a monumental stair, brings light deep into the interior.

Team Members: Dana Reed, Elsa Dougherty, Chelsea Harrell

TRI-COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER (GSP) HONORED WITH AN IIDA CAROLINAS AND A SHAW CONTRACT DESIGN AWARD. This facility features a modern learning commons with study spaces, classroom, tutoring center, and three-story vertical book storage unit which allows for a flexible floor plate.

Floor-to-ceiling glazing in the central hub frames sweeping views of the campus to the south and a forest to the north and houses built-in seating and open quiet study areas.

Dynamic flooring aids wayfinding and delineates space throughout the building.

Team Members: Cindy Benjamin, Jack Rincon, Jessica Burgess

SKYGARDEN APARTMENTS (CHS) HONORED WITH AN ASID CAROLINAS AWARD AND AN IIDA DESIGN WORKS AWARD. This new student apartment building features indoor parking, game rooms, lounge rooms with kitchens, conference rooms, study rooms, a full size gym, bike storage, a roof top pool, and outdoor roof top garden with a fire pit overlooking the city. At 10 stories, this building is one of the tallest structures in Charleston’s midtown district.

Team Members: Richard Gowe, Eric Aichele, Greg Soyka, Dylan Towe, Steve Ramos, Kameron King, Kelly Gilreath, Krista Gorman, Linda Haines, Jamier Hunt, Chuck Ciesar

MIDTOWN PLAZA (RDU) HONORED WITH A TRIANGLE BUSINESS JOURNAL SPACE AWARD. This 12-story office tower features 339,000 SF of rentable space and two standalone parking structures totaling 1,040 spaces.

The steel-frame tower is clad in precast and curtainwall with high performance glass. The building is integrated into a rapidly developing district in Raleigh adjacent to retail, corporate, and residential development.

In addition to designing the tower, LS3P designed the nine floor upfit for tech company Allscripts.

Team Members: Megan Bowles, Ben Anderson, Chad Wylie, Anne Bean, John Calvert

HOLLINGSWORTH PARK KITCHEN (DAVID & MELISSA FORSTEIN RESIDENCE) (GSP) NATIONAL 76TH ANNIVERSARY WOOD-MODE DESIGN AWARDS. This renovation project transformed a severely out-of-date “transitional country” style kitchen into a contemporary space characterized by simplicity and functionality. The intervention hinged on three simple goals: better organization and detailing of the cabinetry features, lighter and brighter finishes, and simplification of the space. The new design features contrasting highgloss white and rich mocha cabinetry and a large kitchen island with breakfast bar.

Team Members: John Edwards

INTERNATIONAL CULINARY INSTITUTE OF MYRTLE BEACH (CHS) HONORED WITH AN ASID CAROLINAS AWARD. This new culinary school provides state-of-the-art facilities for culinary arts education. Drawing from the aesthetic of its coastal town, the design features layered forms and textures in white with dynamic colored accents, sculptural walls, and Mondrian inspired windows. A daylit twostory lobby which doubles as an event space connects baking labs and teaching kitchens to a 60-seat demonstration auditorium with integrated audiovisual equipment and displays.

Team Members: Richard Bing, Ben Anderson, Kelly Gilreath, Tina Wells

LIVE OAK BANK 2 (ILM) HONORED WITH A WOOD DESIGN AWARD. Live Oak Bank 2 expands the existing Live Oak campus, located in a long leaf pine forest in the heart of Wilmington. The design maintained the owner’s goal to preserve the pines and live oaks growing on the previously undeveloped site with facilities which “sit lightly on the land.” The exterior palette of locally-sourced cypress siding and high-performance glass helps the structure to blend into the environment.

Team Members: Danny Adams, Daniela Ayers, Ernie Langston, Joshua Thomasson, Renee Wells

RICHLAND TWO INSTITUTE OF INNOVATION (CAE) HONORED WITH AN A4LE AWARD. R2i2 serves as an interactive hub offering resources to the entire community. The vision for the facility is a multigenerational “fishbowl of learning” that creates active, highly visible educational spaces to encourage engagement and collaboration. The building brings together community resource spaces, administrative offices, student learning lab spaces, a kitchen/dining area, and a multipurpose conference center with an adjacent catering kitchen.

