February 20th CRAN Meeting at Old City Jail
CRAN Charleston will have a special meeting at the American College of Building Arts' facility in the Old City Jail (21 Magazine Street) on Thursday, February 20th from 6-8pm. The ACBA is the only college in America offering a baccalaureate degree in applied sciences in the building arts. The ACBA will give a tour of their facilities at the jail followed by a presentation about the school from ACBA President, Colby Broadwater III. The [...]
Charleston Home + Design
Tim Barkley, publisher of Charleston Home + Design Magazine has been instrumental in the promotion of our group, Charleston CRAN. Members of Charleston CRAN strongly endorse the efforts that Tim has made in the promotion of our local building and design industries. Through the magazine and special events such as the Custom Home and Design Show, and the Custom Home and Remodel Show, Charleston home buyers have been kept abreast [...]
Indigo Park Home Tour
On February 21, 2013 members of CRAN Charleston met on Kiawah Island, SC. Members toured the LEED Platinum home designed by Christopher Rose Architects. The home is one of several prototypes designed for Indigo Park, Kiawah's premier green real estate neighborhood. Many thanks to Audio Warehouse and Lutron for sponsoring this event. *Photographs by Chris Mergner
CRAN gives back with the Trident Habitat for Humanity Charrette
"With a giving spirit, over 30 talented architects from the Lowcountry area met for a design charrette on October 19, 2012 to volunteer their time to aid Trident Habitat for Humanity. Benefitting the tri-county area was the real goal of the design charrette, and these architects were thrilled to have the opportunity to use their skills and specialized knowledge to give back to the Holy City"... Read More
CRAN Helps Habitat
This past Fall, members of AIA CRAN Charleston gathered at the Charleston Civic Design Center with sketch paper and computers in hand to create new concepts for Trident Habitat for Humanity. Teams consisting of architects, interns, and HFH project managers spent the morning brainstorming new efficient, beautiful and affordable home designs and the afternoon finalizing construction drawings for 6 different homes in the lowcountry. In early December, East Cooper Habitat [...]
What DOES an Architect do?
This is a link to a great article, answering the question: "What does an architect do?" Most people do not understand the full scope of the architect's profession. Our members may laugh at the author's comment that the stereotype of an architect as "a person who make blueprints." But hopefully this article will increase your understanding of what we, as architects, do everyday and help you get more value from [...]
CRAN visits Weyerhaueser plants
Darryl Cobb, Martin Cizler, and Trevor Draper in full protective gear at the Buckhannon Plant. Earlier this week, Southern Lumber and Weyerhaeuser sponsored a trip for several members of CRAN. This educational trip included visits to two separate Weyerhaeuser engineered wood plants. The first stop was the OSB (Oriented Strand Board) plant in Elkin, North Carolina. OSB is a sheathing material commonly used for many wall, floor and [...]