From the RECORD Archives: ‘An Architecture of Democracy: Three Recent Examples from the Work of Louis H. Sullivan' RECORD Editors February 12, 2026 No Comments Architect A.N. Rebori praises a series of small Midwestern banks designed by Louis Sullivan in an essay published in the May 1916 issue of RECORD.Read More
An Iowa Fire Station Connects to Nature Marion, Iowa Izzy Kornblatt March 1, 2023 One Comment The well-being of first responders shapes the design of a fire station in a fast-growing Cedar Rapids suburb.Read More
BNIM’s New Art Museum Safeguards a University’s Collection within a Striking Brick Volume Iowa City, Iowa Lee Bey November 1, 2022 One Comment After a devastating flood, BNIM designs an art museum for the University of Iowa that safeguards the collection and connects to the surroundings.Read More
Hotel Grinnell by Perkins+Will Grinnell, Iowa Alice Liao April 1, 2018 No Comments A historic junior high school in Iowa is adapted for use as a boutique hotel.Read More
Lighting Installation Turns Iowa Bridge into Work of Art Leslie Clagett March 6, 2018 No Comments A series of illuminated rotated "portals" span across the High Trestle Trail Bridge in Iowa's Des Moines Central River Valley.Read More
Visual Arts Building at the University of Iowa by Steven Holl Architects Iowa City, Iowa Josephine Minutillo November 1, 2016 No Comments Steven Holl revisits the University of Iowa with a second building adjacent to his first.Read More
American Enterprise Group Corporate Headquarters by BNIM Des Moines Joann Gonchar, FAIA June 1, 2016 No Comments “Who wouldn’t want to work on a Bunshaft building?” asks architect Rod Kruse, a principal at BNIM.Read More
House on Lake Okoboji White-washed kitchen and color-soaked bathrooms Mae Ryan September 19, 2009 No Comments Set on the shore of Lake Okoboji in rural Iowa, this residence was conceived as a series of spatial sequences that flow into the lake beyond.Read More