Team Members: Mary Beth Branham, Chuck Hultstrand, Allen Taylor, Jason Likas, Clinton Riddle, Rohit Patel, Bria Prioleau, Matt Varner

CLT OFFICE ENJOYING THEMSELVES ON A STROLL THROUGH THE CITY ON NATIONAL WALKING DAY

In 2018, we remained passionately committed to our goal to be the best architectural firm in which to work in the Southeast. We strive for continuous improvement in creating an excellent workplace. A few of our 2018 initiatives include: High Performance Paid Time Off (HPPTO), which allowed employees to enjoy the winter holiday closure without using vacation days due to extraordinary performance throughout the year Discretionary profit-sharing 401(k) contributions for all eligible employees so that no employee has to forgo saving for retirement Our focus on work-life balance flexibility and our flex-direct policy Wellness initiatives tailored to each office, with options including onsite fitness sessions, Wellness Wednesdays, free flu shots, CPR training, and healthy snacks Our progress on savvy consumership which allowed us to reduce health insurance costs by up to 33% Onboarding refinements which make it easier for new hires to acclimate and get up to speed Firmwide PM training Redesigned summer internship program encompassing 10 weeks of project reviews, “business supports practice� discussions, and many other topics in weekly lunch and learns Our strong support of community engagement Our Caring site which supports employees facing challenges New initiatives for 2019 including firmwide Project Architect training, Our ongoing commitment to supporting emerging professionals and AXP candidates

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LIVE WORK PLAY

In 2018 we created and filled an exciting new leadership position. Elaine Gallagher Adams, LS3P’s new Sustainability Director, will lead the firm’s high performance design efforts. Elaine brings unparalleled expertise and experience to this role, having previously worked for Rocky Mountain Institute and led high performance design efforts for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Elaine will lead the firm’s Green Team and sustainability initiatives and will be an invaluable project resource for sustainability charettes and design strategies. Devki Wright served as Chair of the Green Team through this transition, and we thank her for her leadership and dedication to this group and her willingness to serve as a firmwide resource for sustainability, the annual Earth Day Challenge, AIA 2030 reporting, and other key initiatives.

Women in Leadership Initiatives This year we hosted a series of discussions focused on issues unique to women in the field of architecture and Supporting Women in Leadership (SWiL). Open to all staff members, these “Sip ‘n’ SWiL” discussions were led by our HR team in conjunction with a rotating panel of LS3P’s female leaders. The productive and enlightening conversations addressed current statistics (both at LS3P and in the wider industry) as well as challenges, strategies, and initiatives to improve equity in architecture.

Leadership by Design Fellows Our 2018 Leadership by Design Fellows (featured to the right) participated in three intensive educational sessions which offered a focused view of the firm’s practice from a design leader’s perspective.

DANNY ADAMS (ILM)

NATHAN ASIRE (GSP)

DAVID BURT (CHS)

SCOTT COOK (SAV)

WILL DRENNAN (CLT)

ANDREW JAMISON (ILM)

JASON LIKAS (CAE)

DEAN RAINS (RDU)

DANA REED (CLT)

MATTHEWSTANG LINDSEY SANTELLI (CHS) (GSP)

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LEADING THE WAY

George Temple, our Executive Vice President for Business, embraces the philosophy that “Business Supports Practice,” and led efforts in 2018 that improved LS3P’s technology, expanded our facilities, and focused on our people. The firm made significant investments in new software and workstations, encouraged wider use of visualization tools such as Enscape, and installed a new laser cutter in the GSP office for firmwide use. The Healthcare team is currently working closely with our technology team to pilot dRofus, a powerful building data management tool. (Contact Technology Leader Darrell Puffer for details.)

In 2018, the firm modified or expanded three of our offices to accommodate growth. In Charleston, renovations created additional conference rooms and charette space as well as a VR lab. In Charlotte, modifications included an expanded break area, new conference rooms, and upgraded lobby lighting (contact Wil Drennan for details.) Raleigh’s office expansion, which will add new workstations, phone rooms, and a respite room, will be completed in the first quarter of 2019. Task chairs were replaced in Charlotte, Columbia, and Charleston for better ergonomics and comfort.

Through internal initiatives and strategic hires, our team also increased inter-office collaboration on projects, which helped improve overall utilization of firmwide resources. Our Data Managers, with the leadership of Katie Robinson and Melissa Strickland, have been successful in collecting and documenting key data and metrics on projects, a task which is invaluable in our Knowledge Management efforts. We also added three team members, Daniel Mai, Blakely Goldsmith, and Samantha Watson, to our Human Resources staff.

SAMANTHA WATSON (CHS)

BLAKELY GOLDSMITH (CLT)

DANIEL MAI (SAV)

MELISSA STRICKLAND (CHS)

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BUSINESS SUPPORTS PRACTICE

Congratulations to each team member who celebrated an achievement or a professional milestone in 2018! Our strength comes from our people, and our people are quite, quite impressive!

