2021 AIA Nebraska Design Awards

2021 AIA NEBRASKA

DESIGN AWARDS Saluting excellence in architecture

DECEMBER 5, 2021 | SPECIAL SECTION

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BEST OF THE BEST AIA Nebraska announces top architectural projects for 2021 AIA Nebraska, a chapter of the American Institute of Architects, is pleased to announce the 2021 Excellence in Design Award winners.

This year, 108 submissions were received — the largest number of submissions from Nebraska architects to date.

The following distinguished jury reviewed the submissions and determined this year’s winning entries: Chair Anne Marie Duvall Decker, FAIA, principal, Duvall Decker Architects, Jackson, Mississippi; Matthew D. Persinger, AIA, Duvall Decker Architects, Jackson, Mississippi; Frank Harmon, FAIA, Frank Harmon Architect, Raleigh, North Carolina; Christian Rodrigues, AIA, Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, New Orleans.

The Excellence in Design program is an annual event for Nebraska architects who submit built and unbuilt projects for consid-

eration. Categories for consideration include Architecture, Interior Architecture, Unbuilt, Details, Masonry and a new category: Regional & Urban Design.

In addition, there are two categories for emerging architects and architecture students, including Built & Unbuilt Design.

Projects are judged based on a variety of features, including unique design, originality, extended use attributes, sustainability, budget and use of environmental surroundings.

AIA Nebraska supports architects in fulfilling their commitment to excellence in design and livability in our buildings and communities. Further information on this year’s design winners and past winners can be found on The American Institute of Architects, Nebraska Chapter’s website, www. aia.org/nebraska.

AIA Nebraska Board of Directors President Dan Grasso, AIA Sinclair Hille Architects President-Elect Matthew DeBoer, AIA HDR Secretary Greg Galbreath, AIA RDG Planning & Design Treasurer Troy Keilig, AIA CMBA Architects Past-President Michael Sinclair, AIA Schemmer Director Heather Hughes, AIA DLR Group

Associate Director Trevor Watson, Associate AIA Archi+Etc. Associate Director Gregory Schepler, Associate AIA Architectural Design Associates Omaha Section President Sheila Ireland, AIA LEO A DALY Lincoln Section President Chad Kruse, AIA Sinclair Hille Architects

Western Section President Josh Silvers, AIA Wilkins Architectural Design Planning University of NebraskaLincoln College of Architecture Representative David Karle, Associate AIA AIAS Nebraska President Quinn McFadden, AIAS Government Affairs Representative Patrick Leahy, AIA CMBA Architects Executive Director Sara Kay, Hon AIA AIA Nebraska

HONORABLE MENTIONS EMERGING PROFESSIONAL: BUILT & UNBUILT HONORABLE MENTION AWARD‌ Entry: Un-monument Location: Lincoln,

Nebraska

Emerging Profession-

als: Austin Riggins & Allie McAndrews, AIAS Nebraska

Summary: The modern American landscape lacks neutral spaces of public discourse that are vital to a democratic society. The library of the 21st century is uniquely poised to fill this void. By rejecting monumentality, the emerging professionals were able to contextualize the building with its surroundings, drawing upon surrounding rural archetypes to strengthen the library programming and encourage engagement. The site expands off the ideas within the building. Hardscapes stretch across the landscape refer-

encing the shadows cast by the library and offer seating and event space. The hardscapes are surrounded by native floras of Nebraska. A community garden and follies placed around the site provide further opportunities for discourse and engagement.

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Project editor Courtney BrummerClark, 402-444-3118; cbclark@owh.com Designer Jennifer Frencl For special section advertising information, contact nick.cavallaro@owh.com On the cover: Built & Unbuilt Merit Award Neighbor-Type House by Quinn McFadden, AIAS & Jamie Schacher.

