Art and Architecture: Courier Square and ACBA
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An essential component in the planning for an exciting new building at 635 King Street was the willingness of people with diverse perspectives to engage on a fundamental question: As new developments in downtown Charleston have grown in scale, can beauty and humanity be returned to the process of building? This very special site on Charleston’s finest street presented a unique opportunity to explore this question. During this session, architect Christian Sottile will discuss the design development of this project and his experience with the teams at Greystar Development and the American College of the Building Arts. Together, they committed to creating a building that would be truly of Charleston: beautiful, humane, and generous in its detailing. Following Christian’s presentation, professors from the ACBA will lead participants on a tour of the college studios to see some of hand-crafted design elements that will be featured in this building at Courier Square.
Christian Sottile is the founding principal of Sottile & Sottile, a Savannah-based firm working primarily in Nationally Registered Historic Districts. The firm’s work includes urban design and civic architecture, and emphasizes historic research, urban analysis, and community-wide engagement. Their work has been featured in The New York Times, Preservation Magazine, Architect Magazine, and Architectural Digest.
The 2024-2025 Art & Architecture Series is a four-part series of lectures and engaging presentations by experts in their respective fields and a Lowcountry excursion designed especially for this series. Tickets for each program can be purchased individually, or as a whole for a discounted price. All proceeds support Historic Charleston Foundation and our mission-driven work.
Tickets:
- Art and Architecture Program Individual Ticket: $125 per person for this session (session three of four)
- Art and Architecture Program Series Ticket: $450 per person for all four sessions
2024 - 2025 Art & Architecture Series: Programs priced individually or purchase all four events for $450/per person
- November 13, 2024: Courier Square and the American College of the Building Arts - A Landmark Collaboration with speaker Christian Sottile, AIA, of Sottile & Sottile. At the American College of the Building Arts' campus, 645 Meeting St. $125/per person
- December 11, 2024: From Hutty to Halsey - Collecting in 2024, What's Hot and What's Not, with speaker Angelo Madrigale. At DOYLE Auctioneers and Appraisers, 123 King St. $125/per person
- January 8, 2025: Archaeobotanical Studies in Above - Ground Spaces: The Nathaniel Russell Kitchen House and the Important Story It Reveals with speaker, Dr. Chantel E. White. At the Capt. James Missroon House, 40 East Bay St. $125 per person
- EXCURSION TRIP: February 5, 2025: The Sometimes "Disturbing Art" of Architecture: WG Clark and the Middleton Inn with speakers Reggie Gibson, Will Wingfield and Tracey Todd, HCF Director of Museums. At the Inn at Middleton Place, 4290 Ashley River Rd. $175/per person