Locally, as well as across the Nation, the American College of the Building Arts Alumni are leaders in their craft. Please contact info@acba.edu for additional Alumni Networks than listed below.
If you are looking for collaboration with students and trade classwork, ACBA might be the right place for you! Requests that align with classroom curricula (example: shutter building and installation) or student projects are open to public collaboration. Traditionally, clients cover the cost of materials while the students complete the expert craftsmanship to execute the specific need of the client.
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ACBA Alumni & Connections
Historic preservation to new construction, based out of Charleston, SC (image at right).
Tyler Bickerstaff, Class of 2015
Partner/COO, Robert Thomas Iron
Traditional blacksmithing techniques to forge a design Based out of Charleston, SC (image at right).
Susan Collins, Class of 2008
Chief Operating Officer, Whole Building Systems
An engineering and energy efficiency consulting company in Charleston, SC (image below)
Cameron Hawkins, Class of 2022
Set on Stone: Restoring a relative’s buried headstone
The Summerville Journal-Scene reports on Cameron’s preparation of a new stone that will return Jennie Lees Jamison’s stone to the family plot where her memory can bloom again.
James Jisa, Class 0f 2023
J-Squared Artisan Designs, LLC
Located in North Charleston, J-Squared Artisan Designs, LLC specializes in plaster restoration, plaster hole repair, plaster crack repair, new decorative plaster installation, light plumbing work, light electrical work, tiling (floor and walls, no showers at this time), brick repointing, brick restoration, general handyman jobs, copper smithing, Scagliola plaster and help with tiny houses. (Sample image to right)
Contact: jsquaredartisandesigns@gmail.com or 843-864-6350
Website coming soon
Kyle Martin, Class of 2021
Kilted Forge Studio
Kilted Forge Studio is a small blacksmith shop in Goose Creek, SC that focuses on small to medium projects, ranging from historical recreations to modern pieces that are used for display or as functional items used in the home or by other artists (sample image at right).
Contact: kiltedforge@gmail.com
T.H. Podhrazsky, Class of 2013
Tom Henry Design Company
Tom Henry is a residential design firm that specializes in architectural detailing – paneled rooms, built-ins, cornices, trim, staircases, brick detailing, wrought iron, and fireplaces – the kinds of things that, when done correctly, turn good buildings into great ones. (sample image at right).
Contact: th@tomhenry.com
Margaret Conway-Hekker, Class of 2025
Founder, Conway Plaster Designs & Decorative Arts
A plaster artisan specializing in ornamental plaster, decorative finishes, and historic restoration focused on fabrication and installation of architectural plaster elements, mold making, plaster repair, and decorative surface finishes including Venetian plaster, Marmorino, and metallic plaster for both historic and contemporary interiors.
Available for direct client work and collaboration with preservation firms, contractors, architects, and design teams on restoration, new construction, and decorative finishes projects.
Contact: 843-296-7520
ConwayPlasterDesigns@gmail.com