Origin Design

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About the firm

Origin Design is a full-service professional design practice headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa, with a second office in the Quad Cities (Davenport, Iowa). Founded in 1982, Origin Design delivers architecture, engineering, land survey, land development, transportation, water resources, structural, municipal, and field services to clients across commercial, education, energy, government, healthcare, industrial, parks and recreation, real estate development, and retail markets. Origin Design emphasizes sustainable, impactful solutions built on decades of client and community relationships.

Established
1982
Firm type
Architecture & Engineering · Structural Engineering · Transportation Engineering · Land Surveying

People

Mike RudenCommercial Market Lead

Mark FassbinderEducation Market Lead

Eric HelminiakEnergy Market Lead

Marc RudenGovernment / Municipalities Lead

Katrina HecimovicGovernment / Municipalities Lead

Capabilities

Architecture

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Origin Design provides architecture services from master planning through construction for multiple building markets.

  • Commercial Buildings
  • Educational Buildings
  • Government Buildings
  • Healthcare Buildings
  • Industrial Buildings
  • Institutional Buildings
  • Master Planning
  • Construction-Phase Support

Engineering

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Origin Design provides engineering services across building, site, infrastructure, and public-sector disciplines.

  • Civil Engineering
  • Structural Engineering
  • Transportation Engineering
  • Water Resources
  • Municipal Engineering

Land Development

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Origin Design coordinates land development planning and design with site, civil, and regulatory requirements.

  • Land Development Planning
  • Site Design
  • Civil Engineering Coordination
  • Regulatory Coordination

Land Survey

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Precision land surveying services including 3D scanning. Origin Design expanded dedicated on-site survey services in the Quad Cities in 2026.

Field Services

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Construction-phase field services ensuring thoughtful and accurate decisions throughout the construction process.

Industries

Commercial · Education · Government · Healthcare · Industrial · Renewable Energy · Transportation · Water Supply · Wastewater · Sports & Recreation · Retail · Land Development

Projects

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