Every other year the Biennale de Architettura assembles an international exhibition showcasing  architecture as a solution to contemporary societal, humanistic, and technological issues. Universally accepted as the world’s leading architecture event, this year’s exhibition “The Laboratory of the …

Two project honored by Madison’s business community with a Commercial Design Award – Northstreet Co-op and The Bakke Center’s The Living Kitchen – uniquely embody the transformational potential of renovations and re-use across all scales and spectrums.   The …

The Marion Fire Station was recently recognized at the annual International Living Future Institute conference in Washington, D.C. with a Stephen R. Kellert Biophilic Design Award. The Stephen R. Kellert Biophilic Design Award recognizes achievements in the built environment, …

The University of Iowa’s new College of Pharmacy building has earned LEED Silver certification. Complete in December 2019, the building was officially dedicated in 2021 due to COVID-19. The new 210,000-square-foot building replaced the 1960s College of Pharmacy …

Marion Fire Station 1 is highlighted in the March issue of Architectural Record magazine. The civic issue showcases public buildings in Nova Scotia, Milan, Zurich, San Francisco, and Marion, Iowa.   The two-level 21,000-square-foot fire station reduces response …

The impact of human trafficking ripples across the fabric of our communities.  Through force, fraud, and coercion, human traffickers violate a most basic right – to be free. Understanding that access to stable housing is critical to preventing …

Owatonna is a community of around 30,000 located one hour south of the Twin Cites. Built in 1901, the Owatonna Public Library has high ceilings and big windows that pull natural daylight deep into the library collection and programming …

A symbol of resiliency for a community devastated by a EF-3 tornado in 2018 and again by an inland hurricane in 2020, the Marshall County Courthouse was re-dedicated on Nov. 19, 2022, exactly 136 years after the building …

The intention of the new city hall was always to be a community anchor surrounded by public amenities, and it is exactly that. The Johnston Town Center is finally complete after the installation of their public art pieces, down …

Designers make many decisions that directly affect a building’s impact on the environment.   One of the first – and potentially the most important – questions should be: “Is there an existing building we can use instead?” This is …