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Thank you to all 2020 participants! Check out the submissions below:

BRIEF
The state’s largest city, Des Moines, was founded on the confluence of the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers in Central Iowa. With the Des Moines River running directly through the downtown core, it separates как стать таргетологом the main business district from the vibrant Historic East Village neighborhood. A landmark that divides us, tends to binds us.  In many ways, the river is the heart of Downtown Des Moines - cyclists and runners often line the adjacent trails and historic bridge crossings, and cars pack the nearby roads during rush hour.

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In a time of uncertainty and unrest we must ask ourselves, how can we utilize our civic, cultural, and public spaces in a way which promote a sense of reconnection?
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Downtown Des Moines, Iowa - Site is located at confluence of the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers
PROGRAM
Historically civic buildings have also been reflections of their communities: housing government offices, supporting of community, and serving as a center of social life.  Today, some of these same buildings have shifted to represent a sense of isolating legal function and at the same time, losing their diverse social engagement. This often creates a disconnect between the building and community in which it serves. This competition strives to reconnect the community to civic infrastructure, focusing on enhancing social resiliency and reinforcing a unique sense of place within the built environment.

The task at hand is to create an integrated community project proposal for the site given. The building and site should provide, at a minimum, three diverse program types that when combined promote a resilient place for social engagement in the City of Des Moines. Include rationale for the programmatic elements and conceived designs. The project is to respond to aspects of the site’s relationship to Des Moines and proximity to the Des Moines River. Rethinking the way social projects are traditionally composed, the project’s goal is to provide a community resource through health, education and opportunity. Projects should allow for diverse user groups and a thoughtful approach to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion should be expressed. 

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FIRST PLACE: 
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
IN ST. LOUIS 

"ALLUVIAL GARDENS"
$4000
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SECOND PLACE: 
​OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

"RIVER BRANCH"
$2500
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THIRD PLACE: 
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OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
"VOICE"
$1000

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Drury University - La vie Park
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Drury University - The Ark
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University of Kansas - Confluence of Community
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Kansas State University - Capitol View Civic Center
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University of Nebraska, Lincoln - The Center
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Kansas State University - Des Moines Common Classroom
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University of Oklahoma - Mind. Body. Spirit.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Convergence
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University of Oklahoma - A.M.P (A Meeting Place)

SPECIAL THANKS TO:
AIA CENTRAL STATES REGION
Funding Support

PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITIES
Drury University
University of Kansas
Kansas State University
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
​University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
Washington University in St. Louis
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COMPETITION JURORS
Joyce Raybuck, AIA, LEED AP - Jury Chair
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL 
BNIM - KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI


Gary Retel, AIA 
PRINCIPAL, JUSTICE + CIVIC DESIGN LEADER
DLR GROUP - LOS ANGELES, CA


Jason Pierce, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C
ARCHITECTURE DISCIPLINE DIRECTOR
JACOBS - ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

Erica Loynd, AIA, WELL AP
PRINCIPAL 
DLR GROUP - SEATTLE, WA

James Meier-Gast, AIA, LEED AP
ASSOCIATE
OPN ARCHITECTS - CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA

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