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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!
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
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Substance Architecture Featured in Athletic Business: Insights into Weight Room Design
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