Design Achievement Award
College of Design
Established in 1988 to recognize outstanding mid-career creative and professional achievements of alumni in the fields of architecture, art and design, community and regional planning, and landscape architecture

Kevin R. Nordmeyer

BA Architecture ’87
MAR ’90
Des Moines, Iowa

A partner at RDG Planning and Design, Kevin Nordmeyer is currently involved with a number of significant sustainable projects in the greater Des Moines area, including the ISU College of Design’s King Pavilion. Nordmeyer was also the lead designer for the University of Northern Iowa’s Center for Energy and Environmental Education, the first modern sustainable building in Iowa. Nordmeyer’s work has been recognized among the American Institute of Architects’ Top Ten Green Projects, and he was named one of the Des Moines Business Record’s “40 under 40” business leaders.

Nordmeyer is a lecturer in ISU’s Department of Architecture and a former member of the department’s advisory council. Students in his spring 2008 studio planned, designed, and documented a new village for Child Voice International in northern Uganda. Nordmeyer is a member of ISU’s Center for Excellence in Arts and Humanities advisory board, the U.S. Green Building Council – Iowa Chapter, and the Iowa Environmental Council.

Nordmeyer proposed to his wife, Beth, under the Campanile in 1986. They have three sons: Ben, Sam, and Tom. Nordmeyer is an annual member of the ISU Alumni Association.