Recently, licensing for professionals has become a very publicized topic of conversation as it pertains to workforce development in our state. Last year, during the legislative session, former Governor Dennis Daugaard introduced the Temporary Licensure Compact Bill, aimed to streamline the process for reciprocity for all licensed professionals. This bill lost the vote in the…
Founded in 2017, the Sioux Falls Skatepark Association was created with the goal to bring a new skatepark facility to the Sioux Falls area. Within the past few years, this group has held various fundraising events, participated in community events, and developed their non-profit status to benefit those in the area who find an outlet…
As a woman in a male-dominated industry, I have faced various challenges throughout my architectural career that made me question whether I was capable of “hacking it.” As a registered professional with specialty design certifications, my self-doubt was rooted not in my capacity to do the work, but rather in my tendency to second-guess how…
This is a guest post by Sandra Lea Dickenson, AIA Emeritus of Vermillion, SD. Sandy has been a licensed architect since 1972, when women comprised less than 2% of the profession, and has practiced in six states and Germany. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Oklahoma and is a life-long…
KatieKrantz, NCARB, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, CPHC, is a partner at VanDeWalle Architectsin Sioux Falls. She received her M.Arch from North Dakota State University in2008. She lives in Sioux Falls with her husband, son and daughter. 1 Tell us a little bit about you.I grew up on a farm near Milbank, SD then ventured…
I am so excited to host the AIA South Dakota blog for the month of December. What a great way for us to connect as a profession and advance the dialogue about architecture in our state. This month’s blog theme is focused on a topic I am passionate about: celebrating women in architecture. This topic…
As you may be aware, the results of the recent election have been finalized. We can all return to our daily lives and begin to recover from the shell-shock caused by the bombardment of political ads…Now we get to experience first hand how those results will affect not only our profession, but our lives in…
In response to national and regional advances in disaster preparedness, AIA South Dakota had begun to develop a Disaster Assistance Program by connecting with AIA National and other State components to create the protocols for our volunteer architects to respond in case of a major event (tornado, floods, forest fires, and winter storms) in our…
Meet Stacey Zwetter Keller AIA Wisconsin’s Disaster Assessment Program Coordinator Not only is Stacey a Senior Project Architect at Mead & Hunt, Inc. in Middleton, WI, but she is visible in the profession and the community through her service as the AIA North Central Region Young Architect Regional Director, past president of AIA Southwest Wisconsin,…
Yesterday, Congress passed the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (DRRA). Check out the link for more information of how this act will establish a way for the AIA to advance opportunities for architects to better serve communities when disasters occur. It is expected to be signed into law in the coming days. This is incredibly important with…