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        • Three Projects Receive Approval from the Iowa Board of Regents
        • Substance Announces New Leadership
        • Kevin Wagner to Represent Iowa for AIA National Young Architects Forum
        • State Board of Regents approves Iowa football locker room, gymnastics and cheer facilities projects
        • City of Des Moines Releases Images of Fire Station No. 4
        • Substance Design Forum Lecture April 12 at ISU
        • Visit Substance at ISU Design Career Fair
        • Highland Apartments' Expansion Addresses Neighborhood's Housing Needs
        • AIA Iowa Procrastinator's Ball to be held at Iowa State Stark Performance Center
        • Substance Presents Makoce Agricultural Master Plan in South Dakota
        • Des Moines Urban Design Review Board Approves New DART Facility
        • Welcome Oliver Goché to the Substance Team!
        • Welcome Samia Abdalla to the Substance Team!
        • Corporate Retreat Featured by Glen-Gery
        • Substance Design Forum Lecture to feature Anna Ives from Patterhn Ives
        • Substance Announces New Associates
        • New Website!
        • Construction Progress at University of Iowa Gymnastics and Spirit Facility
        • Substance Presents ISU Stark Performance Center at 2024 AIA Procrastinator's Ball
        • Substance Summer Interns
        • Welcome Emily Preston to the Substance Team!
        • University of Iowa - Design in Motion
        • It’s Not “Just” a Label
        • New Iowa Hawkeye Locker Room Opens for 2024 Football Season
        • Substance Joins Makoce at Annual Convergence to Advance Oglala Lakota Food Sovereignty
        • Welcome Gianna Bellizzi to the Substance team!
        • Substance Lecture at Louisiana Tech
        • Fostering Connections: Hosting an ISU Studio Review at Substance
        • Welcome Constanza Resende to the Substance team!
        • Substance Architecture Featured in Athletic Business: Insights into Weight Room Design
        • Substance Architecture to Present at 2025 Spring Iowa APPA Conference
        • University of Iowa Gymnastics and Spirit Squads Facility Opens for Student-Athletes
        • 2025 Substance Design Forum at Iowa State University
      • Awards
        • Two Projects Receive Honorable Mentions from International Architecture Awards
        • Iowa State University East Gateway Pedestrian Bridge Wins MBI Award
        • ISU Student Innovation Center and Oceti Sakowin Development win AIA Central States Design Awards
        • Lely North America Receives 2023 AIA Iowa Design Merit Award
        • Leah Rudolphi Young Architect Award
        • Substance Projects Win Central States ASLA Awards
        • The Treehouse Apartments Win 2024 Award for Excellence in Preservation
        • Stark Performance Center Wins 2022 MBI Masters Award
        • Stark Performance Center Receives Honorable Mention in 2024 American Architecture Awards
        • Fox Creek Receives Award from Masonry Institute of Iowa
        • Iowa State University East Gateway Pedestrian Bridge Wins PCI 2025 Design Award
      • Publications
        • Fox Creek Featured in Iowa Architect Magazine
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    Fox Creek Featured in Iowa Architect Magazine – Substance Architecture

    Fox Creek Featured in Iowa Architect Magazine
    04.18.25 | Publications

    2025 Substance Design Forum at Iowa State University – Substance Architecture

    2025 Substance Design Forum at Iowa State University
    04.07.25 | Announcements

    Substance Architecture to Present at 2025 Spring Iowa APPA Conference – Substance Architecture

    Substance Architecture to Present at 2025 Spring Iowa APPA Conference
    03.10.25 | Announcements

    University of Iowa Gymnastics and Spirit Squads Facility Opens for Student-Athletes – Substance Architecture

    University of Iowa Gymnastics and Spirit Squads Facility Opens for Student-Athletes
    03.07.25 | Announcements

    Welcome Constanza Resende to the Substance team! – Substance Architecture

    Welcome Constanza Resende to the Substance team!
    02.06.25 | Announcements

    Welcome Gianna Bellizzi to the Substance team! – Substance Architecture

    Welcome Gianna Bellizzi to the Substance team!
    02.05.25 | Announcements