integrity, insight and innovation

Freeman & Major Architects is an award-winning, full-service architectural firm located in downtown Greenville, SC. With over 69 years of experience, our design portfolio includes many significant projects for corporations, educational institutions, government, the arts, medical institutions, retail, multi-family housing, custom residential, and religious institutions. We offer our clients outstanding service in architectural design, master planning, programming and interior design. We seek to develop practical, environmentally sustainable initiatives for every project, and have a LEED accredited professional on staff. The firm's philosophy is built on service and personal involvement; delivering creative design solutions with integrity, insight and innovation.

The firm is under the leadership of Joel P. Van Dyke, AIA; Allen L. Freeman, AIA; and Steven L. Peckham, AIA. Our talented partners provide clients with personal service by directly leading all of our work. Their design sensitivity and effective communication are central to the success of each project we undertake. They work directly with our clients from start to completion to ensure that we fulfill the goals and vision of the owner.

Over our history, Freeman & Major Architects has honed our project delivery process into a time tested, proven way to assemble the team around common goals. One way we measure the success of our process is by the number of our repeat clients. Our repeat clients include Greenville Technical College, Furman University, Bob Jones University, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Christ Church Episcopal School, Anderson Mill Road Baptist Church, SC Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities, Duke Energy, The Greenville Water System, First Presbyterian Church Greer, The City of Greenville, Cliffs Communities, The Blood Connection, Cancer Centers of the Carolinas and others.

As good stewards of both our clients' resources and the environment, Freeman & Major Architects seeks to incorporate practical sustainable strategies in every project, even if LEED certification is not pursued. This approach to green building leads to better building performance resulting in reduced maintenance and operatiing costs. Freeman & Major Architects is a member of the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and actively researches environmentally sound methods and materials. Douglas K. Rackley AIA is a LEED accredited professional (LEED AP) who guides our sustainability initiative, guiding projects through LEED certification, when desired.

Our design portfolio includes many significant projects of various types and sizes including the following:

• Commercial Developments
• Corporate and Professional Office Developments
• Retail
• Medical treatment
• Medical office/professional
• Multi-family Housing
• Student Housing
• Civic/Government
• Institutional
• Non-profit agency
• Education primary
• Education secondary
• Education higher
• Religious worship
• Religious fellowship
• Religious discipleship / education
• Religious recreation
• Church design
• Recreation
• Restaurant
• Hospitality
• Mixed Use Developments
• Performing Arts
• Visuial Arts
• Parking Structures
• Renovation
• Historical Preservation
• Custom Private Residential

We offer our clients an outstanding range of professional services including the following:

• Architectural Design
• Architectural Documentation
• Architectural Construction Administration
• Code Review and Analysis
• Master planning
• Programming
• 3D Modeling
• 3D Animation
• 2D Rendering
• Sign and Graphic Design
• Promotional and Fundraising Materials
• Sustainable Design
• LEED Consulting
• Space Planning
• Facility Assessment
• Existing Facility Documentation
• Specifications
• ADA Consulting
• Specifications
• Interior Design
• Design/ Build Services
• Traditional Design/ Bid Services

We use state of the art computer software for our design and documentation. These software applications include the following:

• AutoCAD Architectural Desktop 2008
• REVIT - BIM software
• Microsoft Office 2007 Suite
• Sketchup – 3D modeling
• Adobe Creative Suite C3

Freeman & Major Architects maintains a list of prominent clients, many of whom are repeat clients, including:

• The Blood Connection
• Cancer Centers of the Carolinas
• Duke Energy
• The Greenville Water System
• A Child’s Haven
• Greenville Technical College
• Furman University
• Bob Jones University
• The City of Greenville
• Cliffs Communities
• Greenville Country Club
• Thornblade Country Club
• First Presbyterian Church, Greer, SC
• Fourth Presbyterian Church, Greenville, SC
• Tyger River Presbyterian Church
• City of Mauldin, SC
• Westminster Presbyterian Church
• Clemson University
• Anderson Mill Road Baptist Church
• Oakbrook Preparatory School
• Community South Bank
• SC Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities
• Christ Church Episcopal School
• Clemson University
• Temple of Israel
• The Oaks at Five Forks
• First Federal Savings & Loan Association

Our Staff includes:

• Joel P. Van Dyke, AIA, NCARB
• Allen L. Freeman, AIA, NCARB
• Douglas K. Rackley, AIA, LEED AP
• Robin L. Asire, Assoc. AIA
• John David Harvill, Assoc. AIA
• Scott Grzybowski, CDT
• Jane Lynch