Blackhawk Technical College, Angus-Young Associates Receive Award for Interior Design Excellence

Left to right: Joseph Stadelman, President of Angus-Young; Dr. Tracy Pierner, President of Blackhawk Technical College; and Danielle Borst, Interior Designer at Angus-Young.

Blackhawk Technical College, in collaboration with project partners Angus-Young Associates, is proud to announce that their renovation of the college’s Conference Center, Student Commons and Courtyard Café has been honored with a prestigious Wisconsin Institute of Interior Designers (IIDA) Higher Education Award of Excellence. This recognition celebrates the college’s dedication to honoring innovative design solutions in higher education, providing students with a dynamic and flexible learning environment.

The Wisconsin Institute of Interior Designers (IIDA) Higher Education Award of Excellence was given to the Blackhawk Technical College project team at the Celebrate in Design Awards at the Madison Concourse Hotel in April. The team was led by Blackhawk Technical College with local architecture/engineering firm, Angus-Young. JP Cullen served as the general contractor for each of the spaces.

Winners were determined by a jury of design professionals from outside Wisconsin - all of which are experts in their field. Awarded to only two projects in the state of Wisconsin, the judging criteria for the higher education award outlined a project that successfully represented innovation and originality in design. The winner also had to address design challenges and demonstrate a successful incorporation of materials and interior finishes into the overall design.

"Blackhawk Technical College gave us the opportunity to design a space that will serve a multitude of uses. Not just for the staff and students, but for the community as well," said Joe Stadelman, Angus-Young President. "At Angus-Young, we take joy in bringing our clients' visions to life. This award bolsters our commitment to collaborating with BTC in designing spaces that provide educational, personal, social and professional growth for their community."

The award-winning project is a renovation of a 14,310-square-foot space that spans two floors. The top floor is comprised of a conference center, while the bottom floor holds a café, student dining and lounge area. With a vision to create floor plans that better serve Blackhawk students, these spaces provide an open layout that flows from the conference center down to the café, dining and commons areas.

Features offered in the lower-level multi-use areas include a pool table, foosball table, board games, video game consoles and study areas. Designed to be collaborative and inclusive, the versatile furniture and striking color palette brightens and brands the space as distinctly made for Blackhawk students.

Blackhawk Technical College delivers innovative education to enrich their diverse communities. The College is a center of education and training that is a catalyst for change in Rock and Green Counties, featuring future-driven educational delivery platforms and high-impact programs that improve lives. For more than 110 years, the College has offered a large assortment of associate degrees, technical diplomas, certificates, apprenticeships and non-post-secondary offerings.

Angus-Young is a full service architectural, landscape architecture, engineering and interior design firm providing high quality design solutions, construction documentation, bid management, and construction services. With more than 60 years of experience and office locations in Madison and Janesville; registered architects, landscape architects, engineers, and interior designers carry out the development of all their projects.

JP Cullen is a large-scale contractor offering complete construction services across Wisconsin, northern Illinois, northeast Iowa, and the nation. JP Cullen’s projects range from $1,000 to $100+ million in size. Their mission is to identify, hire, train, and retain the best people to serve their customers.