OPN Architects is an award-winning design firm based in the Midwest that works on diverse projects, including performing arts buildings and public libraries. The firm emphasizes innovation, excellence, and community engagement, applying research and technology to enhance design and reduce environmental impact.

OPN Architects

OPN Architects | 3,871 followers on LinkedIn. OPN is a knowledge-based design firm with award-winning work spanning multiple markets. | WHO WE ARE
Over the course of our nearly 40 year history, OPN has grown from a handful of designers practicing in
a single studio to nearly 120 talented individuals working in four  offices in Cedar Rapids,
Des Moines, and Iowa City, Iowa, and Madison, Wisconsin. As a comprehensive architectural, landscape,
and interior design firm, OPN Architect’s solution-based process and approach is informed by data and
rooted in a fundamental belief that detail and rigor inform every design decision. We thrive in challenging
situations because our ability to build relationships between people, decisions, and information is central
to our success.

Principal at OPN Architects

David Sorg

Senior Project Architect at OPN Architects, Inc

Joseph Michael Tursi, AIA

Senior Project Architect at OPN Architects

Landon Burg, AIA

Architect

Brian Lindgren, AIA

We're excited to introduce our new K-12 Region Leader, Nick Duffy! Nick brings a unique and incredibly valuable perspective to the firm, having served as an educator and administrator in the Eastern Iowa area for the last 16 years. Welcome to the OPN family, Nick! Read more about his career with the link to our website: https://lnkd.in/gEPvJCqu #educationdesign #architecture #careers #opnarchitects

Historically, those grappling with substance abuse or mental health crisis in Polk County have been transported to emergency rooms or incarcerated. Now, individuals facing addiction and mental health crisis will receive the care they need with dignity and humanity at the new Life Services Center, a public private collaboration between Polk County, Broadlawns Medical Center , and the City of Des Moines . It has truly been an honor to be part of providing a dignified place for those in crisis that can and will improve outcomes. #community #elevate #healthcare #opnarchitects

A4LE-Association for Learning Environments ' annual #LearningScapes is just one of the education conferences our team looks forward to each year. As lifelong learners, we relish the opportunity to learn from both our peers and from educators who are on the cusp on what's new and next in educational planning and design.

Congratulations to the City of Bondurant and Bondurant Emergency Services! The new Emergency Services Facility is the first in the community's new civic campus. As such the design needed to reflect the city's forward-thinking and innovative perspective while also providing a functional, efficient, flexible and durable facility for the fire and EMS departments to live and work. The facility also sets the tone for the city’s future civic projects by investing in an all-electric, NZE building that incorporates a geothermal system with an electric boiler for radiant floor heating at apparatus bays and a photovoltaic array that supports 100% of the building’s predicted energy need.

Let's hear it for Grant Bauermeister and Chad Moklestad who are now licensed architects! Having shown nothing but growth and greatness since joining OPN, Grant & Chad's passion for design and those it serves remains obvious through their continuous pursuit of the profession. Congratulations to them both! #licensed #architects #growth #greatness #OPNArchitects

Hardhats come in handy off the job site too. We had a blast participating and sponsoring this year's Iowa Hospital Association 's panel build for the Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity as part of this week's Society for Healthcare Engineering conference.

This project has been an honor to work on alongside the City of Des Moines , Polk County Behavioral Health & Disability Services, Broadlawns Medical Center , and DES MOINES COUNCIL OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY . A first of it's kind effort for the county, this private public partnership strives to improve mental and behavioral health crisis outcomes through intervention, deflection, & diversion. The new Life Services Center will improve the county’s crisis and early intervention response through deflection and diversion by: • Reducing the stigma of hospitalization • Providing relief to local emergency departments • Offering nonviolent intoxicated clients an alternative to jail • Providing treatment from a health and wellness perspective rather than a punitive one

Each year we look forward to the new group of interns that bring fun and fresh perspectives to our studios. This summer we have five smart and skilled individuals enhancing our offices as we endeavor to bolster their experience similarly. Learn more about each of them on our website: https://lnkd.in/dhRcNauc #interns #greatestsummerever #opnarchitects

Congratulations are in order for OPN’s K-12 Region Leader, Ken Hagen , after recently receiving the Accredited Learning Environments Planner (ALEP) designation! A mark of excellence, the ALEP was developed to reflect the knowledge, skills and abilities of educational facility planners. The credential was designed to elevate professional standards, enhance individual performance and identify those in the educational environment industry who demonstrate the knowledge essential to the practice of educational facility planning. Read more about Ken's long career designing student-centric spaces: https://lnkd.in/gZijUhsC #ALEP #architecture #elevate #education #OPNArchitects A4LE-Association for Learning Environments

OPN Architects has been awarded a 2024 Architecture Honor Award by The American Institute of Architects (AIA) for the design of Marion Fire Station No. 1. Bestowed annually, the AIA Architecture Award celebrates the best contemporary architecture in the country regardless of budget, size, style, or type. We are humbled and honored. Thank you to the City of Marion, Iowa for your commitment to this project. Congratulations to the entire design team. Read more on our website: https://lnkd.in/gn5Z_WP7 #AIA #HonorAward #OPNArchitects

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