We’re excited to announce that two projects designed by Neumann Monson have received an AIA Iowa Excellence in Design Awards and two Excellence in Craft Awards!

The Iowa Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) honored Neumann Monson Architect’s Nathan Griffith with the 2020 AIA Iowa Young Architect Award during a virtual awards ceremony of the annual AIA Iowa convention.

The Iowa Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) honored Neumann Monson President Tim Schroeder, AIA, with the 2020 AIA Iowa Medal of Honor. Tim was formally recognized during a virtual awards ceremony of the annual AIA Iowa convention.

New Sustainable Concrete Technology Will Revolutionize the Construction Industry in Iowa By Nathan Griffith As global pollution continues to rise, reducing the amount emissions through innovations in building materials has been receiving increased attention from the media in the last few years. Earlier this year at one of our monthly staff meetings, one of my colleagues introduced CarbonCure, a new technology that greatly reduces carbon emissions from the production of concrete. We recently learned that a local business, Metro Pavers of Iowa City, will be the first in Iowa to begin offering CarbonCure in August.

St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church, Ankeny, has received a 2019 Faith & Form/AIA Interfaith Design (ID) Knowledge Community Award in the religious architecture – new facilities category. The program encourages and supports excellence in the design of worship spaces and their accoutrements. More than 100 projects were submitted with nearly one-third located outside the United States. Jurors noted that some of the best projects were modest in scale and budget and displayed sensitivity to their local cultural, historical, and social context. Awarded projects were published in the Winter 2019 Awards Issue of Faith & Form magazine and can be viewed on the Faith and Form website.

Beginning in mid-March, a large portion of our studio began working remotely. The shift has gone remarkably well, with just enough video gaffes and frozen screens to keep us humble. Though we miss stopping by each other’s desks and meeting up in the crit space, there’s something comforting about having everyone just one call away.

The American Institute of Architects (AIA), Iowa Chapter recognized two projects designed by Neumann Monson with Impact Awards during the annual spring conference on Wednesday, April 1st. This was the second year of the Impact Awards program which recognizes architectural projects that are specifically designed to directly benefit social, humanitarian, community or environmental causes.

Matt Krieger, AIA, has been appointed to the Iowa City Climate Action Commission, a newly formed 11-member group charged with advising the City Council on climate issues, analyzing climate actions, and engaging the public on climate and sustainability goals. The Climate Action Commission succeeds a public steering committee that created the City’s Climate Action and Adaptation plan, adopted in September 2018.

We are proud to announce that our own Nick Lindsley, AIA, has been named a recipient of the 2020 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Young Architects Award. The national award recognizes individuals who have impacted the profession through significant contributions and leadership early in their architectural careers. Nick will be presented with the Young Architects Award this spring at the 2020 AIA National Convention and Design Exposition in Los Angeles, along with other recipients from around the country. He earned AIA Iowa’s version of the award in 2018. Nick joined Neumann Monson’s Iowa City studio after graduating from Iowa State University in 2009 and has proven himself an accomplished project architect and manager. His work on Park@201, One Place at Riverfront Crossings, and Harrison & Sabin helped transform Iowa City’s downtown area and garnered state and regional awards for design excellence. As a shareholder and leader, he has helped shape our firm’s culture of design, mentorship, and service. Nick’s professional, community, and academic service has raised the profession’s profile and bettered his community. He serves AIA Iowa on the state and local level by contributing to annual conventions, guiding IA Architect magazine, and expanding his local chapter’s visibility. In 2018 he joined AIA Iowa’s Citizen Architect program, meeting with and speaking to state legislators. He has served on the Iowa City Downtown District’s board for the past four years, creating new initiatives and strengthening the District’s relationship with the City Council. Additionally, he has been active in Arts Iowa City, Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity, Run for the Schools, and many other organizations in the greater Iowa City area. Nick’s engagement in the academic arena includes outreach through AIA, Iowa Architectural Foundation, and ACE Mentors. This past fall, he and fellow NM’er Andrew Ballard led a studio at Iowa State University for fifth year undergraduates and third year graduate students focusing on issues of flooding in urban areas. Congratulations to Nick on this well-deserved honor!

ARCHITECT Magazine has ranked Neumann Monson #42 on the Architect 50 list of the top firms in the U.S. in the category of design.