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 …
Our Buildings Are Boxes | Are Building Our Boxes?
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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ICYMI: SAY IT LOUD South Dakota Exhibit
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 …
AIA SD celebrates 2023 Nominated Awards
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 …
EVENTS: SAY IT LOUD SD Public Keynote
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 …
EVENTS: SAY IT LOUD South Dakota
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 …
AIA South Dakota convention 2023: Now and Next
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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AFFORDABLE HOUSING | A cyclic conversation without resolution
With rapid population growth developers, designers, contractors, and finance are at work to provide adequate housing supply. Housing is required to facilitate the recruitment and retention of the influx of the workforce. Yes, housing is in high demand. Yes, we need to accommodate the influx. But – are we planning for the long-term impact …
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Say It Loud: South Dakota Submissions Live
In collaboration with Beyond the Built Environment and Pascale Sablan, FAIA, a local collection of South Dakota design professionals across the built environment are excited to announce submissions are now LIVE for this fall’s SAY IT LOUD: South Dakota exhibit, an exhibition elevating the contributions of women and diverse architects, engineers, interior designers, landscape architects, …
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Why we care about historic buildings
For most architects and architecture aficionados, the case for preserving and rehabilitating historic buildings seems like plain common sense. For the skeptics and fence-sitters out there, we put together a list of resources that lay out the many, many benefits of saving our older buildings. The 6-point list below comes from the National Trust for …