Firm Profile

We make fearless, timeless architecture informed by an ethos grounded in craft and a sharp sensibility of what makes a place unique and engaging for everyone. Our sweet spot is the intersection between people at work, play, or leisure and their interaction with the culture, climate, and landscape of the place.

We look closely, analyze the geography in the broadest sense of time and space; and, critically parse particular wants and needs to create buildings and spaces that embed users within the surrounding context with a greater awareness of the deeper consequences and conditions of their presence.  

Studio A’s work has been internationally recognized for its transformations of local historic patterns, textures, materials, and building types into stellar, provocative, award-winning architecture that has been published widely.  

Whitney Powers, RA, NCARB, LEED AP - Whitney Powers is the President & Principal Architect of Studio A, Inc., and she has guided the firm’s evolution since its founding in 1989.  She believes that architecture is both an art and a science. That it must: be expressive of time and place; responsibly engage the environment; and, fulfill the client requirements.  While Mrs. Powers has accepted innumerable awards for the work of the firm, and has lectured and been published widely; the most worthwhile endeavor is the collaborative engagement with clients.  She is actively involved in the community life of Charleston, serving on numerous on civic and non-profit boards.