September 23-24
September 26-27, 2019
Des Moines, Iowa
Thank you for joining us for the 2019 AIA Iowa Convention.
Our SENSIBILITY is informed by environmental factors across many scales – local, regional, and global – as such, individuals often vary within an ensemble. As designers, we have the ABILITY to shape our profession and our surroundings – despite a growing number of complex forces exerting their influence. Collective reflection upon the cause-and-effect of our SENSIBILITIES is required to have a positive impact upon the trajectory of our practice and the settings we create.
The design community has the ability and responsibility to draw inspiration from and respond to both the material and immaterial of our current era while addressing the complex emotional and aesthetic influences that affect us all. Tangible issues of materials, form, and context make up our buildings and cities and possess inherent visual, tactile, and even olfactive qualities that stimulate our senses. Intangible topics of technology, compensation, and social equality add to the complex navigation of today’s field. The people we engage - clients, consultants, or colleagues - all bring varying perspectives that we must be cognizant of to maximize their potential. An acute degree of consciousness is required to fully understand and respond to these factors accordingly.
It requires SENSIBILITY but with action; it requires SENSABILITY.
Lyndley Kent, AIA
AIA Iowa Convention Committee Co-Chair
Eric Neuhaus, AIA
AIA Iowa Convention Committee Co-Chair
Meet our Keynotes.
Our 2019 keynotes came from across the U.S.
They came to share their
diverse work,
practice,
and
perspectives.
"What a privilege it is to practice architecture – a human, and humane, art with the power to
improve lives,
heal the earth,
create beauty,
and unify us all."
JoAnn Hindmarsh Wilcox, AIA
Mahlum
Seattle, WA
in situ (in-ˈsi-tü):
adj. in the natural,
original,
or appropriate position
Erin Sterling Lewis, AIA and Matt Griffith, AIA
in situ studio
Raleigh, NC
Through investigation, analysis and testing, ARO creates designs that unite the conceptual and the pragmatic within a strong, coherent vision.
Stephen Cassell, FAIA
ARO
New York, NY
Our work lands at the intersection of past and present, of tradition and innovation. We seek to balance a specificity of place with what is common and understood – engaging but advancing those materials, methods, and systems familiar to our region in new and innovative ways.
Brandon Pace, FAIA
Sanders Pace
Knoxville, TN
Thank you to our sponsors.
Action Reprographics
Convention Signage
Commercial New Construction Program- Awards Celebration
Confluence- Cocktail Party
Downing Construction- Friday Breakfast
Graham Construction- Friday Lunch
Holmes Murphy & Associates - Thurs. Afternoon Break
IMEG Corp- Thurs. Afternoon Break
Integrated Studio- Special Exhibit, AIA Photo Contest
ISU Architecture- Keynote Speaker- Erin Sterling Lewis & Matt Griffith
J+J Flooring Group-
Friday Afternoon Break
KCL Engineering- Cocktail Party
KFPP- Friday Lunch
Marvin Windows & Doors- Special Exhibit, ISU Student Display
Masonry Institute of Iowa- Masonry Awards
Miron Construction Co.- Cocktail Party
MMC Contractors- Cocktail Party
Pella- Pella AXP Sponsorship
Raker Rhodes Engineering, LLC- Cocktail Party
RCS Millwork- Registration Desk Construction
SGH Inc.- Cocktail Party
Stetson Building Products- Registration Desk Storage
Trivalent Lighting Studio, LLC- Breakfast, Friday
U.S. CAD- Hospitality
West Plains Engineering- Cocktail Party
