Shive-Hattery Architecture and Engineering was consulted to deliver an amazing renovation of the Des Moines Area Community College Urban Campus in the heart of downtown Des Moines, IA. Providing higher education to a culturally diverse student body was and important commitment of DMACC , building on it’s expanding outreach of education to all areas of the state. The new Student Life Building provides student services, classrooms, and social areas of unique, collaborative areas for students to study or socialize outside the classroom. Including architecture, interior and landscape design, Shive-Hattery delivered on a grander vision for Des Moines’ educational outreach.