AIA Greenville Chapter Awards Judson Mill 2025 Honor Award in Adaptive Reuse/Historic Preservation

By August Spencer – Read full article on Greenville Business Magazine

AIA Greenville selected Judson Mill for the prestigious 2025 Honor Award in Adaptive Reuse/Historic Preservation in recognition of professional excellence in design and construction. The chapter presented the award at a ceremony on the Judson Mill District campus Nov. 6.

Impressed by the remarkable transformation of the 800,000-square-foot historic mill reborn through thoughtful design and adaptive reuse, the jury said the 10-year project, comprised of four phases and 30 individual renovations, demonstrated both vision and technical expertise.

The project aligns with the AIA Framework for Design Excellence, being carefully scaled, contextually aware, and transformative in its impact.

Earlier this year, Judson Mill received the Max Heller Neighborhood Improvement Award from the Greenville Chamber and the AIA South Carolina Merit Award.

The Honor Award, the highest recognition an AIA chapter can bestow on a project, recognizes Judson Mill’s role in revitalizing a historically distressed neighborhood in Greenville County through a comprehensive redevelopment that has invested over $160 million into the community.

Once the largest textile mill in Greenville County, Judson Mill’s rebirth into a vibrant mixed-use destination, spearheaded by Belmont Sayre with Taft Family Ventures, is home to over 1,000 residents, workers, and visitors…