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LS3P

LS3P is an American architecture, interiors, and planning firm established in 1963.

Contents:

1. History

2. Leadership

3. Practice Areas

4. Sustainable Design

5. Notable Projects

4. References

5. External Links

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LS3P

Type: Private Company

Industry: Architecture

Founded: 1963

Founder: Frank Lucas

Number of Employees: 320

Website: www.ls3p.com

History:

LS3P was founded on May 1, 1963 by Frank Lucas, FAIA, in Charleston, South Carolina as the one-man firm Frank Lucas Architects. Sidney Stubbs joined the firm in 1964, and the firm quickly became well known by public and the architectural community after winning Charleston’s Gaillard Auditorium competition. Incorporated on March 1, 1966, Lucas & Stubbs, Architects, Ltd. won its first AIA South Carolina Design Award in 1967 for the Bordeleau Apartments, and in 1968 received its first high-rise design commission for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower in Columbia, SC.

Thompson E. Penney, FAIA, joined the firm and became a stockholder in 1978. New stockholders also included Vito Pascullis and Richard Powell. The firm’s name became Lucas Stubbs Pascullis Powell and Penney Associates Ltd., and was eventually shortened to the LS3P in reference to the partners’ initials. The size and scope of the firm’s projects continued to increase and bring new design opportunities on a regional scale: the Charleston International Airport (1980), Stratford High School (1981), the Commissioners of Public Works Offices (1982), and Santee Cooper Headquarters (1984).

For the 20th anniversary of the firm, LS3P was featured in “20 years of Design Excellence” at the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston. In 1985, the firm received its 25th Award for Design Excellence. In 1989, Thom Penney became President and CEO. LS3P reached a staff count of 100 in 1998, and received its 100th Design Award.

A series of significant mergers greatly expanded the firm’s expertise and capacity. In 1999, LS3P merged with TBA2 of Charlotte, NC, making the firm a truly “regional” firm based in the Carolinas. In 2005, LS3P merged with Boney Architects of Wilmington, Raleigh, and Charlotte, NC, founded by Leslie N. Boney, Sr. in 1922. This merger greatly expanded the firm’s educational facility planning and design portfolio. The firm established an office in Columbia, SC in 2004, giving LS3P a presence in the state capital and a centralized base of operations to cover the Midlands and Upstate. In 2011, LS3P merged with Neal Prince Architects of Greenville, SC, who brought a diverse portfolio of education, worship, custom residential, health care, commercial, recreation and institutional project types to the firm. In 2016, LS3P merged with Hubbard Architects of Myrtle Beach, SC, strengthening the firm’s presence in the Grand Strand and bringing additional hospitality expertise; and Dawson Architects of Savannah, GA, expanding the firm’s reach into Georgia and adding to the firm’s historic preservation and hospitality portfolio. These mergers created a combined team of more than 330 architects, planners, interior designers and support staff in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Leadership

Today, LS3P is led by Chairman | President | CEO Thompson E. Penney, FAIA, LEED AP, who started  at the  firm  as  a high school intern; CEO Elect | Vice President | Principal Marc Marchant, AIA, LEED AP; Chief Practice Officer | Executive Vice President | Principal Katherine N. Peele, FAIA, LEED AP; President | Chief Operations Officer | Executive Vice President | Principal George E. Temple, IV, AIA, LEED AP; Chief Relationships Officer | Vice President | Principal Chris Boney, AIA, LEED AP; and Marketing & Communications Officer | Principal Katie Robinson, CKM. The Board of Directors includes Penney, Marchant, Peele, Temple, Boney, Senior Vice President | Principal Paul Boney, FAIA and Vice President | Principal Jeff Floyd, AIA, LEED AP. The firm currently has 72 shareholders.

Practice Areas

LS3P’s major practice areas include office, K-12 education, higher education, and healthcare. The firm also has a significant portfolio of aviation and transportation, historic preservation, hospitality, military and government, residential, worship, civic, mixed use, and senior living projects.

Sustainable Design

LS3P is a signatory of the American Institute of Architects 2030 Commitment, and has constructed over 15 million SF of sustainable construction. The firm’s Integrate team, dedicated to elevating high performance design across all practice areas, comprises 25 members representing the firm’s eight offices leading the firm in best practices for sustainable design. Sustainability Director Elaine Adams, AIA, LEED AP, oversees and supports firmwide high performance design initiatives.