And what better way to capture your attention than by showing our six newest LS3P family members who joined

10.22.18 CHARLES PIEPER MICHELLE & NATHAN HERTEL (CHS)

03.30.18 VERA MARIELLE STEPHEN & DANIELLE RAMOS (CHS)

us in 2018!

12.31.18 EVAN TAYLOR ELLISON & JEREMY LAUGHTON (RDU)

11.22.18 OWEN STOTT MARI-ANN & MARK WILLIAMS (CLT)

11.15.18 THEODORE CAO KATIE & DANIEL MAI (SAV)

SANDRA WAHBA & MBEJA LOMOTEY (RDU)

10.24.18 ZOLA THERESE

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CELEBRATING YOU!

EMILY SCHULTE (GSP)

TYLER COLE (CLT)

ANDY ALICANDRI (CLT)

ANNE BEAN (RDU)

DEBBI WYSOCKI (CLT)

JOHN WORKS (CHS) DAN HARROP (RDU)

JOSHUA ELLISON (ILM)

ANDREW JAMISON (ILM)

CHRISTINE WEBB (CHS)

ASSOCIATES

JESSICA BURGESS ( GSP)

JAMIER HUNT (CHS)

EMILY PATTERSON (ILM)

SARAH MOBRATEN (RDU)

JAIME HENDERSON (GSP)

BOB PRESSLEY (ILM)

LISA PINYAN (SAV)

PRINCIPALS ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS SENIOR ASSOCIATES

EMILY DAWSON (CHS)

RACHEL KNUDSON (RDU)

SCOTT COOK (SAV)

DEAN OANG (GSP)

DANIELA AYERS (ILM)

RON SMITH (RDU)

DEVKI WRIGHT (CLT)

LEE O’SHIELDS (GSP)

ELSA DOUGHERTY (CLT)

DANIEL SYKES (CLT)

PAT CAMPBELL (CLT)

DENNIS ICENHOUR (CLT)

KYLE EMME (CLT)

PAUL DOMLYN (CAE)

BEN ANDERSON (CHS)

MICHELLE HERTEL (CHS)

DENISE HAINES (CHS)

KRISTA GORMAN (CHS)

RAYO DAROOWALLA (CLT)

LINDSEY STANG (CHS)

2018 INTERNAL RECOGNITIONS

Congratulations to all new Associates, Senior Associates,

Associate Principals, and Principals on your advancements!

Congratulations on achieving these professional credentials!

JENNA PYE (RDU)

JEREMY ALFORD (MYR)

LAURA TWOMEY (GSP)

NCIDQ JESSICA BURGESS (GSP)

ELIZABETH SCHMINKE (SAV)

ARCHITECTS

KYLE EMME (CLT)

ARIEL COHN (CLT)

CDT

2018

NEWLY LICENSED & CERTIFIED

VINCENT SPENCER (CLT)

PETER JONES (CLT)

KRISTIN WIMMER (RDU)

KATHERINE SCHUFF (RDU)

SCOTT SAMPSON (CHS)

JOHN WORKS (CHS)

SCOTT FERGUSON (CLT)

GORAN POGARCIC (CLT)

SCOTT COOK (SAV)

10 LAURA VELODOTA (SAV)

contributions to the continued advancement of our firm.

Congratulations to each of our milestone honorees for their loyalty and many CLINT RIDDLE (CAE)

ROHIT PATEL (CAE)

DAVID ANDERSON (CAE)

KELLY GILREATH (CHS)

KAMERON KING (CHS)

CHRIS WELLMAN (ILM)

ANGELA FALK (ILM)

5 JOHN HUGHES (SAV)

15 RICK PEELE (RDU)

SCOTT MAY (GSP)

SHAWN MOTTERN (CLT)

WILLIE MURPHY (CHS)

25 DAWSON BESSINGER (CHS)

NIKOS KATSIBAS (CHS)

DAN SCHEAFFER (CHS)

KATHERINE PEELE (RDU)

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MILESTONE ANNIVERSARIES JEFFREY RENGERING (CHS) STEVE HEPLER (RDU)

DEAN RAINS (RDU)

DANA REED (CLT)

SARAH MANDELL (GSP)

STEVE WILSON (GSP)

DAVID BURN (CLT)

DJ HOLMAN (CLT)

NEIL DAWSON (SAV)

DAVID QUICK (CHS)

JOHN CALVERT (RDU)

MATTHEW SANTILLI (GSP)

TED RISCH (CHS)

2018 KATHERINE BALL (RDU)

KELLY WAGNER (CLT)

SCOTTI MONTAGNINO (CLT)

RAYO DAROOWALLA (CLT)

CHRIS ROBERTS (RDU)

DAVID LOY (CLT)

