Category: Communities

  • June 28, 2016
    A blend of single-family homes, condominiums, student housing, and senior living facilities.
  • April 13, 2016
    Incorporating a green roof into the design of a building expands the usefulness of that space.
  • A Charleston Single house with four storeys, a red roof, brick fence, and green palmetto trees.

    February 24, 2015
    The Charleston Single House, unique to Charleston, SC, features a narrow, side-facing layout influenced by Caribbean architecture. Key design elements…
  • Huger Street Streetscaping Arial View

    February 11, 2015
    Marking the boundary between historic Charleston and the Upper Peninsula district, Huger Street has served as a secondary roadway connecting Morrison…
  • January 12, 2015
    While we can make a weekend DIY project of shoring up minor problems in our homes to lower heating costs,…
  • August 5, 2014
    Charleston's intentions for The Upper Peninsula Initiative are to direct population growth towards the city center in an effort to mitigate…
  • A boy in the fountain at Waterfront Park

    June 24, 2014
    The sources and quality of the drinking water in and around Charleston, addressing pollution and treatment.
  • June 3, 2014
    With limited options for infill homesites in the rest of the peninsula, city planners want to ensure that the upper peninsula progresses in…
  • May 12, 2014
    The Cigar Factory has been intertwined in the history of Charleston as a functioning symbol of national economic recovery -…
  • January 16, 2014
    Sustainable and eco-friendly homes are increasing in popularity across the world, and Charleston is certainly no exception. We have seen…
  • Recycling Christas trees through a big, green wood-chipper vehicle

    December 26, 2013
    Once the ornaments are tucked away and the lights rolled up, decide what to do with your tree. If you…
  • A group of people ceremoniously planting a tree, including well dressed business people and children dressed in green.

    December 6, 2013
    The city of Charleston has embarked on an ambitious project known as the 10,000 Trees Initiative. Spearheaded by the Charleston…
  • 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…