Director of Master Planning Irene Dumas Tyson was excited to share the stage with Jim Stritzinger, Director of the SC Broadband Office and Jennifer Bonnet, SEDA’s VP of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at this year’s Municipal Association South Carolina Conference in Hilton Head. Creative Placemaking is one of our favorite topics because it is a proven accelerator for community revitalization. Leveraging art and culture in tandem READ MORE
Category: Master Planning
Homeless No More Ribbon Cutting
We were thrilled to help celebrate the reopening of the newly renovated family shelter with Homeless No More this morning. This project was a labor of love and we were honored to work with the entire HNM team to make this dream a reality! https://www.homelessnomoresc.org/
Public Engagement Builds Communities
By creating an implementation framework for each Main Street element, our clients have a prioritized and phased plan for the sustained and visionary redevelopment of downtown. These elements will have individual goals and strategies, yet they are inter-related and require a concerted and holistic approach, together creating a strong foundation for re-establishing downtown as the lively heart of downtown. The Main Street Approach ensures authenticity: READ MORE
City of Inman Downtown Master Planning
We are thrilled to be working with the City of Inman to create vision and clear path for positive future growth. Teaming with Toole Design and Fred Delk, we are partnering with City of Inman to bring expertise, extensive experience and passion for master planning, streetscaping, placemaking and downtown revitalization. Collaborating to bring Main Street to life, strategically planning for the municipal and public facilities READ MORE
Irene Dumas Tyson Recognized with 2020 Women of Influence Award
We are proud to announce that Irene Dumas Tyson, AICP, Associate AIA, Director of Planning and Associate, has been named a 2020 Women of Influence by the Columbia Regional Business Report. Nineteen groundbreaking women were honored in an online event recognizing their unique contributions to Columbia. With over 25 years of experience, 13 of which have been at BOUDREAUX, she leads with broad experience and READ MORE
A Message from ULI SC District Council Chair, Irene Dumas Tyson
We just don’t know. These were my words to you in March as life was beginning to change radically for us. In March, did we imagine how radically? I didn’t. And then, the death of George Floyd changed life even more radically, and we are still trying to figure out where we go from here. Do we know? One thing that I do know, we READ MORE
Big Changes with Little ¢hange: How to Renovate on a Tight Budget
Chief Customer Officer Georgia Coleman with Richland Library and President Heather Mitchell, AIA, LEED AP BD+C and Project Manager Karen Quinn, AIA, LEED AP BD+C with BOUDREAUX wrote an article for South Carolina Library Association (SCLA) about our experience designing modern libraries. Below is the intro to our article, check out the full story here: SCLA Article… In November of 2013, Richland County residents passed READ MORE
ULI SC March 2020 Message from Irene Dumas Tyson District Council Chair
We just don’t know. Over the past three weeks, this has been a recurring sentiment in talking with colleagues, my family, our neighbors, people in line at the grocery store. Not knowing is a stressful and disquieting place to be. Our mission is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. ULI South Carolina carries forth that mission READ MORE
Design Award Alert! UofSC Law School & Richland Library Cooper
The Columbia chapter of the American Institute of Architects recognized the University of South Carolina School of Law and Richland Library Cooper with 2018 design awards. Both projects celebrate visionary clients and design efforts led by BOUDREAUX, a Columbia-based architecture, interiors, planning, and preservation firm. The School of Law earned an Honor Award. The School of Law is the focal point for the legal community READ MORE
BOUDREAUX’S Own Appointed as Urban Land Institute (ULI) South Carolina’s District Council Chair
We are proud to announce that Irene Dumas Tyson, Director of Planning and Associate, has been appointed to serve as the 2018-2020 District Council Chair for the Urban Land Institute’s South Carolina District Council. In this position, Irene will be responsible for advancing ULI’s mission in South Carolina and for fostering collaboration among ULI South Carolina’s 650+ members. Amy Barrett, Executive Director of ULI READ MORE