AIA Iowa

06/08/2026

This month's firm display is featured by ISG. Stop by the office to check it out!

06/04/2026

Central States Design Awards are open! Submissions are available until August 3rd.

Central States Region Design Awards Submission Portal is Open - Get Your Project Recognized!

Jury Chair: Central States Design Chair: Colleen Healey, AIA
Colleen Healey Architecture

Categories:
Architecture
Preservation/Adaptive Reuse
Interior Design
Small Project

Guidelines:
The Central States Regional Design Awards celebrate outstanding work in the Central States region of Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. The project must meet one of the following criteria:

Designed by licensed architects located within the Central States Region.
Project located within the Central States region designed by licensed architects located anywhere. .missouri AIA Iowa

Submit your project here: https://www.abstractscorecard.com/cfp/submit/login.asp?EventKey=ZZLFYRZY

05/28/2026

📸 Attention all Iowa photographers and architecture enthusiasts! 📸

AIA Iowa is thrilled to be sponsoring Class 47: Architecture Photography Competition at this year’s Iowa State Fair!

Whether your lens captures the historic charm of past structures or the sleek lines of modern design, we want to see it! This class celebrates all examples of American and International architecture, both past and present. If you have an eye for the built environment, this is your chance to show off your talent at the iconic Iowa State Fair.

⏰ Don't miss out! We highly encourage everyone to get their entries prepared and submitted by June 13-14!

Ready to submit your best shots? Check out the rules, guidelines, and entry forms below to get started:

• Learn more and enter: https://www.iowastatefair.org/competition/enter-competitive-exhibits

• Photography Entry Details:https://storage.googleapis.com/iowa-state-fair/2026/Competitive-Events/Competitive-Exhibits/26_ifl_photography_updated.5.5.26.pdf

• Entry Form:https://storage.googleapis.com/iowa-state-fair/2026/Competitive-Events/Competitive-Exhibits/26_ifl_photography_entryform.pdf

Tag a photographer friend who needs to enter! 🏛️✨

Enter competitive exhibits at the Iowa State Fair.

05/22/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2026 Procrastinators Ball! It was a day full of informational presentations and ending with a tour of the Health Sciences Academic Building at University of Iowa.

05/08/2026

This months firm display is presented by DLR Group. Thanks for making our office look pretty!

05/04/2026

Hats off to all the public libraries that partnered with us for Architecture Month by creating displays, promoting Bee an Architect, and curating collections about design!

04/29/2026

The 2026 Procrastinators Ball will be held at the University of Iowa's Health Sciences Academic Building on May 21st! Register now at https://www.aiaiowa.org/events

04/28/2026

Last week, AIA Iowa Sections hosted a statewide trivia night, putting our members' architectural knowledge to the test. A huge thank you to everyone who joined us, and a shout-out to our wonderful host, Naura, for a fun evening!

04/21/2026

Every month we have a new display in our office windows graciously designed by some of our firm members. The display showcases past, current or future projects designed by each firm.

📷:
March - Studio MELEE
April - Neumann Monson Architects

04/20/2026

The stars aligned recently as AIA Architecture Week coincided with the Science Center of Iowa's Week of the Young Child. Volunteer architects spent three days working with museum patrons to construct a visionary cardboard city. What a fun partnership we hope to develop more in the future!