AIA Colorado eNews

AIA Colorado eNews is the bi-weekly e-newsletter of AIA Colorado. Distributed to approximately 3,000 opt-in subscribers on Wednesdays, AIA Colorado eNews focuses on descriptions of chapter news, upcoming events, special announcements, member profiles and government affairs. News items are accepted from AIA Colorado members on an ongoing basis and should be sent to Communication Coordinator Alaina Gonzales. To subscribe to the AIA Colorado eNews, please send your contact information and AIA member number to Alaina Gonzales.

Current Annual Report

Architect Colorado

This publication is currently not being published. The organization is seeking a new publisher. 

The primary mission of Architect Colorado is to inform AIA Colorado members about architectural news, trends and developments occurring throughout the state and about work being done in our region and beyond by our members. The publication also serves as an outreach tool to educate the community about the value of architectural excellence and the contributions of AIA Colorado architects.

Architect Colorado is the official publication of AIA Colorado. This quarterly, full-color design magazine focuses on architecture in Colorado or designed by AIA architects.

To purchase additional copies of Architect Colorado or to order a subscription, send an email to info@aiacolorado.org. Magazines are available at a price of $7.50 per issue, and subscriptions are $30 per year. To purchase a copy of or a subscription to Architect Colorado, please complete an order form.

Submitting to Architect Colorado

Submittals for upcoming issues are accepted on an ongoing basis throughout the year.

To submit a project for consideration as a feature in Architect Colorado, please follow the following eligibility and submittal guidelines:

Feature Eligibility Requirements
- Project must have been completed within the past three years.
- Project must have been designed by AIA Colorado-member architects
- Project can be located inside or outside of Colorado

Feature Submittal Requirements
- Create a PowerPoint presentation for each project submittal and include the following:
- a title slide with the name and location of the project, name and location of the architect/architectural firm, square footage, budget, project completion date, and name and contact information of person submitting project (all on one slide)
- a brief, one-paragraph narrative about the project (on one slide)
- up to 10 low-resolution (JPEG, 150 dpi) photos per project (one photo per slide and sized to the dimensions of the slide canvas)
- Do not use animation, logos or other designs in the PowerPoint presentation
- Use a white background on every slide
- Print and staple together a hardcopy of the entire PowerPoint file (ensuring that photos are printed in color)
- Burn and label a CD of the PowerPoint presentation, place it in a soft sleeve (i.e., not a jewel case) that can be stapled to the back of the hardcopy
- Include “Feature Submittal” under the name written on the CD

To submit a project for consideration as an On The Boards brief in Architect Colorado, please follow the following eligibility and submittal guidelines:

On The Boards Eligibility
- Project must not yet be under construction
- Project must have been designed by AIA Colorado-member architects
- Project can be located inside or outside of Colorado
- Projects do not have to relate to an issue's theme/focus.

On The Boards Submittal Requirements
- Create a PowerPoint presentation for each project submittal and include the following:
- a title slide with the name and location of the project, name and location of the architect/architectural firm, owner, scope-of-work, cost, expected start and completion dates, and name and contact information of person submitting project (all on one slide)
- a brief (no more than 250 words) description of the project (on one slide)
- up to five low-resolution (JPEG, 150 dpi) artistic model images or renderings (one photo per slide and sized to the dimensions of the slide canvas)
- Do not use animation, logos or other designs in the PowerPoint presentation
- Use a white background on every slide
- Print and staple together a hardcopy of the entire PowerPoint file (ensuring that photos are printed in color)
- Burn and label a CD of the PowerPoint presentation, place it in a soft sleeve (i.e., not a jewel case) that can be stapled to the back of the hardcopy
- Include “OTB Submittal” under the name on the CD

Mail all submittals to:
Magazine Editorial Board
AIA Colorado
1515 Arapahoe St., Ste. 1-110
Denver, CO 80202

The AIA Colorado Magazine Editorial Board will review all submittals and notify the contact for each selected project. More detailed information, including high-resolution images, will be requested at that time by the publisher's contributing writer.

Architect Colorado Editorial Calendar
- Winter 2008/2009: Residential Architecture (publishes February) - Submittal process closed
- Spring 2009: Religious Architecture (publishes in May) - Submittal process closed
- Summer 2009: The Faces of Architecture: Diversity (publishes in July) - Submittals due Feb. 27
- Fall 2009:  Good Design in Unusual Places (publishes in September) - Submittals due May 22
- Winter 2009/2010: The Design Process (publishes in December) - Submittals due Aug. 14
- Spring 2010: Changing Skylines (publishes in March) - Submittals due Nov. 6

 In The News and Architects Changing the World Submittals

The Colorado Fellows Book

AIA Colorado is pleased to present The Colorado Fellows Book. The book features a collection of 36 essays written by Colorado members of the AIA College of Fellows. This 200-page, hardbound book represents these architects' stories of community and family, careers and colleagues, tribulations and motivations.

The original intent of this book was to expose the Fellows to the younger members of the profession through some very personal essays about whatever each contributor felt it important to express. The "lightly edited" text not only conveys the descriptions of exemplary careers, but provides an insight into the character and personality of each of the Fellows.

A secondary goal of the publication was to expand the Colorado Fellows Scholarship Fund. This fund was established to provide scholarship funding to benefit young architectural professionals in Colorado.

Of the 36 architects represented in the book, only five were born in Colorado. The stories of what brought the rest to Colorado are as varied as the backgrounds and even the ancestries of each contributor. There are stories of Jewish immigrants and Canadian childhoods, incredible mentors and humble beginnings, professional doubts, struggles and eventual successes. Readers will find self-deprecating humor and serious introspection. Above all, The Colorado Fellows Book documents the careers and passions of some the state's most prominent architects.

The book is available at the AIA Colorado office, 1515 Arapahoe St., Ste.1-110, Denver, CO 80202. To order The Colorado Fellows Book, download an order form and fax it to 303.446.0066, or contact Membership Coordinator & Administrative Assistant Emily Ewing at 303.446.2266, ext. 110.