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Unbuilt Design Honorable Mention Award Entry: Basketball Training Center Location: Omaha, Nebraska Owner: DVLP Basketball Firm: Actual Architecture Company

Summary: Bringing elite level sports training and advising to under resourced communities, urban and rural. The nonprofit, DVLP Basketball, develops young talent in Omaha, building culture, team mindset, and leadership for the future of the sport. The organization combines elite basketball development with a platform for enhanced player recruitment. Having outgrown shared courts with partners around the city, DVLP Basketball

Architecture Honorable Mention Award Entry: Siena Francis Miracles Treatment

Center

Location: Omaha, Nebraska Owner: Siena Francis Firm: HDR Photographer: Dan Schwalm

space. Ample daylight floods the interior with a message of hope and optimism.

Jury Comments: The designers were given a ubiquitous, somewhat unlovable building, and with the most strategic and economical moves, made it into something dignified, Summary: Continuing to improve and expand something more useful and humane. This services to Omaha’s homeless population, creation of value from the most mundane is with the recent completion of a new shelter an example of noble stewardship. The jury on the Siena Francis House campus, the next wondered if the entry could have been more phase consisted of the renovation of the of a welcoming threshold, but they appreciadjacent building. The renovation will house ated the simple and bright interiors and the the Siena Francis House’s Miracles recovery insertion of clerestory windows to form the program for men and women struggling with public gathering spaces. addiction with dignity in a durable and safe

envisions a new building in the north downtown area of Omaha, conveniently located for young players and highly visible to the public. This public-face is important to the nonprofit’s mission.

Jury Comments: This proposal is a striking and simple celebration of basketball, boldly presented and embedded in its community.

The shape and plan are simple, well-organized, and affective. As the project is developed, we hope the realities of structure and enclosure are allowed to be expressed and the path of the rainwater is celebrated.

LIGHTING DESIGN

AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ARCHITECTURAL STORY

Interior Honorable Mention Award Entry: Bridges Trust Location: Omaha, Nebraska Owner: Bridges Trust Firm: TACKarchitects Photographer: Tom Kessler

Summary: After being disparately located between multiple floors of their previous building, visual and physical connectedness was a primary concept for the Bridges Trust Tenant Improvement. Spanning two floors of a new midrise structure, the project places intentional focus on client services—one half of the upper level is dedicated to client services while the remaining spaces serve employee needs. A gracious opening in the upper level allows clients to witness the industrious work performed by the Bridges Trust Team. Upon entering the space, clients process across a bridge to enter the main conference room featuring a perforated metal scrim, providing necessary privacy while allowing natural light to filter deeply into the space. The walnut

wood slat ceiling feature provides acoustical control while elevating the overall client experience. Decorative metal is featured complementary throughout the space curating natural materials and reinforcing design moves.

Jury Comments: It is hard to tell if the art is integrated with the interior design or the interior design is integrated with the art. Either way, they rise to each other. While the budget was clearly ample, the interior design is restrained and elegant with particularly wellconceived and executed lighting design.

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HONOR AWARDS

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ARCHITECTURE HONOR AWARD‌ Entry: Niobrara River Valley Pre-

serve — Nature Conservancy Location: Johnstown, Nebraska Owner: The Nature Conservancy Nebraska Chapter Firm: BVH Architecture Photographer: AJ Brown Imaging Summary: The Nature Conservancy’s 56,000-acre Niobrara Valley Preserve is one of the largest conservancy preserves in the U.S. and a model for grassland management using bison, cattle, and fire. Approaching from the road, users step onto an elevated cedar pathway that leads to a covered outdoor space. A portion of the deck projects into the landscape as an extension of the outdoor space.

Within the interior resides meeting rooms, educational orientation, office space, and servery. The project is designed to amplify the natural environment through sustainable methods and nuanced material choices. Sourced on-site from overgrowth, cedar siding is charred us-

ing an ancient Japanese technique to provide durability and resistance to insects. The window system allows views to the landscape, obstructs unwanted solar heat gain during and allows the sun to heat the space during the winter months.

The result is a visitor center tailored to compliment the noble goals of The Nature Conservancy.

Jury Comments: This building seems conceived, developed, and detailed as a study of and response to its place. It was a jury favorite, eliciting a desire in all of us to visit the site and explore the spaces of the building. The lantern of the building works as well from the exterior, as a beacon and a landmark, as it does from the interior, as a surprising portrait framing and prospect upon its landscape. The inventive and careful detailing, the use of rustic, dark, and warm materials balanced with clean, modern lines of metal, engage the building in its place and in its time.

