AIASD Award Winner: Urban Nest

Post and images submitted by Robert Arlt Architect. PROJECT OVERVIEW The Urban Nest project is an “Urban Refill” home for a family with two young sons just south of downtown Sioux Falls in a well-established, walkable neighborhood. The site resides outside of designated historic review areas but sits in the middle of a row of…

An interview with Pascale Sablan, Architect/Advocate: Part 1

It was my honor to conduct the following interview, posted in two parts, with Pascale Sablan, FAIA, an Architect/Advocate creating a diverse community network of those who impact our built environment through her organization, Beyond the Built Environment, as well as her work as an Associate at Adjaye Associates in New York City. AD: Pascale,…

2021 AIA SD Presidential Award Winner: Goss Opera House, Watertown SD

Celebrations in Architecture: Goss Opera House, Watertown SD receives recognition from AIA SD President, Tom Hurlbert at 2021 AIA SD Convention. (Content submitted by RSA) Every once in a while, we as Architects become involved in a project that changes our perspective on the value of somebody’s passion for a project, and how it can…

Stunning Modern Home Designed by University of Kansas Architecture Students

(Sponsored content by Pella Windows) Innovative architecture students designed a home featuring elegant and modern Pella® Impervia® windows. Project Details Type: New Construction Location: Lawrence, KS Products Used: Pella® Impervia® Fiberglass Awning Window Pella® Impervia® Fiberglass Casement Window Area of Structure Involved: Kitchen, Living Room, Bedrooms and Bathrooms In this new construction project, architecture students…

Going Metro: Re-cap Interview

Interview with Sara Lum, Program + Marketing Manager at Startup Sioux Falls and coordinator for the Going Metro program with the Sioux Falls Design Center The Sioux Falls Design Center secured an NEA grant (National Endowment for the Arts) and South Dakota Community Foundation grant, which supported the Going Metro programming. How did the project…

GO DESIGN: Augustana University

This summer architects, artists, designers, students, and community members participated in the Sioux Falls Design Center’s GO DESIGN bus stop and shelter design competition. The competition encouraged visions of what sustainable, functional, and creative bus shelters and stops could look like for the Sioux Falls community. As part of the larger GOING METRO project, it…

GO DESIGN: Foregrounding the Metro

This summer architects, artists, designers, students, and community members participated in the Sioux Falls Design Center’s GO DESIGN bus stop and shelter design competition. The competition encouraged visions of what sustainable, functional, and creative bus shelters and stops could look like for the Sioux Falls community. As part of the larger GOING METRO project, it…

GO DESIGN: Team Besties

This summer architects, artists, designers, students, and community members participated in the Sioux Falls Design Center’s GO DESIGN bus stop and shelter design competition. The competition encouraged visions of what sustainable, functional, and creative bus shelters and stops could look like for the Sioux Falls community. As part of the larger GOING METRO project, it…

GO DESIGN: Conestoga Bus Shelter

This summer architects, artists, designers, students, and community members participated in the Sioux Falls Design Center’s GO DESIGN bus stop and shelter design competition. The competition encouraged visions of what sustainable, functional, and creative bus shelters and stops could look like for the Sioux Falls community. As part of the larger GOING METRO project, it…