University of Iowa Visual Arts Building Wins 1st Place for Low-Rise Buildings in Concrete Construction Awards

The American Concrete Institute has awarded the University of Iowa Visual Arts Building first place in the low-rise buildings category in its annual Excellence in Concrete Construction Awards. Miron Construction Co., Inc. self-performed the placement of all concrete for the building.

The new five-story facility for the University of Iowa’s School of Art and Art History is designed around a central atrium and brings together a diverse array of traditional art disciplines like ceramics, printmaking, sculpture, painting and drawing with more digitally minded photography, 3D design, graphic design and video art. It also includes graduate student studios, faculty and staff studios and offices and gallery space.

Concrete was the major building material utilized on the project and was used to create floors, walls and ceilings. All formed concrete was exposed and either painted or polished. The center atrium of the space was sculpted with concrete handrails and winding stairs.

Award winners were recently recognized and honored for their outstanding work at the ACI Awards Gala.

Photo source: https://art.uiowa.edu.