Neumann Monson Architects (NM) president Tim Schroeder and architect Sally Obernolte shared an update on NM’s client experience initiative at this year’s Client Experience for Professional Services (CXps) conference in Durham, North Carolina, on May 21st. Their presentation titled, “Experiences Drawn on Purpose,” shared the firm’s journey to become outwardly focused, the strategies they used to gain buy-in from their team, and the results they have achieved by leveraging client experience to stay competitive.

When the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) director Sarah Henderson asked us if we’d like to help high school students replicate of a portion of the Berlin Wall for an exhibit they were calling "Revolution Starts in the Streets," we jumped at the opportunity.

On April 26th, NM was honored with an International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Great Plains Chapter Interior Design Excellence Award (IDEA) for the design of a private residence located in Des Moines.

The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Iowa Chapter recognized two projects designed by Neumann Monson with Impact Awards during the annual spring conference on Thursday, April 18th, in Ames. This was the inaugural year of the Impact Awards program that recognizes architectural projects that are specifically designed to directly benefit social, humanitarian, community or environmental causes.

At NM, sketching is an integral part of our daily lives. Architect Eric Neuhaus’ AIA Iowa award winning project titled “93|21” provided an outlet from the digital architecture environment and a way to create outside the office. Throughout 20 months with temperature ranges from 93 degrees to 21 degrees, he sketched the progress of the new Krause Gateway Center in downtown Des Moines, resulting in a compilation of sketches showing the evolution of the built environment.

Neumann Monson unleashed 120 seventh-grade architects at Kirkwood Regional Center’s STEM Institute in December.

Neumann Monson has been named an Outstanding Emerging Professional (EP) Friendly Firm by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Central States Region (CSR), which covers Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma.

The American Institute of Architects Central States Region (AIA CSR) honored two Neumann Monson projects at their annual awards ceremony on Friday, October 12th in Tulsa, Oklahoma. AIA CSR encompasses the states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma.

The Iowa Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) honored Neumann Monson Architect’s Nick Lindsley with the 2018 AIA Iowa Young Architect Award at the annual AIA Iowa Convention on Thursday, September 20. The Young Architect Award is given to individuals who have shown exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession in the areas of design, education, and service in the early stage of their architectural career. Nick is only the fourth recipient of the award.

We’re excited to announce that six projects designed by Neumann Monson have received an American Institute of Architects (AIA) Iowa Design Award, including three awards for Excellence in Craft. Only seven projects out of more than 70 entries were selected to receive Design awards and five projects out of 30 entries were selected for Craft awards. The awards jury was comprised of building design leaders from across the country who selected projects from a wide field of entries in recognition of the firm’s excellence in architectural and interior design.