SANDRA CALLIES
Studio Callies LLC
SAY IT LOUD - SOUTH DAKOTA Exhibitor
South Dakota Based Designer
Who or what inspires you professionally?
Steven Holl says he paints watercolors when he wakes up in the morning. Even before he reads the news or social media. He allows his creativity to start and lead his day!
SANDRA CALLIES
Bio:
Sandra is an architect with over ten years in the construction and design industry and started teaching full time at SDSU as an Instructor of Architecture in June of 2022. She is passionate about South Dakota and has recently started her own practice for unique projects: Studio Callies LLC.
How did you first learn about architecture and when did you decide that built environment profession was an area of interest for you?
I love meeting new people and seeing new places. It just made sense that I should make places for people for a career..
What do you do?
I am happy to be a part of the dialogue that brings together so many different people to create the built environment.
What excites you in the work you do?
I love how buildings define people and their interests. Even when it isn't "beautiful", the utilitarian aspects are very interesting.
Who or what inspires you professionally?
Steven Holl says he paints watercolors when he wakes up in the morning. Even before he reads the news or social media. He allows his creativity to start and lead his day!
What is your proudest professional accomplishment or achievement?
Teaching at SDSU. I am delighted to be working with the brilliant young talent that will design our future built environment!
Featured Project Name:
Roaring Desolation: a Sand Palace for the Badlands
Featured Project Location:
Badlands National Park, South Dakota
Featured Project Completion Date:
unbuilt
Role in Featured Project:
Designer
Featured Project Description:
The Sand Palace will resurrect the site and invite people to learn and celebrate the unique history of the Badlands. Deploying across the site, the sculptural forms envelop the building enclosure and residual forms create outdoor architectural experiences within the landscape. The circulation is a long, narrow procession guided by a metal corridor. The Tyrannosaurus Rex takes the spotlight of fossil exhibitions. The dinosaur should have never been lost to a museum in a city far away.
