Mass timber article in Prairie Business features several AIA SD members
Several AIA South Dakota members are featured in this Prairie Business Magazine feature on mass timber.
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2026 AIA SD Awards Program now is open
The submittal portals now are open for all divisions and categories in the 2026 AIA South Dakota Awards Program. Honorees will be announced live from the stage during the Celebration of Architecture and Design Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. Tickets will be available soon here. Design Awards Deadline:…
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AIA SD 2026 Design Awards juror announced
The AIA SD 2026 Design Awards will be juried by Anne Marie Duvall Decker, FAIA. Anne Marie is a cofounding principal of the 2026 AIA Architecture Firm Award recipient, Duvall Decker Architects in Jackson, Mississippi. She will present a juror talk during the Celebration of Architecture on Sept. 30 in Sioux Falls, during which she’ll…
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New AIA Emeritus: Kris Bjerke, AIA
Kris Bjerke is a former AIA SD Board of Directors member and was a driving force to plan Design in the Hills each year—for which she was recognized with an AIA South Dakota President’s Award.
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AIA SD members talk ArchWeek on KELOLAND Living
AIA South Dakota’s Liz Stanton, AIA, and Keith Thompson, AIA, appeared on KELOLAND Living on Thursday to chat with Ashley Thompson and Mitchell Olson about the upcoming ArchWeek for Kids event at the Washington Pavilion.
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ArchWeek for Kids: Free event April 18
AIA South Dakota will host ArchWeek for Kids on Saturday, April 18. Bring your imagination to the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Volunteers from AIA SD and our partners at the NAWIC Greater Sioux Falls Chapter #237 will be on site to share their experience as kids of all…
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AIA SD 2026 Exhibit Hall registration is open
Registration is open for the 2025 AIA South Dakota Exhibit Hall, set for Sept. 11 at the Sioux Falls Convention Center.
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Paying it forward
One of the architects in our office often uses the phrase “we went to school to learn how to design, not to teach” when it comes to bringing up the next generation of architects and designers. We’re not alone in our industry in tackling this issue, either—many different services encounter similar knowledge gaps. It applies…
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Impacting community through practice, public programming: Free event March 5
Feature photograph courtesy of Justin Brazier, AIA By Sean Ervin, AIA, Professor of Practice at the SDSU School of Design The Architecture program at the South Dakota State University School of Design will host its last installment in the 2025-2026 speaker series in early March. The lecture series hopes to bring students, practitioners, and creatives…
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Prairie Business Magazine cover story: Redeveloping a riverscape
A story in this month’s Prairie Business Magazine offers a fresh look at the deeply personal connections architects have to their communities—and how these AIA SD members are using their skills to serve their neighbors.
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