Archives for Higher Education

The new University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art consolidates and displays the university’s more than 12,400-piece art collection. Learn more.

USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification can take months to years to complete. Particularly when the design you are talking about is the Western Hemisphere’s first voided active slab heating and cooling system. Described by Architectural Record as: “The efficient system places plastic bubble-­shaped forms, arranged in a grid, at the center of […]

University of Iowa’s Visual Arts Building uses porous structure to innovate interior lighting

This new 80,000 square foot home for the University Of Dubuque Performing Arts Program. The project includes a 1,000-seat proscenium theatre with orchestra pit, 150-seat black box theatre, scene shop, costume shop, dressing rooms, rehearsal rooms, classrooms, practice rooms, offices, student commons and cafe.

University of Iowa, Iowa City Project History This project provides a new 188,000 square foot home for the University Of Iowa School Of Music after the previous building was destroyed by flood in 2008. The project includes a 700-seat concert hall, 200-seat recital hall, rehearsal rooms, organ rooms, classrooms, practice rooms, music library, and faculty studios. […]

University of Iowa, Iowa City Project History This project provides a new 126,000 square foot home for the University of Iowa School of Art to replace the existing studio arts facility that was lost to a flood in 2008. The building will provide studio arts space, including sculpture, metals and jewelry, ceramics, printmaking painting and drawing, […]

Auditorium Experience Design Engineers has successfully completed numerous auditorium projects covering a wide range of styles.  The projects include both large and small auditoriums as well as renovations and new construction.  Some examples include the following. Project Name Type(s) of Auditorium University of Iowa School of Music Concert Hall, Recital Hall, Organ Hall, Opera Kirkwood […]

Flood Restoration and Mitigation – University of Iowa, Iowa city, Iowa The University of Iowa sustained unprecedented damage in the 2008 flood.  Design Engineers was selected as mechanical/electrical consultants for flood recovery and mitigation for ten out of fourteen buildings.  The following two pages provide an overview of these projects.  All projects required extensive coordination […]

Studio Arts Temporary Facility – University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Project History In June of 2008 severe storms and heavy rains caused the Iowa River to overflow its banks and flood the University of Iowa campus located in Iowa City, Iowa. Floodwaters inundated the Art Building West and Art Building East. These buildings housed […]

Maple Willow Larch Residence Hall Dining Renovation & Convenience Store – Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa             Project History This project consists of the complete renovation of the dining facilities at Maple Willow Larch Residence Hall into a food court style facility at Iowa State University, as well as the […]

Addition and Renovations – Dental Science Building – University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Project History This project consists of the construction of a 33,000 sf addition,  the renovation of 7500 sf of research laboratory and office space in the north building, and the renovation of the 130,000 sf of clinical, laboratory, and workroom space […]

West Campus Residence Hall – University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Project History This project is to construct the first new residence hall on the University of Iowa campus since 1973.   The 172,000 sf residence hall is 10 stories high and is designed to meet high rise code requirements. The energy efficient mechanical and electrical […]

Kirkwood Healthcare Simulation Center – Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa This 10,700 sqft facility was added to the west end of Linn Hall to serve the expanding Nursing program.  The facility has an OR/ER, ICU, a nurse’s station, four exam rooms, ambulance garage, and office space.  Each of the medical spaces has an adjacent […]

Kirkwood Johnson County Regional Center – Kirkwood Community College, Coralville, Iowa Kirkwood’s newest regional center was designed in partnership with The University of Iowa and area K-12 districts. This 5 story, 102,000 square foot facility is located on the University of Iowa’s Oakdale Campus and is registered LEED gold. Regional centers provide advanced learning opportunities […]

Kirkwood Horticulture – Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa This 40,200 sqft facility was built in 2007 on Kirkwood’s main campus to house their Agricultural Sciences Program.  This facility allows students to study in golf course and athletic turfgrass management, landscape maintenance, nursery and garden center management, parks and natural resources, and floral design.  An […]

Charles C. Meyers Library Addition & Renovation – University of Dubuque This project consisted of the renovation of and addition to an existing library.  The resulting 62,000 square foot building incorporates stack space, classrooms, offices, coffe shop, a rare book repository as well as a wide variety of study spaces.  The project was constructed in […]

University of Dubuque – South Campus Housing This project consists of construction of six new apartment buildings and is being constructed in two phases.  The first phase (completed in 2003) included three buildings of three stories each.  The second phase (completed in 2004) includes three buildings of four stories each.  All told, the project consists […]

Kirkwood Community College Wellness Center The project consisted of the construction of a new 43,000 square foot multipurpose recreational facility including 3 basketball courts, a running track, a weights and fitness area as well as an aerobics area. The mechanical scope of work included heating ventilating and air conditioning with exposed double wall ductwork integrated […]

University of Dubuque, Chlapaty Wellness Center The project consisted of the construction of a new 65,000 square foot multipurpose recreational facility, football field, bleachers and press box. The building was built integral to the bleachers and included 3 basketball courts, a running track, a weights and fitness area as well as an aerobics area, locker […]

Loras College Athletics & Wellness Center This project is a new facility that includes a 2000 seat arena for competition basketball and volleyball, hall of fame wing with offices, a wellness center for fitness and weights and a clock tower section with a connecting walkway to an adjacent campus building. The mechanical HVAC system is […]