ARCHITECTURE HONOR AWARD‌ Entry: University of Nebraska

— Dinsdale Family Learning Commons Owner: University of NebraskaLincoln Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Firm: DLR Group Photographer: William Hess Photography Summary: Located in the heart of UNL’s agricultural focused campus the Dinsdale Family Learning Commons turns the traditional heads down 1970’s library inside out. This hub invites students and professionals to collaborate while simultaneously projecting the life and activity outward, energizing the campus at large. The design embraces the original building’s strict square grid structure creating rules much like the Jeffersonian Grid when laid across the organic landscape of Nebraska. The history of this ag campus further inspires the design

through abstraction of macro and micro agrarian patterns familiar to rural Nebraska. Subtle hints of pivot circles and crop rows, natural rich tones of wheat and wood, weathered steel, and corn crib siding tell stories through interior materials.

Flexibility was key throughout the design allowing students to take full ownership of how the space transforms to their needs.

Jury Comments: The designers rigorously studied the existing architecture, amplified its strengths, corrected its deficiencies, and then strategically intervened with a light but powerful touch to bring natural light all the way to the basement and create visual connections between interior spaces. The exterior and interior interventions transform the building into a celebration of learning for those both in and around it.

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HONOR AWARDS

ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL HONOR AWARD‌ Entry: Omaha Office Stairs Location: Omaha, Nebraska Owner: RDG Planning & Design Firm: RDG Planning & Design Photographer: Lea Schuster

Summary: Building on an existing framework, the design for this staircase uses a variety of materials to create a rhythmic, minimalist cadence. As users ascend or descended, the staircase folds, frames and evolves by transforming alongside the user’s path. The wood slats were crafted from reclaimed red oak that was once the building’s door jams, window frames and millwork.

Reuse of the concrete foundation recalls the original staircase framework while offering a contemporary and minimalist approach; this raw concrete contrasted with the precise wood elements create a diversity

in material language. The result is a literal and figurative expression of elevated design that grounds the space and offers a unique place for spontaneous collaboration.

Jury Comments: This was the hands-down favorite of all jury members for this category. Both the detailing and the execution were nearly flawless. Through tight repetition and disciplined spacing and reveals, these additive components are transformed into engaging and compelling surfaces. Each step is measured and celebrated through the repetition of the pattern and the variation of the grain of each piece.

One imagines you might take these stairs more slowly to spend more time in the well-crafted, warm, and rich enclosure.

INTERIOR HONOR AWARD‌ Entry: Judy Varner Adoption and

Education Center Location: Omaha, Nebraska Owner: Nebraska Humane Society Firm: HDR Photographer: Dan Schwalm Summary: The project is a 34,000 SF renovation project that upgrades the existing animal shelter (itself a converted grocery store) to a new, state-of-the-art facility. The project focused on the use of incredibly resilient materials that can withstand all types of abuse from both human and animal. The owner challenged the team with one primary goal as we began this renovation: how can design reduce animal stress? Numerous stressful issues for animals existed with the original design, including

prey/predator proximity, poor sound control, undersized housing units, and poor quality lighting. The design response focused on the concept of humane design, reducing the number of stressors through animal-focused design strategies.

Jury Comments: This rehabilitation of the public spaces of an animal shelter is a caring and researched response to the nature and behavior of the animals and the needs of the program. The interventions are strategic and apparently economical, yet they transform the character of the space. A straightforward palette of materials addresses the extreme durability requirements of the facility while creating a sense of appreciation and love for the animals.

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HONOR AWARD REGIONAL & URBAN DESIGN HONOR AWARD‌ Entry: Omaha Rapid Bus Transit, ORBT Location: Omaha, Nebraska Owner: Metro, Transit Authority of the City

of Omaha

Firm: LEO A DALY Photographer: Thomas Grady

Summary: The transit system links diverse and historic neighborhoods and districts to downtown Omaha. Universally accessible, it is the city’s first fixed transit system in more than 60 years. For individuals with limited mobility, transportation can be a significant barrier that separates them from essential services and opportunities. The stations and vehicles use level boarding, auditory bus stop announcements, visual cues for stop locations, and real-time bus arrival updates — making transit available and convenient for all of Omaha. Level boarding simplifies service for strollers, wheelchairs and bicycles.

