Our Team
Team Leader
Timothy H. Hielkema, AIA has over 25 years of architectural experience. A Registered Architect in the State of Iowa, he originally founded Timothy H. Hielkema, AIA in 2008 as a self-named sole proprietorship. He transitioned the name to TH2 Arch+Plan to represent the expanded nature of the firm's work. Previously, Mr. Hielkema worked for Environmental Design Group, Durrant, Design Alliance and Haila Engineering.
Tim earned both a Master of Architecture and a Master of Community and Regional Planning from Iowa State University in 1993. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics from Northwestern College (IA) in 1987.
Throughout the years, Tim has distinguished himself as a community leader, serving on numerous boards and committees throughout Metropolitan Des Moines. These official positions include Chairman of both the Neighborhood Revitalization Board and the City Manager's Taskforce on Transient Merchants and as Vice Chairman of the Urban Design Review Board and Landmark Review Board, all for the City of Des Moines. In addition to being a Founding Board Member of the Des Moines Heritage Trust, he has also served on the Boards of the Street Collective (previously Des Moines Bicycle Collective), the Corporation for Economic Development in Des Moines and Rebuilding Together of Greater Des Moines.