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  • ISU architecture students win 2019 Hansen Prize for outdoor theater project
    ISU architecture students win 2019 Hansen Prize for outdoor theater project

    03/11/19 AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University third-year architecture students Deysy Cruz Escobar and Alice Tosi won the 2019 Richard F. Hansen Prize in Architecture awarded by the ISU Department of Architecture. Iowa State alumni Richard F. and Barbara E. Hansen established the Hansen Prize in 2004 to recognize the winner(s) of a design competition held in conjunction with the Richard F. Hansen Lecture in Architecture. Jurors for this year’s…

  • ISU interior design projects win top 10 recognition in Steelcase NEXT Student Design Competition
    ISU interior design projects win top 10 recognition in Steelcase NEXT Student Design Competition

    02/14/19 AMES, Iowa — Projects by two Iowa State University interior design seniors have placed in the top 10 of the 6th Annual Steelcase NEXT Student Design Competition. “NEXT Global Commercial Real Estate” by Caylee Balcerzak, New Berlin, Wisconsin, and “NEXT Office Space” by Erendira Gonzalez, Los Angeles, California, were among five honorable mentions awarded out of 900 entries from 70 university programs nationwide. Five semifinalists also were selected, with…

  • ISU College of Design to honor EDSA president Doug Smith with 2018 Christian Petersen Design Award
    ISU College of Design to honor EDSA president Doug Smith with 2018 Christian Petersen Design Award

    10/02/18 AMES, Iowa — Doug Smith, president and principal of EDSA in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is the recipient of the 2018 Christian Petersen Design award presented by the Iowa State University College of Design. Established in 1980, the award is given annually to alumni, staff and friends of the university for distinguished work that advances the design and art professions. It is named for the noted artist Christian Petersen, who…

  • ISU College of Design to honor Kansas City developer Steve Foutch with Design Achievement Award
    ISU College of Design to honor Kansas City developer Steve Foutch with Design Achievement Award

    10/02/18 AMES, Iowa — Steve Foutch, co-founder and CEO of Foutch Brothers in Kansas City, Missouri, is a recipient of the 2018 Design Achievement Award presented by the Iowa State University College of Design.The award recognizes outstanding creative and professional achievements of alumni in all of the college’s disciplines, which include architecture, art and design, community and regional planning, graphic design, industrial design, integrated studio arts, integrated visual arts, interdisciplinary…

  • ISU College of Design to honor YoungArts’ Matt Nielson with Design Achievement Award
    ISU College of Design to honor YoungArts' Matt Nielson with Design Achievement Award

    10/02/18 AMES, Iowa — Matt Nielson, the senior director of operations and campus planning for the National YoungArts Foundation, is a recipient of the 2018 Design Achievement Award presented by the Iowa State University College of Design. The award recognizes outstanding creative and professional achievements of alumni in all of the college’s disciplines, which include architecture, art and design, community and regional planning, graphic design, industrial design, integrated studio arts,…

  • ISU College of Design to honor Paragon Commercial Interiors CEO Dana Wilkinson with Design Achievement Award
    ISU College of Design to honor Paragon Commercial Interiors CEO Dana Wilkinson with Design Achievement Award

    10/02/18 AMES, Iowa — Dana Wilkinson, co-owner and CEO of Paragon Commercial Interiors in Davenport, is a recipient of the 2018 Design Achievement Award presented by the Iowa State University College of Design. The award recognizes outstanding creative and professional achievements of alumni in all of the college’s disciplines, which include architecture, art and design, community and regional planning, graphic design, industrial design, integrated studio arts, integrated visual arts, interdisciplinary…

  • Three ISU student projects are finalists in national Hospitality Design Awards competition
    Three ISU student projects are finalists in national Hospitality Design Awards competition

    05/30/18 AMES, Iowa — Three teams of recent Iowa State University College of Design graduates are among five finalists in the student category of the 14th HD Awards competition. This national competition, sponsored by Hospitality Design magazine, recognizes outstanding design projects in 23 categories related to the hospitality industry. The Iowa State finalists are: “Arrowhead Resort” by Taylor Bryan and Holland Shodeen, both of whom received bachelor of fine…

  • ISU landscape architecture students recognized with Iowa ASLA Merit Awards
    ISU landscape architecture students recognized with Iowa ASLA Merit Awards

    04/12/18 AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University landscape architecture students received Merit Awards from the Iowa Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects at the Iowa ASLA Spring 2018 Conference Monday, March 26, in Ames. Graduate students Mahsa Adib, Kerman, Iran; Kavita Chapagain, Kathmandu, Nepal; Taylor Danger, Jewell; Rachel Kehoe, Cedar Rapids; Rosie Manzo, Lowell, Massachusetts; Farshid Torabian, Isfahan, Iran; Wan Wei, Jining, Shandong, China; and Shuang Wu, Huangchuan,…