Highly recognizable stations make them easy to spot, in the urban context, and therefore easier to use. Considered together as a unit, these 24 stations create a more connected region with reduced congestion, accelerating economic development and widening access to educational and employment opportunities.

Jury Comments: Transit is an important regional and urban design problem that is solved comprehensively and appropriately in this project. It is resolved at the scale of the city, offering identifiable figures that act as understated landmarks in the city. These would make the transit system navigable and understandable to the individuals who use it.

The prototype appears to adapt well to each site while it is detailed to carefully address the needs of shelter, signage, safety, use, maintenance, accessibility, and public art.

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6 AIA Nebraska Excellence in Design Honor Awards

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MERIT AWARDS Architecture Merit Award‌ Entry: Lexus of Omaha Location: Omaha, Nebraska Owner: TKA Properties, LLC Firm: Carlson West Povondra Architects Photographer: Kessler Photography

Summary: This facility was not restricted by “corporate design” standards. The owner desired to create a unique sales environment that reflects the luxury brand image. The facility was envisioned incorporating quality materials and finishes while emphasizing environmental awareness and sustainability. The main showroom building is sited on a major, busy thoroughfare. At the street frontage a transparent façade highlights the two-story plant wall that forms a backdrop to the sales floor. A canopy roof structure supported by elegant tapered col-

umns shelters the approach and entry structure.

Natural shapes including botanical motifs on privacy screening at glass clad sales offices reinforce the biophilic theme of the interior. Other relevant features include a green roof, bamboo tree screen planter, and natural materials such as locally sourced wood and stone.

Jury Comments: This project accepts and elevates its type with simplicity and attention to craft and detail. It is a building that is attractive and inviting from a distance and carefully integrated into its site. Its section makes spaces engaged with the site and with each other. The use of landscape in and through the building successfully makes a scene for the vehicles and engaging spaces for the inhabitants. Every component and surface are refined in their details.

Architecture Merit Award‌ Entry: Crete Public Library Location: Crete, Nebraska Owner: City of Crete, Nebraska Firm: BVH Architecture Photographer: Dana Damewood Photography

Summary: The Crete Public Library is a 20,000 square foot community center designed to promote lifelong learning, encourage innovation, and facilitate community connections. The building is located on an entire city block with a 20-foot grade change, facilitating the opportunity to nestle a portion of the building into the earth to create unique lawn platforms, learning vistas, and play scape nodes. The interiors

were designed to be warm and welcoming, yet timeless to serve the community for years to come. Interactive play spaces were designed to stimulate social, emotional, language, and cognitive development. Outdoor program spaces and a story walk were designed to connect patrons with nature and create a connection between the library and public park system.

Jury Comments: The landscape design is as intentional as the architecture, and they are well-integrated with one another. This makes the building into a world apart, a living metaphor of the activity of reading a favorite book.

Emerging Professional: Built & Unbuilt Merit Award Entry: Neighbor-Type House Emerging Professionals: Quinn McFadden,

AIAS & Jamie Schacher

Summary: Neighbor-Type House maximizes land use and approaches affordability through densification and the ownership model of a community land trust. Five homes of various sizes share a 100′ x 150′ double lot. Individual families may purchase the homes while the land remains with the trust as a shared resource. The proposal strikes a balance between the security of ownership and the shared values of the community, ultimately providing access to housing in an accelerating market.

Two houses are single-floor accessible ranchstyle dwellings but by maintaining equal footprints, the mix of one and two-story homes can

be easily adjusted. The houses are simple and iconic with varying proportional window sizes placed according to interior functions and captured views. Roofs and walls of standing seam metal contribute to the monolithic appearance of the houses while bright-colored entry recesses (created by local artists) identify the initial homes.

Jury Comments: The jury appreciated the approach to increase density in existing neighborhoods. This can contribute to neighborhood revitalization and foster community among neighbors. The plans are tight, livable, and well-conceived. The carved porch entries are affective. As this project and this approach are developed, we hope the shared spaces will be developed to be as inviting and livable as the houses themselves.

