Mr. Cheatham, the founding principal of Cheatham, Fletcher, Scott, has been practicing architecture for more than 30 years. After completing business school at the University of Virginia in 1964, Mr. Cheatham began a business career in Augusta at C&S National Bank, which he continued later with the Robinson Humphrey Co. However, during this period Mr. Cheatham came to realize that architecture was his most compelling interest. He returned to the University of Virginia for a degree in architecture in 1973. Mr. Cheatham’s first practical experience came through working in firms in New York City, Savannah and Augusta prior to starting his own firm in 1979. While studying architecture at the University of Virginia, Mr. Cheatham was constantly surrounded by the classical works of Thomas Jefferson which instilled a deep appreciation for traditional architectural forms. For 26 years, Mr. Cheatham has applied classical principals to modern construction in designs such as the Westminster Day School, the Episcopal Day School, the Augusta Museum of History, and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Mr. Cheatham serves as the Principal Design Partner for Cheatham, Fletcher, Scott and oversees all major design decisions.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of Virginia 1964
Master of Arts in Architecture, University of Virginia 1973
REGISTRATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS
Registered in the State of Georgia No. 4028
Former Trustee, Historic Augusta Foundation
Former Member, Richmond County Preservation Commission
Former Trustee, Augusta-Richmond County Museum
From a modest office in downtown Augusta, Georgia Richard Fletcher is trying to change his world. A native of South Carolina, Richard sees the need, the opportunity and the challenge in redeveloping depressed and failing downtown areas in communities throughout the Southeast.
Richard's experiences walking European cities while attending the Charles Daniel Center for Urban Studies in Genoa, Italy laid the foundation for his interest in building great urban places.
Says Fletcher, "Architects and their clients are too preoccupied with designing icons, making statements, and building monuments (with ample parking). It is not enough to design great buildings. What makes villages, towns and cities great are not the buildings, but the spaces between the buildings. We as architects need to "get that."
In his twenty-five years in architecture Richard has designed numerous school, church, recreation and residential projects, but his focus is changing. An urban planner at heart and a twenty-year veteran of the North Augusta Planning Commission, Fletcher feels zoning laws have critically injured the hearts of many American cities and towns including his beloved North Augusta.
"It is ironic that the legacies of zoning (i.e. auto exhaust, toxic stormwater runoff, forest destruction) and its separated uses are far worse than the noxious conditions zoning laws were intended to protect us from. It is convenient to blame developers for these problems, but developers are simply following ordinances that favor automobiles, that discourage traditional building patterns, and that tacitly give incentives to consume open land."
Richard served for twelve years as Town Architect for Hammond's Ferry, a traditional neighborhood project fronting on the Savannah River in North Augusta. This position gave Richard the opportunity to visit historic districts and TND projects throughout the Southeast where he found hope for towns and cities wanting to improve their urban districts. Thanks to thinkers, visionaries, planners and designers involved in the New Urbanism, Smart Growth, and Green Building movements, there is growing awareness that the density and mix of uses found in urban neighborhoods offers a better quality of life than the land-consuming isolating monotony of suburbia.
Richard intends to practice what he preaches, and has invested in two properties in downtown North Augusta where he is planning a multi-story apartment/condominium project. He is optimistic for a renaissance in downtown North Augusta. Richard is a better dish washer than cook, an occasional artist, a fair guitar player, an addicted golfer, an armchair naturalist, and he is basking in the glory of Clemson's second football national championship.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Design, Clemson University 1980
Master of Arts in Architecture, Clemson University 1982
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Co-founder, Historic North Augusta, 2016
Creator, North Augusta 20/20 community discussion board, 2016
Historic Augusta Board of Directors, 2008 - present
North Augusta Planning Commission, member 1986 - 2016
North Augusta Sports Commission, member 2004 - 2016
Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, former trustee
Leadership Aiken County, 1991
AFFILIATIONS
American Institute of Architects
Grace United Methodist Church
Member inaugural class of ULI South Carolina's Sustainable Leadership Program
Mr. Scott has been practicing architecture since 1984 and joined Cheatham & Fletcher in 1985 prior to his promotion to principal partner in 1987. Before joining Cheatham & Fletcher, Mr. Scott was associated with an Aiken, SC architectural firm where he accumulated three years of apprenticeship.
While growing up in Aiken, SC, Mr. Scott gained a deep appreciation for the fine residential architecture of the Winter Colony, and the unpretentious structures of the horse training industry. His appreciation of these beautiful structures has made him especially interested in preserving historical and architecturally significant buildings.
Since joining the firm, Mr. Scott has been involved with significant renovation and adaption projects in the Aiken-Augusta area including the Monte Sano Elementary School, St. Mary on the Hill Catholic School, the Augusta National Golf Club, the Aiken Center for the Arts and the Church of the Good Shepherd. In recent years Mr. Scott’s efforts have been concentrated on church and institutional facilities. He has been the principal project manager in charge of several projects including the Glenn Hills High School Renovation and Expansion, the Augusta-Richmond County Museum, the Westminster Day School, the Warren Road Elementary School Renovation and Expansion, and the Patriots Park Indoor Recreation Complex in Columbia County.