DAVID BURT (CHS)

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Carley Downs (CAE)

Joel Labombard (ILM)

Keely Haggar (CLT)

Kendra Harris (CAE)

Ashlyn Henderson (CHS)

Rachel Graham (CHS)

Sarah Hefner (RDU)

Claire Andrew (GSP)

Elizabeth Soyka (CHS)

Kellyn Brewer (GSP)

Lindsey Sinisi (CHS)

Ryan Burnett (CLT)

Ethan Atherton (RDU)

Sarah Russell (RDU)

Amelia Murphy (RDU)

Coral Rembert (GSP)

Nash Taylor (ILM)

Marissa Keller (SAV)

Last summer, LS3P welcomed 21 student interns. These talented future architects participated in an immersive seven-week program focusing on professional development and collaboration. Students gained insight into the firm’s culture, processes, and practice areas while making significant contributions to our projects and our teams. We look forward to seeing more from this enthusiastic bunch in the future!

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Will Margulis (SAV)

Kyle Brooks (CHS)

Meg Van Over (SAV)

RDU interns enjoying a scooter ride!

2018

STUDENT INTERNS

Marc Marchant (CHS) - Chair, AIA AAH Herman Miller Scholarship; Board Member, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce PAC; Executive Committee and Board of Directors Member, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce; Board of Directors, Clemson Architecture Foundation; Guest Lecturer - MUSC Master of Health Administration: Design; Guest Lecturer - MUSC Master of Health Administration class: Strategic Growth Initiatives for Health Systems; Panelist: Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Annual Business Leaders’ Summit; Speaker, Charleston CEO: Challenges to Predicting the Speed of Doing Business; Speaker, Precast Institute Annual Members Meeting: Precast by Design; Graduate, The Riley Institute at Furman Diversity Leaders Initiative Class of Fall 2018; Investment Review Council, Trident United Way Program

Allen Taylor (CAE) - Elected 2019-2020 UT Alumni SC Chapter President; Speaker: A4LE SC Chapter: School Security Panel; Chair, USGBC SC Chapter

Paul Boney (ILM) - Past President, Association for Learning Environments (A4LE) NC; Vice President, A4LE Southeast Region; Board Member, A4LE North Carolina Chapter; Government Affairs Committee, AIA NC; Chair, NC State Building Commission Innovations Committee; Member, NC State University Board of Visitors; Board Member, UNC Wilmington Foundation; Member, New Hanover County Planning Commission; Speaker on School Security, NC School Boards Association Summer Leadership Conference; Chair, AIA National Ethics Council

Beth Florence (CAE) - Vice-President of City Centers for the Carolinas Chapter IIDA; Vice-President of Membership for the Carolinas Chapter IIDA

Thom Penney (CHS) - Chair of National AIA-AGC Joint Committee Task Force on Ranking Universities on Collaboration Between Architecture and Construction Students - a Joint Program with Design Intelligence; Executive Committee of “One Region” - a joint initiative of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Charleston Regional Development Alliance; 2019 Inductee into the Clemson University College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities Hall of Fame; Chair of “Managing Expectations and Uncertainty in Design and Construction” Initiative of AIA Large Firm Roundtable; Named one of Charleston’s “50 Most Influential People of 2017” by Charleston Business Magazine; Chair, 2018-2019 Charleston Regional Development Alliance

David Ramey (CHS) Guest Lecturer at MUSC Master of Health Administration class discussing Strategic Growth Initiatives for Health Systems

Influential People of 2017” by Charleston Business Initiative of AIA Large Firm Roundtable; Named one of Charleston’s “50 Most of “Managing and Uncertainty in Design and Construction” Bryan Beerman (CHS) -Expectations Ball State University Department of Architecture Professional CollegeBoard of Architecture, Arts Humanities Hall of Fame;Engineering Chair AdvisoryUniversity Board Member; Member for the&Trident Technical College Charleston Regional Development Alliance; 2019Architects Inductee Forum into theinClemson Design the Graphics Advisory Committee; Chair of the Young Region” - a jointofinitiative of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce and Charleston; Member the Charleston Resilience Metro Network; Qualified for the 2018 US StudentsJoint Program withSecretary Design Intelligence; Executive “One National Water ASki Championships; and Executive Board Committee Director forof AIA on Ranking Universities on Collaboration Between Architecture and Construction Charleston Thom Penney (CHS) - Chair of National AIA-AGC Joint Committee Task Force

Mary Beth Branham (CAE) - Speaker at USGBC Women in Green Panel; Women of Influence of Columbia Regional Business Report

We thank you for your commitment to our communities and industry!