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INTERIOR MERIT AWARD‌ Entry: Surety Hotel Location: Des Moines, Iowa Owner: Aparium Hotel Group Firm: DLR Group Architect of Record: Slingshot

Architecture

Photographer: Daniel Kelleghan

Summary: When seeking restored history combined with modern lifestyle and unmatched service, one can find an exceptional experience with certainty and confidence at “City of Certainties” hotel in downtown Des Moines. The guest of the past visited what was Iowa’s tallest bank skyscraper building to deposit, exchange, and consult financially.

The guest of today is untethered to the traditional exchange, finding a new kind of trade in this adaptive reuse hotel: social currency.

Through restored historical spaces emerges a local living room and cof-

fee parlor, woodfire tavern and connecting solarium as well as former offices-turned guestrooms. The intricately restored original American Beaux Arts Classicism exterior, main level bank space, 12-story iron stair, and marble vault doors remain, stimulating guests’ revived wonder.

This property is a modern heritage hotel ushering an exciting new era to midwestern hospitality.

Jury Comments: The historic detailing is faithfully recreated then balanced by a well-composed set of complimentary but modern additions, furnishings, and accessories.

The palette of color and materials are restrained but rich, natural colors with subtle but affective variations in material and texture and understated accents of blue and green.

UNBUILT DESIGN MERIT AWARD‌ Entry: Concordia University Music

Center Location: Seward, Nebraska Owner: Concordia University, Nebraska Firm: HDR Architect of Record: Sinclair Hille Architects Photographer: Dan Schwalm

Summary: Concordia University, Nebraska maintains a long standing nationally recognized music program. However, with the passage of time, a much deeper understanding of acoustic environments, advances in technology, growth in the music program and community engagement, renovation of the existing Music Center and an addition are warranted. The existing facility is a tale of two halves. While designed and constructed as a whole, the floors of the two wings did not align.

This misalignment, with only a stair connection, has been a persistent challenge for the movement of in-

struments and equipment and has kept the facility from being accessible. This proposal will demolish the existing east wing, replacing it with a new addition that aligns with the first and second levels of the west wing and house taller band and choir rooms, providing much need acoustic spatial volume.

Jury Comments: The plan uses poche beautifully to form the interior rooms and to respond to the acoustical needs of music-filled spaces. This project is well-resolved and presented. As an addition to an understated building, it is different but compatible, using the space between new and existing for entry and sectional connection. This is a quiet project designed to support and celebrate the music to come. As this proposal is developed, we hope the details will integrate all the systems of the buildings and bring richness and texture to the spaces while remaining understated.

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HDR’s Great Plains Studio(s) was named AIA Nebraska’s Firm of the Year.

2021 AIA Nebraska Firm of the Year Award The Firm of the Year Award recognizes an AIA Nebraska firm that has shown exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession in the areas of design, education, and or service to the State of Nebraska and its communities.

HDR Great Plains Studio(s) portfolio and list of accomplishments attests that they continually bring to their profession more than they take away. Innovative thinking and accountability characterize the firm culture, and these values extend from their designers to their projects and the communities they impact.

Located in Omaha and Lincoln, the Great Plains Studio(s) are a multi-disciplinary group of designers, engineers, and architects. These studios have earned national distinction from the American Institute of Architects, Institute for Interior Architecture and Regional & Urban Design.

Fundamental to HDR’s Great Plains Studio(s) is the belief that a great design practice must maintain a strong connection to the academy. The practice’s support of academic institutions is generous and significant and includes studio service on the advi-

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sory boards of regional schools.

Professional and community engagement is central to the practice with numerous members of the firm serving in various leadership capacities. The goal of these efforts is to promote public education and the appreciation of architecture and the design arts.

HDR’s Great Plains Studio(s) are a talented and committed partnership of design professionals whose practice has represented Nebraska well in local, national and international contexts.

