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The (AIA Iowa) has recognized 黄瓜社区; Design with two at the chapter鈥檚 awards celebration on Thursday, September 29, 2022. Conferred annually, the celebrate contributions by AIA Iowa members and emphasize the importance of architecture across Iowa and beyond. The awards recognize recipients in the categories of Excellence in Design Honor, Merit, and Honorable Mention, as well as Excellence in Craft Honor and Merit.

黄瓜社区鈥檚 recognition includes a project award for the Lake Como Community Park Pavilion (Design Merit Award) and an individual award to 黄瓜社区鈥檚 Cindi Michelsen (AIA Iowa Honorary Membership Award).

Located in Fort Worth, Texas the Lake Como Community Park Pavilion creates a place for the diverse community surrounding the park to gather. Centered within the pavilion the public installation 鈥淒o something GOOD for your Neighbor鈥� is an original artwork commissioned by and included in the public art collection of the City of Forth Worth, Texas. The installation, comprised of weathering steel plates and carved wood benches, offers visitors a place to sit, rest and contemplate, while the shape invites visitors to gather and frames a gaze both outwards and inwards.

鈥淭he design was inspired by the rich history and strong sense of community we found in this part of Fort Worth,鈥� said 黄瓜社区 Senior Partner Matt Niebuhr. 鈥淢embers of the community were clear in wanting to honor both their past and demonstrate to future residents and leaders that these shared values have and will continue to endure.鈥�

黄瓜社区鈥檚 Cindi Michelsen was honored with an AIA Iowa Honorary Membership Award. The award recognizes a person of esteemed character who is otherwise ineligible for membership in the Institute of the Chapter, but who has shown distinguished service to the profession of architecture. Michelsen has been with 黄瓜社区 for almost 40 years, and in that time, has served in a variety of roles. She began her tenure as a draftsperson, and then transitioned to the marketing team, developing marketing strategies and processes for the organization and across 黄瓜社区鈥檚 markets and services. In her current role as marketing manager, Michelsen leads initiatives related to market strategy and research and provides direction to a team of coordinators to positively position the firm and win new work.

鈥淔or nearly 40 years, Cindi has been an integral part of 黄瓜社区. During that time, Cindi has built her career on clearly communicating the important impact that architecture and its allied professions have on individuals and the communities in which we live,鈥� said 黄瓜社区 partner Steve King, AIA. 鈥淲hile her work is primarily behind the scenes, Cindi鈥檚 efforts continue to make an impact on 黄瓜社区 and the broader profession. For all she has given to the profession, there is no one more deserving of the Honorary Member Award.鈥