Great Spaces, Great Places
This is a guest post by Sofia Mattesini.Sofia is a Historic Preservation Specialist currently working at the South Dakota State Historical Society in Pierre. She has studied in Europe and has recently moved to South Dakota from the east coast. I first arrived in South Dakota on May 17, 2018. My mother came with me …
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 …
1 Tell us a little bit about you. I love having big dreams, making beautiful things, solving problems, and continuously striving to become a better human than I was yesterday, and sharing what I learn with whoever will listen. Beyond that, I’m fiercely independent, a little fiery, and firmly believe that it’s my job …
What will education look like tomorrow? In five years? In twenty? What students need to learn and how they are being taught are adapting to a world that is changing faster than ever before. Teachers are faced with the challenge of preparing students for careers that don’t exist yet. We don’t know for certain what …
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 …
Understanding the Millennial generation is going to prove exceptionally important to South Dakota as we continue to combat our workforce shortage. Millennials will soon make up a majority of the workforce, and we will need to cater to their wants and needs if we hope to attract and retain them. Unfortunately, in addition to this …
As we sit down with family members today, many of us are probably already gearing up for the intensive Black Friday shopping that will ensue already this evening and into the morning on Friday. There will be lines out the doors of many big-box stores, and parking lots will be filled to their brim – …
Automation and robotics have changed the way the world operates immensely since their inception. They have typically been used to perform repetitive, menial tasks in order to increase efficiency and accuracy. There is no doubt they have had a monumental impact on many different industries. The construction industries have reaped the benefits of automation when it comes …
Think about the community you live in. What about it do you enjoy the most? How would you describe its brand? How does that brand affect the quality of life for residents, and how does it drive the community’s future? Sioux Falls (and South Dakota in general) is not typically in the conversation of …