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DON LITTLER EXCELLENCE IN MASONRY HONOR AWARD‌ Sponsored by the Nebraska Masonry Alliance Entry: Omaha Central High School Addition Location: Omaha, Nebraska Owner: Omaha Public Schools Firm: DLR Group Photography: Alistair Tutton Photography

Summary: The design for the Central High School addition enhances the campus without detracting from its historic edifice. Essential to upholding the design intent was the use of actual limestone on the project. Careful attention was paid to the ornate details of the existing façade and how those distinguishing features could be translated into modern construction.

Connections were made back to the existing by symmetry, matching profiles, and the re-use of classical geometries found within the architecture.

Jury Comments: A careful and complimentary reinterpretation of the original stone masonry on the addition.

HONORS & AWARDS

2021 Harry F. Cunningham Gold Medal Recipient for Architectural Excellence in the State of Nebraska

Lynn Jones

The Gold Medal commemorates the achievements of Harry Francis Cunningham who came to Nebraska as lead architect for Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue’s office during completion of the tower phase of construction for the State Capitol following Goodhue’s death in 1924. It was Goodhue’s revolutionary building design which won the nationwide competition in 1920 for the creation of the state house in Lincoln. Cunningham subsequently established the first school of architecture at the University of NebraskaLincoln.

Lynn L. Jones, AIA Member Emeritus, of Lincoln, Nebraska, is the recipient of the 2021 Harry F. Cunningham Gold Medal for

Architectural Excellence in the State of Nebraska. The Gold Medal is the highest honor the Nebraska Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) can bestow and is awarded in recognition of the most distinguished achievement in architecture or service to the profession of architecture in the State of Nebraska.

Throughout Jones’s career spanning 45 years at Davis Design, he held many leadership positions, including Chairman, Board of Directors from 1993–2006. Jones’s distinguished career has elevated the practice of architecture in Nebraska, most notably through his design of health care facilities, schools, institutional buildings and religious

places of worship. Many of his contributions led to award winning projects. Lynn Jones has also been a major force in maintaining the architectural landmark, First-Plymouth Church’s design integrity and beauty.

Jones has also been instrumental in guiding young architects at the beginning of their careers with his extensive design experience.

“Lynn has been a mentor to me and many during his career in architecture. He has a long-standing and continued interest in the education of the general public on architecture as well as his fellow architects.

His contributions to the built environment are admired” said nominator Nancy HoveGraul, AIA.

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2021 AIA Nebraska Young Architect Award

Andrew Conzett

The Young Architect Award recognizes an AIA Nebraska member, licensed less than 10 years who has shown exceptional leadership and made significant contributions to the profession in the areas of design, education, and or service in an early stage of their architectural career. Must be nominated by an AIA Nebraska member.

Andrew M. Conzett, AIA, is a young architect and designer with a passion for exploring the complex challenges and opportunities that are present within the profession of architecture.

Recognized early in his career as an accomplished designer and architect, Conzett has been responsible for leading and carry-

ing out the design for numerous projects including residential, corporate, civic, and designbuild art projects that have expanded design discourse within the community.

Conzett pairs his design talents and experience with a commitment to community service through his participation on local and regional boards related to arts, culture, education and professional development.

Conzett’s unique combination of artistic acumen and tireless commitment to extending the architect’s role more effectively into the community are extraordinary examples worthy of recognition.

Involve an architect in your project early, and get more than you even projected.

To find an AIA member near you, visit www.aiane.org. Building on your vision.

Alesia Architecture, P.C.

3705 North 200th St Elkhorn, NE 68022 (402) 291-6941 www.alesiaarchitecture.com

David Karle

The Architectural /Design Education Award recognizes a living person of esteemed character who has rendered distinguished service to the profession of architecture design or to the arts science in a Nebraska institution of higher learning. The award recognized an individual whose activities have consistently influenced students and provided the ability to make connections between the educator’s particular areas of expertise and other areas as appropriate.

David Karle, Associate AIA, Director and Professor of Architecture in the UNL College of Architecture, has made a significant contribution to architectural education and exemplified a highly successful teaching career focused on student success and excellence, as well as excellence in the Scholarship of Teaching

and Learning.

David brings a willingness to contribute innovative thought and approach to all situations, and helps others grow. He inspires students to push the boundaries of what they thought possible and his success (and the success of students) is profound.

David has inspired and encouraged students to apply for awards at the state, regional and national levels and they have experienced success at the highest levels.