Please Note: The achievements noted above are pulled from the internal announcements prepared by the marketing staff.

Please make sure you notify them of all involvement and honors so we may celebrate with you.

Katie Robinson (CHS) - Speaker, AIA NC Leadership Conference; Certified Knowledge Manager Accreditation from the Knowledge Management Institute

Brian Wurst (CHS) Clemson Charleston Architectural Center Mentor Award; Town of Mt. Pleasant Design Review Board Member, 2019 inductee into the AIA College of Fellows

Chelsea Anderson (CHS) - Clemson Architecture Center Lecturer in the Master of Resilient Urban Design Program

David Burt (CHS) - Chair-Elect for Communities In Schools of the Charleston Area; Mississippi State University School of Architecture Advisory Board Member; President of the Rotary Club of Charleston; Serves on the Executive Board of Carolina Catholic Professionals

Becky Smith (CHS) - Faculty and Speaker for 2018 Patient-Centered Design Innovation Summit; Guest lecturer at the Medical University of South Carolina Master of Health Administration class where we discussed Design; Outstanding Service Award Institute for Patient-Centered Design, Inc; Panelist at Carolinas Society of Healthcare and Strategic Market Development Spring Conference

Lindsey Stang (CHS) - Guest lecturer at the Medical University of South Carolina Master of Health Administration class discussing Design; Leadership Charleston 2018; Speaker at HCD Healthcare Design Expo & Conference: “The Case for Case Studies�; Speaker for 2018 Patient- Centered Design Innovation Summit; AIA AAH Research Initiative Committee Co-chair; AIA SC Architect Licensing Advisor; Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Leadership Charleston graduate

Dan Scheaffer (CHS) 2018 Vice President / President Elect of AIA South Carolina; SC Center for Architecture Capital Campaign Steering Committee; AIA SAR (South Atlantic Region) Strategic Council

Matt Barnett (ILM) - NC State College of Design Final Review Jury Panelist; AIA Memphis Education Committee Member; Appointed Chair of the Design Focus Group at archeimania; Architect Magazine - Learning Net Zero - Civitas Residence - archimania; Architect Magazine - The Accelerator at Highlander - el dorado inc.; Curator of the Emerging Professional Fellowing at archimania; Guest Speaker in Memphis on Net Zero Design and Research - Civitas Residence; University of Memphis Department of Architecture Final Review Jury Panelist

2018

INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Laura Twomey (GSP) - Greenville Chamber Young Professional Pacesetter 2018

Charlotte Blue (GSP) - Judge on panel: Starnet Worldwide Commercial Flooring Design Awards; Class of 2017, Opportunity Greenville; Board Member, Keep Greenville County Beautiful; Presenter, Georgia Statewide Historic Preservation Conference: Ubran Context

Kirsten Schoettelkotte (GSP) - Appointed by Greenville City Council to the Board of Commissioners for the Housing Authority of the City of Greenville; Board, 2018 AIA CRAN Greenville Board; 2018 City of Greenville, Green Ribbon Advisory Committee, Mobility Group; 2018 Greenville Business Best & Brightest, 35 under 35

Charleston Business Firm Roundtable; Named one of Charleston’s “50 Most Influential People of 2017” by Expectations and Uncertainty in Design and Construction” Initiative of AIA Large University College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities Hall of Fame; Chair of “Managing Cameron Wilson (CHS) - Area Director for District 58 By Toastmasters International; the Charleston Regional Development Alliance; 2019 Inductee into the Clemson Area Director for Toastmasters International; Design Judge for the State of Georgia Region” - a joint initiative of the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce and IIDA Design Competition 2018 Students- A Joint Program with Design Intelligence; Executive Committee of “One on Ranking Universities on Collaboration Between Architecture and Construction Thom Penney (CHS) - Chair of National AIA-AGC Joint Committee Task Force

Neil Dawson (SAV) - 2018 AIA Georgia Past President; Board of AIA South Atlantic Region; Board of the Architects Foundation of Georgia; Savannah Yacht Club Secretary; Savannah Zoning Board of Appeals - Board Member; Presenter, Georgia Statewide Historic Preservation Conference: Ubran Context

Burgess Metcalf (GSP) - Board Member for Rebuild Upstate (local Greenville NPO); Leadership Greenville Class 44; Upstate Director for AIASC

Richard Gowe (CHS) - Charleston Chamber of Commerce Business Advocacy Committee Member; Chair, Charleston Chamber of Commerce Central Council; Chair, Affordable Housing Committee for Charleston ULI Chapter; Presenter, College of Charleston Real Estate Club on Architecture in Charleston; Speaker, Counselors of Real Estate National Convention in Charleston; Tour guide for Master of Real Estate Development Maymester

