Jefferson High School (This series is intended to highlight the new construction, renovation and upgrades to the K-12 public school system in South Dakota. Content submitted is provided by the architects of the projects.) (Content submitted by Architecture Incorporated) Following a successful bond issue to address district-wide facility upgrades and enrollment growth, Architecture Incorporated teamed…
(This series was intended to highlight the new construction, renovation and upgrades to the state universities in South Dakota. Content was submitted by the architects of the projects or by the universities.) (Content submitted by CO-OP Architecture) The Devereaux Library Renovation is part of South Dakota Mines 10-year master plan. The intent of this renovation…
(This series was intended to highlight the new construction, renovation and upgrades to the state universities in South Dakota. Content was submitted by the architects of the projects or by the universities.) (Content submitted by EAPC Architects Engineers) The new Raven Precision Agriculture Center at South Dakota State University is ready to welcome students this…
(This series was intended to highlight the new construction, renovation and upgrades to the state universities in South Dakota. Content was submitted by the architects of the projects or by the universities.) (Content submitted by Northern State University) When the Northern State University Regional Sports Complex opens next month, it won’t just be the tallest…
Thursday, July 15 will kick off the 10th Anniversary of the AIA South Dakota Design in the Hills event. This year’s event will commence at the recently completed Outlaw Square project in Deadwood, SD with a presentation by Deadwood’ Kevin Kuchenbecker. The Outlaw Square project took several years of planning and involvement from design firms…
By Jeremy Altman, AIA, LEED AP BD+C Good news for Architects: The Architect’s Billing Index is way up. Things are getting busy. Before we jump into a design boom, maybe it is worth asking, “have we seen this before?”. The past is prologue after all. Perhaps it is because it is that time of year…
Liz Almlie, Historic Preservation Specialist, South Dakota State Historical Society One of the newer challenges of historic preservation is the preservation of resources from the mid-20th century. One of the eligibility considerations for the National Register of Historic Places is the age of the resource. Sites newer than fifty years need to meet special considerations…
Liz Almlie, Historic Preservation Specialist, SD State Historical Society South Dakota and the United States have recently marked big centennials of women’s suffrage. A state constitutional amendment passed in November 1918 and the final ratification of the federal 19th Amendment took place in August 1920. I was lucky enough to participate in several public history…
Liz Almlie, Historic Preservation Specialist, SD State Historical Society Federal historic preservation work has had a 100+ year evolution with key pieces of legislation being the Antiquities Act in 1906 that created National Monuments, and the Historic Sites Act of 1935 that formalized the Historic American Buildings Survey and created National Historic Landmarks. The legislation…
Many people, maybe even most people, think Frank Lloyd Wright is the greatest American architect. Certainly, he was recognized in 1991 by the American Institute of Architects as “the greatest American architect of all time.” He is the best known and people come from all over the world to see his work. Just two years ago, eight of his buildings were…