Keith Thompson

January 2, 2019January 2, 2019

Happy New Year from Blueprint South Dakota!

2018 was a great year for architecture and design in South Dakota- here are a few links to check out some of the best work that was completed nationally and around the world. Let us know what stands out to you and why! https://www.archdaily.com/907313/the-best-architecture-of-2018 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13833-notable-projects-of-2018?id=13833-notable-projects-of-2018&ajs_uid=3237H0803912E4W&oly_enc_id=3237H0803912E4W&ajs_trait_oebid=3782E0258467B1M Keith ThompsonKeith Thompson, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, is a principal …

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September 26, 2018September 26, 2018

Architects bring creativity to school safety

Mickelson Elementary School (Photo from Koch Hazard Architects)

School safety is never far from our collective awareness, with an average of one school-shooting incident per week in the United States. Although it is well documented that travel to and from school is and will remain far more dangerous statistically, the school building itself needs to uphold the expectation that, once inside, students are …

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September 25, 2018September 25, 2018

Sioux Falls Design Week begins

Design Week is a week-long opportunity for the city of Sioux Falls to celebrate and explore a wide variety of design disciplines, from architecture to landscape design to graphic design and more. The fifth annual Sioux Falls Design Week will be September 28th to October 5th. See event schedule here: www.siouxfallsdesignweek.com This year like others …

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September 21, 2018September 25, 2018

Robert Venturi 1925 – 2018

An architectural icon passed away this week. Robert Venturi passed away on September 18th at the ripe old age of 93. Along with several built masterpieces his influence on generations of architects was widespread through his written works with partner Denise Scott Brown, including Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture and Learning from Las Vegas. While …

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September 17, 2018November 2, 2018

2018 AIA South Dakota Design Awards announced

2018 HONOR AWARDS go to: TSP Inc. of Sioux Falls in the category of Architecture for its design of the DSU Beacom Institute of Technology in Madison Koch Hazard Architects of Sioux Falls in the category of Architecture for its design of the renovation of the South Dakota State Capitol Law Library in Pierre South …

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September 13, 2018September 25, 2018

2018 AIA SD Convention underway

The 2018 South Dakota AIA convention began this morning with an insightful mayoral panel discussion on the challenges facing our growing cities and how architects will play a crucial role in the planning and design effort. A comment that struck me came from Spearfish Mayor Dana Boke: a great project can be derailed by a …

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