Monthly Archives: December 2013

At our annual business meeting on January 19th the membership of Charleston CRAN-AIA was honored to accept a Certificate of Appreciation from the Charleston Region American Red Cross for our donation to the Heroes for Fire Victims Campaign. Thanks to the generosity of our Corporate Sponsors and members, we were able to provide support to a family with two young children whose home was destroyed by fire on Halloween night 2011. The Heroes for Fire Victims Campaign provides immediate assistance in the form of monetary support, clothing, shelter and essential items to fire victims. We would like to thank our Sponsors [...]

What does it take to become an Architect? This is a question often asked of us. While the answer is straightforward, the requirements to become an Architect are by no means easy. By law, individuals may only represent themselves with the title “Architect” if they meet very specific requirements set forth by the licensing board of their state. In South Carolina, for instance, the Labor and Licensing Board mandates the following requirements before they will grant an architectural license: Complete a professional architecture degree from a college or university whose program is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) or [...]

Entry By: Bill Huey The Steering Committee has been busy planning a revised format for 2012 CRAN meetings and events. The objective is to have more topical, practice relative, open discussions amongst CRAN members. The business meeting this month, January 19 2012, will consist of the slating and election of 2012 CRAN Officers and Steering Committee members, review and member discussion of the proposed 2012 events, and discussion about any topics or events that members may wish to see addressed by CRAN this year. Our Profession (and livelihood) is currently assailed from many fronts. As a Community of Professionals, together we [...]

By Bill Huey, Charleston CRAN-AIA Member Continuing education is a requirement by our State Licensing Board for all Registered Professional Architects. By South Carolina law, we are required to complete 24 hours of accredited classes in subjects pertaining to health, safety, and welfare every 24 months. Why is this a requirement? With progress in building technology, products and practices ever evolving, it is the professional responsibility of the Architect to keep pace. Building codes are constantly amended or revised for these same reasons. Continuing education provides the professional Architect the ongoing knowledge required to design homes to the highest standards that [...]

Welcome to the CRAN Charleston website. Custom Residential Architects Network of Charleston, South Carolina is an organization of local, registered, and trusted residential architects. We are a knowledge based community, with focus on public awareness and education. We involve ourselves in community service projects, along with a scholarship program for our youth that are interested in the study of architecture. Presently, our group boasts over forty members who are a part of over thirty local architectural firms. Please feel free to browse our "MEMBER DIRECTORY". Should you wish to know a little more about CharlestonCRAN, please visit "ABOUT US".

January 21, 2011 Charleston CRAN, dedicated to community service, organized a design charrette involving over thirty local residential architects. Six teams were formed through which several affordable designs were created. The goal of the charrette was to raise attention toward the issue of affordable housing set within downtown Charleston, while providing an opportunity for local architects to demonstrate the value of good design principles for an often under-emphasized program type. The result was the creation of simple, economical, and sustainable home designs that may be used by the City of Charleston for their affordable housing program. Charleston CRAN would like to [...]