Notable projects:

Gaillard Municipal Auditorium and Exhibition Hall, Charleston, SC (1965)

Bordeleau Apartments, Charleston, SC (1967)

New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, NC (1967)

Deas Hall, The Citadel, Charleston, SC (1976)

Charleston International Airport, Charleston, SC (1979)

Santee Cooper Headquarters, Moncks Corner, SC (1984)

Walter Royal Davis Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (1984)

Conway Riverwalk, Conway, SC (1990)

Chatlos Chapel (The Billy Graham Chapel), The Cove, Asheville, NC (1993)

Ballantyne Corporate Park | Masterplan and 58 buildings, Charlotte, NC (1995-present)

The Proctor Library, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL (1996)

Saks Majestic Square, Charleston, SC (1996)

Charlotte Douglas International Airport, in Association with The Wilson Group: Two Airport 10-Year Master Plans; Concourse Expansions, Five Parking Structures; Rental Car Facility; Central Energy Plant; Ticketing Counters Expansion;  US Airways Training Center, Elevated Roadways, Charlotte, NC (1999 to present)

Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School, Raleigh, NC (2002)

Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CUICAR): Clemson, NC, Masterplan, in Association with SmithGroup JJR and Andropogon Associates (2003); Innovation Place and AutoPark, in Association with SmithGroup JJR and Walter Parking Consultants (2008); Center for Emerging Technologies (2011), One Research Drive (2015)

Friday Institute for Educational Innovation | NC State University, Raleigh, NC (2005)

York High School and Technology Center, York, SC (2008)

Ashley River Tower| The Medical University Hospital Authority, in Association with NBBJ, Charleston, SC (2008 )

Women’s and Children’s Hospital, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, NC (2008)

Lowe’s Corporate Campus, Mooresville, NC (2009)

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Atlanta Digital Media Center: Atlanta, GA (2009)

Electrolux Headquarters, Charlotte, NC (2011)

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) Museum of Art, in Association with Lord Aeck and Sargent and Sottile and Sottile, Savannah, GA (2011)

Live Oak Bank Campus, Wilmington, NC (First building 2013, second building 2015, additional buildings in progress)

Union Station| Cape Fear Community College, Wilmington, NC (2013)

Self Regional Healthcare, Greenwood, SC (2013)

Wolf Ridge Student Housing and Dining, Centennial Campus, NC State University, in Association with Sasaki Associates, Raleigh, NC (2013)

Memorial Stadium and West End Zone Renovations | Clemson University, in Association with AECOM, Clemson University, Clemson, SC (2015)

Littlejohn Coliseum Renovations | Clemson University, in Association with AECOM, Clemson, SC (2015)

Duke Institute for Brain Sciences (DIBS), Duke University, Durham, NC (2015)

Wilson Center| Cape Fear Community College Humanities and Fine Arts Center, Wilmington, NC (2015)

Richland Two Institute of Innovation (R2i2), in a design/build partnership with MB Kahn, Columbia, SC (2016)

University of South Carolina Alumni Center, Columbia, SC (2016)

300 South Tryon, Charlotte, NC (2017)

Husk Restaurant, Savannah, GA (2018)

References:

Tulacz, Gary (June 2018) "2018 Top 300 Architecture Firms", Architectural Record

BD+C Staff (August 8, 2018) "Top 150 Architecture Firms [2018 Giants 300 Report, Building Design + Construction ]

BD+C Staff (September 4, 2018) "Top 150 K-12 School Architecture + AE Firms [2018 Giants 300 Report Building Design + Construction ]

Zimmerman, Mike (January 30, 2019) "Top 100 Giants Research 2019", Interior Design

Parsons, Jim (May 5, 2014) “Designer of the Year LS3P Plans a Transformation”, ENR Southeast.

Behre, Robert (May 25, 2013) “Architecture firm hits 50”, The Post and Courier.

Snipes, Cameron (June 22, 2018) "NC Architects 2018", Triangle Business Journal

Maris, Kathleen (March 30, 2018) “LS3P Wins Design Awards”, Charleston Business.

Staff (November 20, 2017) “LS3P named to Top Airport Architecture firm list”, The Mecklenburg TIMES.

Stevenson, Emily (October 10, 2017) “LS3P Design Wins Citation of Excellence”, Columbia Business Monthly.

Morris, Ashley (January 31, 2017) “Architect firm LS3P relocates downtown”, StarNews Online.

DiNardo, Anne (December 15, 2016) “FIRST LOOK: New Hanover Regional Medical Center Zimmer Cancer Center”, Healthcare Design.

Staff (April 4, 2016) “LS3P and Dawson Architects announce merger”, Upstate Business Journal.

Wise, Warren L. (December 13, 2015) “Myrtle Beach architecture firm merges with Charleston’s LS3P”, The Post and Courier.

Behre, Robert (May 25, 2013) “Architecture firm hits 50”, The Post and Courier.

Boney, Leslie N. Jr. (2012) North Carolina Architects and Builders: A Biographical Dictionary.