Mr. Scott serves as the Principal Project Manager for Cheatham, Fletcher, Scott Architects overseeing the production and coordination of all major projects.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Design, Clemson University 1981
Master of Arts in Architecture, Clemson University 1984
REGISTRATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS
Registered in the State of South Carolina No. 3411
American Institute of Architects, Augusta Chapter, Past President
Current Board Member for the Aiken Center for the Arts
Current President of the Aiken High School All-Sports Booster Club
Former Board Member of the Aiken Sunrise Rotary Club
Former Deacon First Presbyterian Church Aiken
Aiken County Leadership Class 1986
Courtney Wier, formerly of Plan C Spaces, joined Cheatham Fletcher Scott in January, 2016 as their new Director of Interiors. Wier, who graduated from University of Georgia’s Interior Design Program in 1996, has over 20 years of experience in commercial and residential interior design.
Mrs. Wier’s experience includes working for Atlanta-based commercial interior design firm Veenendaal Cave for 6 years as a designer and project lead. Upon relocating to Augusta, she founded Plan C Spaces, focusing on both commercial and residential interiors. During this time, she earned a Design Excellence Award from the Georgia Chapter of ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) for her design of Flywheel Projects corporate offices in Sutherland Mill.
Since joining Cheatham Fletcher Scott in 2011, Elizabeth has been practicing both architecture and interior design. Growing up in Macon, Georgia, Elizabeth discovered her passion for historic buildings and small, southern downtown environments. She pursued design education in hope of receiving the training that she needed to provide creative solutions for reuse and renewal as a means of sustaining communities through their culture, heritage, economic and environmental needs. During her graduate studies, Elizabeth completed an internship with the Augusta National Golf Club where she established a relationship with Cheatham Fletcher Scott and would return to Augusta to join them the following year.
Elizabeth is a key team member to all phases of planning, design, and construction. She is motivated by seeing architecture improve its surroundings, and likewise, she uses her expertise in interior design to enhance the experience of the inhabitants an improve their quality of life. She cares equally for the integrity of her profession as she does for her community.
EDUCATION
Master of Architecture, Clemson University, 2011
Historic Preservation Certificate, Clemson University, 2010
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design, University of Georgia, 2008
REGISTRATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS
Registered in the State of South Carolina No. 9128
American Institute of Architects, Augusta Chapter, President
International Interior Design Association, Augusta City Center Director
LEED AP BD+C
Leadership Augusta, Class of 2014
Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce, Member
Her favorite flavor of ice cream is Southern Butter Pecan.
A native Western New Yorker, Bill Palladino has studied and worked across the eastern US before making Augusta his home. As a LEED Accredited Professional, his desire is to continue to use his sustainable design skills and experience to create great works of architecture in the CSRA.
EDUCATION
Master of Architecture, University of Florida, 2007
Bachelor of Arts, Interior Design, Michigan State University Honors College, 2003
REGISTRATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS
LEED AP BD+C
Member of the American Institute of Architects, Augusta Chapter
Prior to returning to his hometown of Augusta in 2011, Stuart worked at Hussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung in Gainesville, GA. His project experience includes extensive renovation work as well as new design of Religious, Educational and Commercial buildings.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering Technology,
Southern Polytechnic State University, Marietta, GA, 1988
Tzara joins the CFS team with extensive experience in the commercial furniture industry. Hailing from Canada, she earned her degree with Honors in Interior Design from Sheridan Institute of Technology and Design. She moved to Athens, GA, after meeting her future husband at an architectural rendering course in Kansas. In 2011 they moved back to Augusta, her husband's hometown.
While living in Athens, GA, and working for a commercial furniture dealership, Tzara’s time was largely spent on projects for local Government and the University of Georgia. Once in Augusta, her focus changed to manufacturing and corporate design. She also has a passion for proper ergonomics in the workplace and has helped multiple large companies set standards and evaluate their current deficiencies.
EDUCATION
Ontario College Advanced Diploma for Interior Design | Sheridan Institute of Technology and Design | 2007
Certified Office Ergonomic Evaluator | Humanscale Consulting | Atlanta, GA | 2012
Mike Lin’s Be Loose Graphic Workshop | Manhattan, KS | Summer 2006
REGISTRATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS
Associate IIDA 2013-present
Junior League Member 2013-present
American Institute of Architects, Augusta Chapter
Advisory Board for Interior Design Program at Athens Tech 2009-2011
Her favorite flavor of ice cream is Coconut Milk Chocolate.
Tina Slendak is the Office Manager and has been with CFS Architects since 2004. Prior to joining the firm, she was employed by the Medical College of Georgia for 20 years as a graphic design specialist in the Department of Medical Illustration and as administrative coordinator in the Division of Continuing Education.
Her other activities include Board positions in the National Hills Pool and National Hills Neighborhood Association, and during SEC football season, cheering on the UGA Bulldogs and any other team playing against Big Ten opponents.
Her favorite flavor of ice cream is mint chocolate chip.
