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SAY IT LOUD — created by Beyond the Built Environment and curated by Pascale Sablan, FAIA, NOMA — is the activation of a national movement of sharing, protecting and celebrating the journey of the underrepresented to inspire the next generation. SAY IT LOUD: South Dakota has wrapped up its first exhibition in Sioux Falls at …
Why box-style architecture is bad… For my final post this month, I’ll return to more traditional and much loved past-time of mine, that is, criticism of bad architecture. We’ve got a problem around here. Our buildings are boxes. Or so many an architect (including me) would say. And its not necessarily localized to “here” per …
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I owe it to all you readers to provide a follow up to “my” last post. In case you didn’t scroll to the end, the entire post was generated using a slew of AI (artificial intelligence) tools that are available, generally for free. If you read it, I hope you found the post at least …
Cover image and all images in post provided by Dave Eggen Inertia Sports Media There is one week left to visit the Say It Loud: South Dakota exhibit in the Jerstad Gallery of the Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center in Sioux Falls! This exhibit, curated by Pascale Sablan, FAIA, NOMA, LEED AP, and Beyond the …
Each year, AIA SD presents two nominated awards, the Legacy Award, recognizing an AIA South Dakota member for a lifetime of leadership and dedication to architecture, the profession and the community and the Young Architect Award, recognizing an AIA South Dakota member in their early career who have shown exceptional leadership in their contributions to …
South Dakota architecture firms captured two American Institute of Architects (AIA) South Dakota Honor Awards and three Merit Awards during this week’s AIA South Dakota annual conference.
Nationally recognized architect to speak at Augustana UniversityTuesday, September 26th 6:30pm Nationally recognized architect Pascale Sablan, FAIA, NOMA, will speak at Augustana University on Tuesday, Sept. 26 as part of SAY IT LOUD South Dakota, an exhibition spotlighting the contributions of women and diverse designers to South Dakota’s built environment. Sablan’s lecture, which begins at …
NAWIC chapter hosting SAY IT LOUD South Dakota event for kids Sunday, September 24th, 2-4pm at the Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center The Greater Sioux Falls chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC), in partnership with the upcoming SAY IT Loud South Dakota exhibit, is hosting a special STEM/STEAM outreach event for …
In two weeks, on MONDAY, September 25th and TUESDAY, September 26th, the architects and design professionals of South Dakota will be gathering for the AIA South Dakota annual convention to network, learn, collaborate, celebrate exceptional design and individuals within the industry in our state, commemorate the history of our design community as well as elevate …
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Written by Jenn Johnson, AIA, and Cassie Pospishil, Assoc. AIA Here it is, the long-awaited part II recap of Design in the Hills 2023! We’ve been a bit busy (I’m sure ALL of you can relate) but made some time this morning to reminisce on the events from last month. This is the second part …