Central Iowa Architects Section

10/23/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Des Moines Fire Station #4 Tour and Social.

12/19/2024

Thank you to everyone who came out to our end of year soical at Topgolf yesterday.

10/20/2023

06/22/2023

If you’ve never heard of the Des Moines Concours d’Elegance car show, we’re a free to enter, free to attend show, around the Pappajohn Sculpture Park, who’s proceeds go to support the Children’s Cancer Connection of Iowa. Cars are submitted and reviewed for exhibition based on authenticity, condition, rarity, and historic merit. Awards are given for the top three of each class and Best of Show for the event. The event will be held on 10-Sep-23 (Sunday) with the Heartland Driving Tour taking place on Saturday.
If you have a car that might fit into one of our classes, please submit through the link below. If you have questions, I’m on the planning board and can help you out.
Our classes are:
- Antiques: Up to 1927
- Early Collectibles: 1928-1942
- Atomic Age Collectibles: 1946-1957
- Space Age Collectibles: 1958-1969
- Preservation: Survivors up to 1973
- Classics: Luxury cars between 1915-1948
- Exotics: No age limit
- American Muscle: up to 1973
- Motorcycles: No age limit
- Riviera 60th Anniversary: Buick Rivieras 1963-1973
- Corvette 70th Anniversary: No age limit
- Nash Metropolitan 70th Anniversary:
https://desmoinesconcours.com/exhibiting/

06/01/2023

Thanks to everyone who came out to the CIAS, Big Grove Social yesterday. It was a great turnout.

12/02/2022

Thanks to those who came to our last social/tour of the year. It was great to see the Hotel Fort Des Moines brought back to the grandeur from its past. Invision did a great job on this project.

11/18/2022

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Kreg Tool HQ Building tour. Neumann Monson did an amazing job on this building.

08/03/2022

It’s turning out to be a great day for golf.