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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

Dickinson: Redesigned: Gregoire, Twogood break out to form own firm

April 29, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Architecture is once again taking center stage in a city founded by railroad companies, nurtured by farmers and booming because of oil.
While much of the past century’s building design in Dickinson was utilitarian and common of the prairie surrounding it. But new houses, public, industrial and commercial buildings are picking up a modern design that shows the flare of the time much like the houses built by the railroad barons in the late 1800s. Continue Reading

‘W.L. Dow, Architect’ documentary preview is slated for May 3 at USD

April 23, 2013 in The Daily Republic

VERMILLION — The University of South Dakota Alumni Association, department of history and university libraries, along with the Clay County Historic Preservation Commission and the Clay County Historical Society, will host a screening of the documentary, “W.L. Dow, Architect” at 2:30 p.m. on May 3 at the Muenster University Center 216A on the USD campus. Continue Reading

A walking tour of UND shows off history, design

December 21, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

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. Continue Reading

OPINION: Mitchell restoration project testament to architectural legends

November 7, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Kudos to Jeff Logan for breathing life back into the Branson Bank building (perhaps known to most as the old Mitchell Abstract) just off Main on East Second Avenue Continue Reading

Designing Dickinson: Schutz Foss Architects sets up office in ND

October 1, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

After doing business in Dickinson for seven years, Schutz Foss Architects, P.C. decided to set up permanent shop here. Continue Reading

Closed Maroney Commons wins design award

September 28, 2012 in The Daily Republic

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.
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ND Capitol building getting $4 million spruce-up

May 16, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

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. Continue Reading

New home, old heart

March 24, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

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.” Continue Reading

Crumbling Minnesota Capitol reaches ‘tipping point’

February 12, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

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. Continue Reading