Great Spaces, Great Places
Cover image: A high performance building in hot and arid climate High-performance building is a design approach that aims to reduce the energy consumption and environmental impact of buildings while also improving the comfort and well-being of occupants. This approach involves the integration of advanced technologies, sustainable materials, and passive design strategies that work together …
Content submitted by Sandra Callies, AIA NCARBInstructor of Architecture at South Dakota State University A more deliberate, material and longevity-focused take on fashion and clothing design is getting recognition from earth-conscious consumers as finally getting it right! Since this topic is highlighted typically in the month of April for Earth Day, I figured I’d use …
Last week, the city of Sioux Falls moved into the third and final community engagement phase of the new Sustainability and Climate Action Plan. Public comments are open from March 1- March 21. Community Engagement Phase 3Early 2022. Public comment period of the written Plan.Purpose: To obtain and incorporate as applicable final comment from the public on …
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Present at Design in the Hills, 2022 AIA SD Annual Convention AIA South Dakota has issued a Call for Presentations for Design in the Hills, planned for July 14-15, 2022, and the AIA South Dakota Annual Convention and Expo, scheduled for Sept. 15-16, 2022.Those who have knowledge and insight that may be of value to …
Post and images submitted by Robert Arlt Architect. The sauna cube is a self-designed and built project sited in the backyard of our central Sioux Falls Midcentury ranch house. The project started out imagined as a garden shed but changed during covid after taking a trip in the summer of 2020 and spending time at a …
Okay – one more Ha! You thought you were rid of me, but I’ve got one more post to get in just under the wire, thanks to something a co-worker shared from earlier this year. I’m a sucker for space architecture, and continuing some thematics from my hosting a couple years ago, I offer the …
(Cover image courtesy of SDSU) Over the past weekend, South Dakota State University officially celebrated the naming of the Chicoine Architecture, Mathematics & Engineering Hall with a ceremony honoring the 19th President of SDSU. Serving as President from 2007–2016, David Chicoine was instrumental in the founding of the Department of Architecture in 2010 and believed …
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 …
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 …
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 …