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November 7, 2011
The High Trestle Bridge Artistic Elements was recognized as an award recipient of a 2011 AIA Iowa Excellence in Design Award of Merit.
read more...June 23, 2011
First National Bank Metro Crossing was recognized as an award recipient with the Society for Environmental Graphic Design (SEGD) 2011 Design Awards Program for the project's exceptional use of environmental graphic design.
read more...April 13, 2011
At the Nebraska American Planning Association Conference, RDG Planning & Design was recognized with the Excellence in Planning for Best Practice Award for the Lexington, Neb. Downtown Revitalization Plan.
December 1, 2010
RDG Planning & Design received TWO sustainable design awards presented at the 2010 Fall AIA Iowa convention in Des Moines, Iowa, Projects noted for their excellence in design are Iowa State University's Morrill Hall Rehabilitation and College of Design King Pavilion, both projects are LEED certified.
read more...May 25, 2010
RDG Planning & Design receives four design awards from the Iowa Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) at the annual spring conference May 5, 2010. RDG is recognized with an Honor Award for design work on the Western Technical College - Cleary Courtyard in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Merit Awards for design work were received on the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park in Des Moines and the Belmont Park Natural Playscape in Lincoln, Nebraska. RDG was also recognized with a Merit Award for planning on The Neighborhood at Indian Creek in Marion, Iowa. The ASLA competition acknowledges excellence in Landscape Architectural planning and design by selecting those projects relevant to design quality, functionality and relationship to context, impact on public health, safety and welfare, and overall relevance to landscape architecture, the public and the environment.
May 4, 2010
RDG Planning & Design is the recipient of SIX lighting design awards presented at the 2010 Illuminating Engineering Society's (IES) banquet in Minneapolis / St. Paul on April 13, 2010. IES Illumination Awards (formerly the International Illumination Design Awards) provides a unique opportunity for public recognition of the professionalism, ingenuity, and originality in lighting design based upon the individual merit of each entry judged against specific criteria.
read more...January 8, 2010
Des Moines, IA - January, 2010 Athletic Business Magazine selected the University of Florida Heavener Football Complex Expansion to receive their distinguished Facility of Merit Award - One of only ten awards given in 2009. This LEED Platinum facility serves the national championship football program of the University of Florida. RDG and the University were publicly honored at Athletic Business' national conference in Orlando, December 4, 2009, and this facility is featured in the December 2009 issue of Athletic Business. One of the jurors commented, "Nicely integrated into the football stadium, it holds its own, and certainly sets the tone for the importance of the football program."
read more...October 7, 2009
OMAHA, NE--AIA Nebraska held its 2009 Excellence in Design Awards Banquet Sept. 24th in Lincoln. The contest Jury chose the winning projects from among 70 entries by Nebraska architects. RDG Planning & Design had an excellent showing winning 5 awards in 3 categories. Congratulations to the RDG team members responsible for the outstanding projects. These achievements were in pursuit of the lofty goal of bettering our communities with socially relevant architecture. Most importantly, these projects met the needs of our clients and function well for their intended purposes.
read more...June 11, 2009
Des Moines, IA - May, 2009: The University of Florida has a new eco-friendly, highly sustainable, athletic-focused, Gator recruiting magnet. Better know to all as the Heavener Football Complex. The USGBC knows it as its newest PLATINUM certified building. This building is in great company with other highly sustainable facilities, and it is now on a very short list of greatly acclaimed structures. As one of 141 Platinum buildings worldwide, it appears to be the only athletic facility to have achieved this recognition, and the first platinum building in the State of Florida.
read more...April 2, 2009
The Montclair State University Student Recreation Center was recently awarded a 2008 Excellence in Design Award by the New Jersey Recreation and Parks Association (NJRPA). The Student Recreation Center, designed by the Sports Studio at RDG Planning & Design, was submitted for consideration by Romayne Eaker-Kelly, Director of the Department of Campus Recreation at Montclair State University.