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Kevin Nordmeyer
FAIA LEED APPrincipal, Architecture
Kevin Nordmeyer brings more than 30 years of highly relevant leadership and design experience to the profession. He has served as a pioneer in sustainable and inclusive design in Iowa, leading the creation of Iowa’s first sustainable buildings in the mid-1990’s along with receiving Iowa’s first National AIA Top Ten Green Buildings award in 2002.
He has served as the design leader of multidisciplinary teams on several notable projects in Iowa, including the award-winning renovation of the American Enterprise Group National Headquarters, the Lutheran Church of Hope in Ankeny, and the Seamans Center for Engineering Arts and Sciences – South Annex Addition at the University of Iowa. As Principal in Charge of the Tom and Ruth Harkin Center at Drake University, the home of the Harkin Institute, he focused his design and research attention on expanding the definition of sustainable design to embrace inclusion, equity, and wellness.
Kevin’s body of work has received more than 40 state, regional, and national AIA design awards. In 2008, Kevin was awarded the ISU College of Design’s Design Achievement Award for accomplishments in design. In 2017, Kevin received the AIA Iowa Medal of Honor, the highest recognition bestowed upon an individual from the AIA Iowa chapter, for his continued contributions to the profession and leadership in sustainable, inclusive and gracious design.
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Select Experience
- Tom and Ruth Harkin CenterDrake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa
- Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and SciencesUniversity of IowaIowa City, Iowa
- Therkildsen Industrial Engineering BuildingIowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa
- Ivy College of Business Gerdin Building ExpansionIowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa
- Lutheran Church of Hope - Johnston GrimesGrimes, Iowa
- Lutheran Church of Hope - AnkenyAnkeny, Iowa
- MiesblockDes Moines, Iowa
- Meredith Hall Feasibility StudyDrake UniversityDes Moines, Iowa
- American Enterprise Group - National HQ RenovationDes Moines, Iowa
- Des Moines Community Playhouse AdditionDes Moines, Iowa
- Des Moines Heritage CenterDes Moines, Iowa
- Westport Presbyterian ChurchKansas City, Missouri
- Center for Advanced and Emerging TechnologyMetropolitan Community CollegeOmaha, Nebraska
Education
Master of Architecture
Iowa State University
Bachelor of Architecture
Iowa State University
Registrations
Registered Architect: IA
LEED Accredited Professional
Media
News
- A Discussion of Inclusive Design at the Tom and Ruth Harkin Center on Iowa Public Radio
- BNIM Principals Carey Nagle and Kevin Nordmeyer elevated to College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects
- Kevin Nordmeyer Presents at 2022 AIA Iowa Convention
- Kevin Nordmeyer Shares his Hopes, Fears and Disruptors for 2022 in Architect Magazine
- Kevin Nordmeyer and Jason Kruse Write for Des Moines Business Record Publication
- Kevin Nordmeyer Presents the Design and Process for Net Zero Housing Development at NAWIC Conference
- Kevin Nordmeyer to Speak at Iowa Summit on Disability Employment
- Kevin Nordmeyer presents at the Iowa Energy Summit
- Dana Sorensen and Kevin Nordmeyer present at the IAEE 2021 Energy Summit
- Kevin Nordmeyer presents on 'Designing with Purpose' at Urban Ambassadors event
- Kevin Nordmeyer serves as panelist at ‘Iowa Ideas’ virtual conference