Tag: Downtown

  • Construction of the Low Battery in Charleston

    June 24, 2023
    A history of The Battery in Charleston – from colonial White Point defenses to East Battery, White Point Garden, the…
  • Large homes positioned close together along the seawall of The Battery with palmetto trees and other greenery around them. The view is from the small beach in front of The Battery with a small bit of water that is lightly reflecting the homes above it.

    June 23, 2023
    Explore homes along The Battery in Charleston – from East Battery and White Point Garden to Murray Boulevard – including…
  • An artist's rendering of the proposed Gateway Walk Park and Liberty Center, a bricked walkway with outdoor cafe and people walking among many native plantings and trees

    September 1, 2021
    See how a 2021 proposal to activate Liberty Center at 151 Meeting Street evolved into American Gardens and a new…
  • A rendering of The Montford Building in Charleston

    October 23, 2019
    A look at a proposed wedge-shaped hotel for Charleston’s Upper Peninsula, inspired by the flatiron building tradition in American cities.
  • Satellite image of Hurricane Hugo making landfall at Charleston in September 1989

    September 18, 2019
    Thirty years after Hurricane Hugo, a look back at the storm that reshaped Charleston’s relationship with hurricanes, building standards, flood…
  • People enjoying Second Sunday on King Street

    March 7, 2018
    Would it be feasible and beneficial to extend the pedestrian-first concept of Second Sunday to every day?
  • A flooded street in downtown Charleston with stormwater flowing into a drain, with the steeple of St. Philips Church in the background

    February 22, 2018
    Charleston combats tidal flooding by installing check valves in stormwater drains, effectively reducing street flooding during high tides. Early results…

  • June 28, 2016
    A look at the proposed Lorelei development on Laurel Island, comparing Atlantic Station with Charleston’s scale, architecture and waterfront.

  • April 13, 2016
    Incorporating a green roof into the design of a building expands the usefulness of that space.
  • Brick and arched-window facade of the Cigar Factory with exposed exterior steel frames, partial scaffolding, and parked vans below.

    May 12, 2014
    A 2014 look at Charleston’s Cigar Factory, from textile mill history to its planned retail office revival, with interior photos.

  • January 16, 2014
    Sustainable and eco-friendly homes are increasing in popularity across the world, and Charleston is certainly no exception. We have seen…
  • An artist rendering of the proposed Lowcountry Lowline, showing a paved path beneath a freeway overpass bordered by plantings and lights, with a man on a bicycle with a dog

    November 10, 2013
    A transformative project through the center of the peninsula of Downtown Charleston is in the works – a linear park…