Blueprint South Dakota receives AIA Component EXCEL Programs and Best Practices award
AIA South Dakota’s Blueprint South Dakota blog has received a Component EXCEL Programs and Best Practices award from the American Institute of Architects.
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A Personal History of Modernism
Sofia Mattesini, Historic Preservation Specialist South Dakota State Historical Society I recently attended the Preserving the Recent Past 3 conference in Los Angeles. This was the third of a series, the first and second being in 1995 and 2000 respectively. The purpose of all three conferences were to inform professionals that work with the built…
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Series: Architectural Working Conditions
To create inspiring work, wouldn’t one need an inspirational space to create? While this may be true, I also gain more inspiration from the projects and people around us. At any rate, we should all have cool spaces to be in and to show off to our clients, even as a way to sell our…
DetailsPreserving South Dakota- properties added to the National Register of Historic Places
Liz Almlie, South Dakota Historic Preservation Office A number of National Register of Historic Places nominations from South Dakota were recently approved by the National Park Service and represent a wide variety of architectural and building traditions. The following information is taken from their National Register nominations. The two more formal buildings were the First…
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AIA EP Friendly Firm Award 2019-2020
Applications are now being accepted for the inauguralNorth Central States Region Emerging Professionals Friendly Firm Award!Click the link below to apply. EP Friendy Firm Award 2019-2020 ABOUT THE AWARDThis newly established award will recognize architecture firms who excel at the following: Provide fair compensation and benefits to emerging professionals. Support architectural licensure, and invest in…
Details“Village on the River” now “Village for Vehicles”
Architectural tragedy has struck downtown Sioux Falls. What started out with high hopes and ideals to be a vibrant new hi-rise(ish) development downtown has had a major hiccup… well, honestly… more like an amputation. The Village on the River project, which was a partnership between the City of Sioux Falls and developer Village River Group…
DetailsArchitect, Material, or Labor? A history of architecture in Sioux Falls.
As the town of Sioux Falls was built, South Dakota’s attitude towards architecture was grand, yet utilitarian. Sioux Falls Architecture is characterized by the Richardsonian Romanesque style by late nineteenth century architect, Wallace Dow. Being involved the politics of the Dakota Territory lead to Dow’s success, and he is given much credit to Sioux Falls’s…
DetailsNotre Dame Cathedral competition announced
After the tragic fire at Notre Dame a couple weeks ago, attention quickly shifted to reconstruction- but the tricky question of the best way to rebuild may take a great while longer to reconcile. Straightforward preservation calls for reconstruction with matching materials when adequate documentation is available and sources for those materials still exist (both…
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ICYMI: Blueprint SD meets South Dakota Public Broadcasting
A few weeks ago, fellow emerging professional and architect Sienna Wegehaupt and I were invited to SDPB to discuss Blueprint South Dakota with host of “In the Moment,” Lori Walsh. We were so excited to be able to share our thoughts for how this blog can become a space to advocate for design in our…
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Series: Architectural Working Conditions
Architects don’t spend all their time in the office; construction site visits are a big part of ensuring that projects are progressing as planned and open up a great opportunity for direct communication with the construction team and the project owner. In this career, each day’s tasks are different, and I’m fortunate to be able…
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