Joshua Ellison (ILM) - Co-Chair of the NC Azalea Festival Concert Committee

Doug Snyder (CHS) 2018 Charleston CFO Council Award: Senior Financial Executive Large Business

Frank Lucas (CHS) - 2020 inductee into the Clemson University College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities Hall of Fame

Greg Soyka (CHS) SC USGBC Board Member

John Bedell (CHS) - 2019 Class of Leadership Charleston Member

Julia Hall (CHS) Charleston CSI Board Security (ret)

Clint Riddle (CAE) - VicePresident/PresidentElect of AIA Greater Columbia

Jenna Pye (RDU) Associate Board of Directors for the ACE Mentor RDU Program

Kelly Gilreath (CHS) - Panelist / Guest Speaker, USGBC Southern Hospitality Summit featuring “Best Practices in Hospitality”

Loretta Sheridan (CHS) - Chair, Charleston CSI Board Certification

Lisa Pinyan (SAV) - Leadership Georgia Class of 2019

Sarah Mandell (GSP) - Co-speaker: The State of Making; Panelist: Maker City Summit; South Carolina State Park Artist in Residence

Charles Boney (ILM) - Cape Fear Community College Foundation; Speaker at A4LE NC Chapter: Evolution of a School Prototype; UNCW College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Council

Roy Smith (CHS) - Chair, Town of James Island Board of Zoning Appeals

Megan Bowles (RDU) - AIA NC Director of Emerging Professionals; Board of Directors for the ACE Mentor RDU Program; Speaker at AIA Triangle’s Women in Architecture

Scott Sampson (CHS) - Chair, Charleston CSI Board Membership

John Edwards (GSP) - 2018 AIA CRAN Greenville Board; 2018 City of Greenville, Design Review Board, Chair; Greenville Tech AET/CET Advisory Board

Ted Risch (CHS) - 2018 AIA Charleston Board Member

Taylor Morris (CAE) - Membership co-chair for SMPS Palmetto Chapter

Helen Byce (GSP) - Chair of the AIA | Academy of Architecture for Health | Advisory Group; Furman Women’s Leadership Program; Leadership Greenville Class 45

Elaine Adams (SAV) - Appointed to AIA COTE Student Top Ten Competition Task Force; Appointed to Bluffton SC Historic Preservation Commission; Presented at TEDx Hilton Head Women (Dec 1)

Claire Schultz (CLT) - Graduated from AIA Charlotte’s year-long Young Architects Forum Leadership Program; Planning Committee member for AIA Charlotte’s Discovery Place Takeover Day

Devki Wright (CLT) - 2018 Dupont Emerging Leaders Scholarship to attend the Annual Leadership Summit on the Business of Design; Speaker at SMPS Charlotte’s event: Coordinator’s Club: How to Read Plans

Ryan Barkes (CLT) - Graduated from AIA Charlotte’s year-long Young Architects Forum Leadership Program; Planning Committee Member for AIA Charlotte’s Discovery Place Takeover Day

Most Influential People of 2017” by Charleston Business Initiative of AIA Large Firm Roundtable; Named one of Charleston’s “50 of “Managing Expectations and Uncertainty in Design and Construction” University College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities Hall of Fame; Chair the Charleston Development Alliance; 2019Board; Inductee into theUniversity Clemson Scott May (GSP) - CityRegional of Greenville Development Advisory Clemson - a joint initiative of Board the Charleston WoodRegion” Design Utilization Institute Member Metro Chamber of Commerce and Students- A Joint Program with Design Intelligence; Executive Committee of “One on Ranking Universities on Collaboration Between Architecture and Construction Thom Penney (CHS) - Chair of National AIA-AGC Joint Committee Task Force

Dean Oang (GSP) 2018 City of Mauldin, Planning Commission

Ellison Laughton (RDU) - Architecture Alumni Presenter/Panelist at the NC State College of Design - Summer Design Camp

Emily Schulte (GSP) Greenville Chamber Young Professional Pacesetter 2018

Michelle Marks (ILM) Reappointed as AIA NC Wilmington Section Executive Director; Committee Chair for Boy Scout Troop 26

Todd Reichard (GSP) - Academy of Architecture for Health, South Atlantic Region Chautauqua – Sponsorship Chair; SC Architectural Foundation, Secretary/Treasurer

Nathan Daniel (CLT) Panelist for SMPS Charlotte: Tech/Disrupt: Is Charlotte Analog in a Digital World?

