AIA Colorado 2008 Design Conference & Practice Management Symposium Registration Brochures Now Available

The AIA Colorado 2008 Design Conference & Practice Management Symposium will take place Sept. 25-27, at the Vail Cascade Resort & Spa. The conference theme is Design Forward, and the conference committee has assembled a group of speakers that will inspire attendees to focus their efforts both on design excellence and creating a more environmentally-conscious, community-driven and socially-responsible profession. For more information and to register, download the registration brochure.

Exhibitors are invited to display and demonstrate their products and services at the AIA Colorado 2008 Design Conference. Please download AIA Colorado 2008 Call for Exhibitors & Sponsors Brochure. Read more »

AIA Denver 2008 Design Awards Gala Celebration

Join AIA Denver for an evening of socializing, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, live music, dessert and a celebration of the Denver design community. The AIA Denver 2008 design award winners will be presented by Design Awards Jury Chair Manuel Cadrecha, AIA, of Perkins + Will (Atlanta). Winners of the AIA Denver 2008 Honor Awards also will be acknowledged during the celebration.

For more information and to register, download the gala invitation.

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The Congress for the New Urbanism Call for Submittals

The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) is preparing a regional projects book to illustrate new urbanism in Colorado. Individuals and firms are invited to submit projects that express the Charter Principles of New Urbanism. Nominations of projects also are acceptable. The submittal deadline is 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22, please e-mail submittals to cheney@vmwp.com. Click here to download the submittal requirements.

CNU will return to Denver on June 11-14, 2009, the last time the Denver region hosted the CNU was in 1998. Since then, the region has seen numerous new urbanist developments shaped by the CNU charter. CNU 17 will provide opportunities to experience how these new urbanist places live: the people, the spaces and the buildings.

For more information, visit the CNU Web site.

AIA Colorado Legislative Alert

AIA Colorado is excited to announce the signature by Gov. Bill Ritter of Senate Bill 08-029, “Concerning a Requirement That an Architect Obtain Continuing Education Prior to the Renewal of the License to Practice Architecture in Colorado, and Making an Appropriation in Connection Therewith.” This act will require that architects demonstrate completion of continuing education (CE) as a condition for renewal of a license to practice architecture in the state of Colorado.

For a list of frequently asked questions regarding implementation of Senate Bill 08-029, click here.

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