News

Welcome Mya Song to the Substance Team!
09.24.26 | Announcements

Welcome Logan Jacobs to the Substance Team!
08.10.26 | Announcements

Des Moines Fire Station No. 4 Achieves LEED Gold Certification
07.15.26 | Announcements

Business Record Behind the Design feature: Two Rivers Marketing
06.22.26 | Publications

Right-Sizing Performance: The Expanding Role of Indoor Practice Facilities and the Value of Early Design Leadership
06.01.26 | Insights

Des Moines Fire Station No. 4 Officially Opens
05.22.26 | Announcements

Carpenter Paper Building Recognized with Historic Preservation Project of the Year Award
05.21.26 | Awards

Leah Rudolphi Graduates from the Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute
05.14.26 | Announcements

Substance Architecture at the Business Record's 2026 Commercial Real Estate Forum
04.23.26 | Announcements

2026 Substance Design Forum at Iowa State
04.17.26 | Announcements

Training Begins at the Tower at Fire Station No. 4
04.16.26 | Announcements

ISU Stark Performance Center Featured in Iowa Architect Magazine
10.10.25 | Publications

Substance Architecture Presents at AIA South Dakota Conference
09.26.25 | Announcements

The 'new' Carpenter Building Featured in Des Moines Business Record
09.10.25 | Publications

Substance Architecture to Present Keynote at AIA South Dakota 2025 Annual Conference
09.03.25 | Announcements

Finding the right fit: Two Rivers Marketing Featured in Des Moines Business Record
08.29.25 | Publications

How the Architect Can Help Guide Contractor Selection
08.22.25 | Insights

Leah Rudolphi selected for Lead DSM's Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute Class of 2026
08.21.25 | Announcements

Material as Message: The Brick Facade of Fire Station No. 4
05.20.25 | Announcements

Aligning Facilities and Program Structure in Athletics
04.22.25 | Insights

Fox Creek Featured in Iowa Architect Magazine
04.18.25 | Publications

Iowa State Opens McKee Volleyball Center to Student-Athletes
04.18.25 | Announcements

2025 Substance Design Forum at Iowa State University
04.07.25 | Announcements

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
03.07.25 | Announcements

Welcome Constanza Resende to the Substance team!
02.06.25 | Announcements

Welcome Gianna Bellizzi to the Substance team!
02.05.25 | Announcements

Iowa State University East Gateway Pedestrian Bridge Wins PCI 2025 Design Award
01.17.25 | Awards

Stark Performance Center Receives Honorable Mention in 2024 American Architecture Awards
12.12.24 | Awards

Fostering Connections: Hosting an ISU Studio Review at Substance
11.18.24 | Announcements

Substance Lecture at Louisiana Tech
11.05.24 | Announcements

Fox Creek Receives Award from Masonry Institute of Iowa
11.01.24 | Awards

Substance Architecture Featured in Athletic Business: Insights into Weight Room Design
10.25.24 | Publications

Substance Joins Makoce at Annual Convergence to Advance Oglala Lakota Food Sovereignty
10.07.24 | Announcements

New Iowa Hawkeye Locker Room Opens for 2024 Football Season
10.04.24 | Announcements

ISU Student Innovation Center and Oceti Sakowin Development win AIA Central States Design Awards
09.27.24 | Awards

University of Iowa - Design in Motion
09.13.24 | Announcements

Welcome Emily Preston to the Substance Team!
08.16.24 | Announcements

Substance Summer Interns
06.20.24 | Announcements

The Treehouse Apartments Win 2024 Award for Excellence in Preservation
06.14.24 | Awards

Substance Presents ISU Stark Performance Center at 2024 AIA Procrastinator's Ball
06.04.24 | Announcements

Construction Progress at University of Iowa Gymnastics and Spirit Facility
05.29.24 | Announcements

New Website!
05.21.24 | Announcements

Substance Announces New Associates
05.14.24 | Announcements

Highland Apartments' Expansion Addresses Neighborhood's Housing Needs
04.24.24 | Announcements

Des Moines Urban Design Review Board Approves New DART Facility
04.19.24 | Announcements

Substance Projects Win Central States ASLA Awards
04.19.24 | Awards

AIA Iowa Procrastinator's Ball to be held at Iowa State Stark Performance Center
04.18.24 | Announcements

Substance Design Forum Lecture April 12 at ISU
03.28.24 | Announcements

City of Des Moines Releases Images of Fire Station No. 4
03.06.24 | Announcements

Visit Substance at ISU Design Career Fair
02.05.24 | Announcements

Two Projects Receive Honorable Mentions from International Architecture Awards
09.28.23 | Awards

Three Projects Receive Approval from the Iowa Board of Regents
09.27.23 | Announcements

Lely North America Receives 2023 AIA Iowa Design Merit Award
09.15.23 | Awards

State Board of Regents approves Iowa football locker room, gymnastics and cheer facilities projects
09.15.23 | Announcements

Substance Presents Makoce Agricultural Master Plan in South Dakota
09.06.23 | Announcements

Corporate Retreat Featured by Glen-Gery
08.14.23 | Announcements

Substance Announces New Leadership
08.09.23 | Announcements

Stark Performance Center Wins 2022 MBI Masters Award
08.04.23 | Awards

Welcome Oliver Goché to the Substance Team!
07.05.23 | Announcements

Welcome Samia Abdalla to the Substance Team!
06.05.23 | Announcements

Substance Design Forum Lecture to feature Anna Ives from Patterhn Ives
03.13.23 | Announcements

Iowa State University East Gateway Pedestrian Bridge Wins MBI Award
02.28.23 | Awards

Kevin Wagner to Represent Iowa for AIA National Young Architects Forum
01.30.23 | Announcements

Leah Rudolphi Young Architect Award
09.29.22 | Awards