The College of Design will honor alumni selected to receive our 2026 Christian Petersen Design Award, Design Achievement Award, and Outstanding Young Professional Award at Iowa State University’s 95th Annual Honors & Awards Ceremony from 1:30–2:45 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, at Stephens Auditorium in Ames and livestreamed on YouTube. A dessert reception will follow on stage at Stephens. The ceremony and reception are free and open to the public with ample general seating available in the auditorium.
Christian Petersen Design Award
Dang Qun, MArch 1999 Architecture
Co-founder and Principal Partner, MAD Architects
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Design Achievement Award
Ben Byrne, BFA 2000 Graphic Design
Principal Web Architect, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Erik B. Peterson, BArch 1993 Architecture
Founder and President, PHX ARCHITECTURE
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Outstanding Young Professional Award
Aniket Nagdive, MArch 2016 Architecture
Senior Project Coordinator and Associate, HGA in Rochester, Minnesota
Sara Poetting, BLA 2016 Landscape Architecture
Partner, RDG Planning & Design in St. Louis
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