Steve Hepler (RDU) - Guest Panelist for Triad NAIOP forum discussing “Rising Project Costs”; Raleigh Chamber of Commerce 2019 InterCity Visit and Leadership Conference Planning Committee Member - 6th year

Nicole Brown (CLT) Planning committee member for AIA Charlotte’s Discovery Place Takeover Day

David Bean (CLT) WELL Accredited Professional

Ron Smith (RDU) - Chair of Mentorship Committee, Board Member, Triangle Healthcare Executives Forum (ACHE); Speaker at Healthy Work Design Workshop, NOISH NORA Advisory Council

Cait Shaw (GSP) “Herman Miller Scholarship to attend the HCD Healthcare Design & Expo Conference”

Chris Boney (ILM) - Appointed President of NC Battleship Commission; Cameron Art Museum Board of Trustee member; Chairman of the USS North Carolina Battleship Commission

Cara Brewton (GSP) - Board Member of Keep Greenville County Beautiful

Scott Baker (CLT) - City of Charlotte Water Advisory Board; Speaker at the Construction Professionals Network Conference at UNC Charlotte

Meredith Ray (CLT) Named as Director of Communications for the SMPS Charlotte Chapter

Sharon Huot (CLT) - Speaker at the Contruction Professionals Network Conference at UNC Charlotte

Esperanza Harper (RDU) - Speaker at HCD Healthcare Design Expo & Conference: How Exam Room Design Affects Staff Behavior

Sandra Grzemski (CLT) - Past Chair AIA Charlotte Women in Architecture 2018

Laura Miller (ILM) - AIA NC Secretary; Reappointed to the Wilmington Downtown Inc. Board of Directors

Jonathan Navarro (GSP) - City of Greenville, GTA-Greenlink Citizens Transit Academy for 2019

Jonathan Pease (ILM) - FAA Remote Pilot Airman Certified

Jaime Henderson (GSP) - Featured on HGTV’s “Tiny Paradise”

Katherine Peele (RDU) - Design Futures Council Executive Board Member; NC Board of Architecture Board Member; NC State College of Design Leaders Council Member, Committee Chair and Ex Com Member

Chris Roberts (RDU) - Presenter NC State Construction Office Conference: BIM Coordination for the Albemarle Building

Jim Hubbard (MYR) - Myrtle Beach Community Appearance Board

Lee O’Shields (GSP) 2017-2018 AIA South Carolina Leadership Development Academy Class

Robbie Sutton (ILM) - FAA Remote Pilot Airman Certified

Matthew Santilli (GSP) - AIA Greenville, Past President, Executive Committee Board Member

Chuck Hultstrand (GSP) - AIA National “IIFRAA” Knowledge Community Chairman

Ginny Magrath (CLT) - NCSB Conference (Speaker on School Security at the North Carolina School Board Conference)

Isela Martinez (ILM) - 2018 Architects Foundation Jason Pettigrew Memorial ARE Scholarship

Lizzie Daniel (MYR) - Myrtle Beach Downtown Redevelopment Committee

Eileen McDonough (RDU) - Leader, AIA Triangle Leadership Forum

Kevin Hunt (RDU) - Leader, AIA Triangle Leadership Forum

Amanda Ledbetter (CHS) - IOFM (Institute of Finance & Management) as an Accredited Payables Manager

Troy Roehm (MYR) - City of Conway Community Appearance Board

Rayo Daroowalla (CLT) - Elected to CSI Charlotte Board of Directors

Krissy Ferguson (CLT) - Speaker at the Construction Professionals Network Conference at UNC Charlotte

Joshua Thomasson (RDU) - Accepted to the AIA Triangle Leadership Forum

Katherine Ball (RDU) - Featured in Architect Magazine “Telling Stories: Sharing the Detail Behind the Design”; AIA Interfaith Design Knowledge Community Advisory Committee Member

Four of our amazing team members just started an exciting new chapter in 2018: retirement. Though we will miss them around our offices, we look forward to staying connected and to seeing what they choose to accomplish next! Thank you, most sincerely, to Chuck Hulstrand, Julia Hall, Willie Murphy, and Jack Ricon for your dedication, talents, and exemplary attitudes over

CHUCK HULTSTRAND (GSP)

many years of service.

JACK RINCON (GSP)

WILLIE MURPHY (CHS)

JULIA HALL (CHS)

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MORE TO COME

In 2018, we celebrated the lives of two team members we lost.

Though we grieved at their passing, we are ever grateful for the time we spent in their company.

Denise Partridge passed away in March after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Denise led LS3P’s finance team for fourteen years with kindness, humor, and grace; everyone who had the pleasure of working with Denise is better for having known her.

Brian Tressler passed away in April after a sudden illness.