David’s leadership and wideranging influence is noteworthy throughout not only the architecture program, but the college and university as well. He has served in leadership roles on the College Curriculum and Student Affairs Committee, in the College’s Strategic Plan, and on the UNL Faculty Senate.

CMBA Architects

208 North Pine St, #301, Grand Island, NE 68801 (308) 384-4444 www.cmbaarchitects.com

8600 Indian Hills Dr Omaha, NE 68114 (402) 391-8111 www.leoadaly.com

Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture 1516 Cuming St Omaha, NE 68102 (402) 341-1544 www.alleypoyner.com

Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture 302 East Coolbaugh St Red Oak, IA 51566 (712) 623-6888 www.alleypoyner.com

Mark Sanford Group LLC Davis Design

1221 North St, Suite 600 Lincoln, NE 68508 (402) 476-9700 www.davisdesign.com

12925 West Dodge Rd Omaha, NE 68134-2422 (402) 334-2422 www.altusstudios.com

4610 Dodge St Omaha, NE 68132 (402) 551-3400 www.aoomaha.co

Avant Architects

3337 North 107th St Omaha, NE 68134 (402) 493-9611 www.avant-architects.com

1306 North 162nd St Omaha, NE 68118 (402) 598-0442 www.sanfordarchitecture.com

Davis Design

15 East Main St, Suite 201 Vermillion, SD 57069 (605) 624-1081 www.davisdesign.com

Prochaska & Associates 11317 Chicago Cir Omaha, NE 68154 (402) 334-0755 www.prochaska.us

Altus Architectural Studios

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DLR Group

6457 Frances St, Suite 200 Omaha, NE 68106 (402) 393-4100 www.dlrgroup.com

DLR Goup

1128 Lincoln Mall, Suite 103 Lincoln, NE 68508 (402) 742-4200 www.dlrgroup.com

Frasier-Martis Architects, P.C. 1005 South 76th St, Suite 103 Omaha, NE 68114 (402) 397-7331 www.fmarchitects.com

RDG Planning & Design 1302 Howard St Omaha, NE 68102 (402) 392-0133 www.rdgusa.com

RVW, Inc.

4118 Howard Blvd Columbus, NE 68601 (402) 564-2876 www.rvwinc.com

Archi+etc. LLC

2436 North 48th St Lincoln, NE 68504 (402) 464-6600 www.archi-etc.com

Archi+etc. LLC

7021 L St Omaha, NE 688117 (402) 537-0330 www.archi-etc.com

BVH Architecture 901 Jones St Omaha NE 68102 (402) 345-3060 www.bvh.com

BVH Architecture

Schemmer HDR

1917 South 67th St Omaha, NE 68106 (402) 399-1000 www.hdrinc.com

950 South 10th St, #5 Omaha, NE 68108 (402) 671-7740 www.bwbr.com

Carlson West P Povondra Architects 5060 Dodge St Omaha NE 68132 (402) 551-1500 www.cwparchitects.com

Schemmer

134 South 13th St, #1100 Lincoln, NE 68508 (402) 488-2500 www.schemmer.com

Holland Basham Architects 119 South 49th Ave Omaha NE 68132-3501 (402) 551-0800 www.hollandbasham.com

440 North 8th St Lincoln NE 68508 (402) 475-4551 www.bvh.com

BWBR

1044 North 115th St, #300 Omaha NE 68154 (402) 493-4800 www.schemmer.com

Sinclair Hille Architects 700 Q St Lincoln NE 68508 (402) 476-7331 www.sinclairhille.com

Jackson-Jackson & Associates, Inc.

6912 North 97th Cir, Suite 1 Omaha NE 68122 (402) 391-3999 www.jackson-jacksonassociates.com

Steven Ginn Architects

Kenneth Hahn Architects, Inc.

TACKarchitects

1343 South 75th St Omaha, NE 68124 (402) 391-2111 www.kharch.com

6173 Center St Omaha, NE 68106 (402) 991-1599 www.stevenginn.com

2922 North 61st St, Studio 1 Omaha, NE 68104 (402) 505-9778 www.tackarch.com

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