2019 AIA SD Design Awards open
The AIA South Dakota Design Awards boast a long tradition of celebrating the best architecture in our state, and firms are invited to submit their 2019 nominees.
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Series: Architectural Working Conditions
(Content submitted by Stone Group Architects) Stone Group Architects recently got the opportunity to restore and remodel the East Side Fire Station to use as our office. Like any historical remodel, it was not without its problems, but the rewards just keep coming. Occupying the southwest corner of Heritage Park near downtown Sioux Falls, the…
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Places to Inspire
(Sponsored content by Pigott) For over 75 years, Pigott has been supporting organizations across the Midwest to create environments that spark potential and drive prosperity. We believe that when people are inspired by place, anything is possible. Partnering with architects, designers, developers, and end-users – we work to create environments that positively impact people and…
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New schools should preserve neighborhoods
A letter to the editor on Rapid City school planning by John Riker, Assoc. AIA, that ran in Saturday’s Rapid City Journal.
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Climate Change – State of Emergency
Do “We All Owe Al Gore An Apology,” as this linked NPR article states? Last month, an article was published on Treehugger.com asking if all construction related industries should declare a climate emergency. As designers and planners of our built and natural environment, we are stewards of the resources we use to build and must…
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Events Campus Survey – Public Input
In January of this year, a group of citizens were appointed by Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken to create a study group which has meet monthly to evaluate the current conditions and future potential of the Denny Sanford Premier Center Campus. This group, which includes two AIA South Dakota architects, Jared Nesje from TSP and…
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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.
DetailsA 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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