Brian worked as a project manager in our Charlotte office, and will be remembered for his smiling face and laughter. Brian first joined the office when it was still TBA2 in 1996, and we were so pleased to welcome him back to the team in 2017.

Throughout the year, we supported team members through our Caring announcements. In difficult times we draw strength from our community, and we believe we can lighten the loads of those facing challenges through compassion and encouragement.

BRIAN TRESSLER (CLT)

DENISE PARTRIDGE (CHS)

LIFE TRIBUTE

Caring for one another and our communities is one of our most important core values. In 2018, we donated over 400 hours to community organizations. Office teams participated in events supporting CANstruction, United Way, Habitat for Humanity, American Cancer Society, Activate Good, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and others. Many of our team members dedicated their time to training our next generation of architects through career days, academic involvement with our architecture schools, or the ACE Mentor program. Still others volunteered with their local Chambers of Commerce, Rebuild Upstate, the Rotary Club, food banks, faith-based organizations, and so many other community organizations.

Our fourth annual Earth Day competition raised the bar for our office-led projects related to sustainability.

Projects were exemplary and impactful across the board, but the Savannah office team stood out from the crowd with a butterfly hut for the local YMCA’s community garden. The replicable design used commonly available materials, upcycled palettes, and two-liter bottles for an eye-catching, kid-friendly design.

Severe weather, a perennial element of life in the Southeast, created substantial challenges this year impacting each of our offices. Hurricane Florence, a catastrophic and slow-moving Category 4 hurricane, made landfall on North Carolina’s coast and dropped unprecedented amounts of rain. In the wake of the devastating flooding in Wilmington, LS3P’s employees from all offices offered shelter, office space, supplies, and encouragement to our Wilmington staff, our clients and colleagues, and those most in need in the community. A few short weeks after the storm, LS3P was able to present a $13,000 check to Wilmington’s Salvation Army. These funds included a $5000 corporate gift from the firm, $4000 in generous individual contributions from LS3P employees, and an additional $4000 match for these contributions from LS3P. The holiday season brought additional opportunities to support our communities. In celebration of LS3P’s 55th anniversary, each office pledged to donate 55 items (meals, coats, hours, or other important gifts) to local community organizations. As always, our office teams were creative, enthusiastic, and generous with their ideas and donations for a significant positive impact.

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BY THE NUMBERS

RDU TEAM CELEBRATING 55 YEARS

At our latest count, we are now 333 team members strong. LS3P’s steady growth is a product of our excellence in client service and our Design First attitude. Our deep Southeastern roots in eight cities and three states set us apart from the competition; our firm culture is still unique, and uniquely wonderful.

LARGEST COMPLETED PROJECT: SAS Building A (420,000 SF)

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LARGEST AWARDED PROJECT: Legacy Union Tower II, Lincoln Harris (411,600 SF)

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SUNSET AT ELEVATION BALLANTYNE

2019 will bring exciting new opportunities and challenges. As an architecture firm, we are by nature forward-looking problem solvers, and are well positioned to apply our design acumen to serve as leaders and innovators in a world greatly in need of our talents. Economic turbulence, climate challenges, societal change, and other large-scale issues may feel imposing, yet we are committed to leading our clients and communities through future-oriented solutions. Design matters, and we are optimistic that engaging with our projects, our clients, and our communities through the lens of positive change creates a real and compounding impact. Together, we can solve significant challenges.

As we continue our deliberate and thoughtful Evolution in 2019, we are extremely confident about the years ahead. LS3P has always followed its own True North based on the steadfast principles and values which have guided us for over 55 years.

We are anchored by our commitment to integrity, excellence, caring, empowerment, collaboration, balance, and stewardship, and we are anchored by our commitment to each other.

We look forward to navigating the next chapters ahead with this unparalleled LS3P team. Our finances are sound, our award-winning designs continue to serve our clients with performance and beauty, and our team continues to raise the bar for excellence in service and in design. We thank you for choosing to be a part of this stellar team, and we look forward to a successful and productive year ahead!

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LOOKING AHEAD

Brandi Ratliff passed away unexpectedly in January, 2019. Brandi served as LS3P’s Corporate Marketing Coordinator, and since 2005 was an anchor, an advice giver, a “fixer,” and a dear friend in the Raleigh office. A selfless colleague with a passion for rescue commitment to excellence in every endeavor.

Brandi helped to create our first Year in Review in 2017.

She found so much joy in celebrating our firm and our team members. Her creativity and careful attention to detail throughout these pages is an enduring reminder of her dedication to us all. It has been our tremendous honor to complete the Year in Review 2018 in her honor.

BRANDI RATLIFF (RDU)

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