Study: Job prospects shaky for recent architecture grads
June 8, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
FARGO Less than a month after earning their degrees, 60 percent or more of North Dakota State University’s newest nursing graduates already have jobs. And that’s before they take the required licensing exam. Continue Reading
Architecture is once again taking center stage in a city founded by railroad companies, nurtured by farmers and booming because of oil.
The grand Collegiate Gothic style of Merrifield Hall, the Italianate turn of Chandler Hall and other architectural features of UND’s campus are featured in the fourth and likely last “walking tour” brochure produced by the Grand Forks Historical Preservation Commission.
After doing business in Dickinson for seven years, Schutz Foss Architects, P.C. decided to set up permanent shop here.
Koch Hazard Architects received a 2011 Merit Award from the American Institute of Architects for its design of the Maroney Commons, which opened in August 2011 as an expansion of the Rural Learning Center.
A $2.8 million exterior project involves replacing the caulking between limestone blocks, cleaning the limestone and repairing any damage, Capitol Facilities Manager John Boyle told The Bismarck Tribune. The work is to wrap up by the end of November.
When Tanya and Keith Lingle asked Tanya’s dad, Howard Wrigley, if they could put one of the barn doors from his family farm in their new home, he thought they were crazy. Many homeowners are thinking the same way. They crave the character of old architectural styles, but they don’t want to deal with 80-year-old plumbing and a fossilized furnace. Local builders and architects say the demand has increased in the last decade for these “new old homes.”
Overdue repairs pose financial dilemmaThe foot-tall chunk of marble sitting in a state administrative office once was part of the Minnesota Capitol’s ornamental scrollwork, one small detail on architect Cass Gilbert’s century-old jewel. Now, it’s mainly a reminder of this aging building’s many deferred needs. 
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