Colorado Architecture News | 04.17.24


News from the Colorado Chapter of The American Institute of Architects | 04.17.24

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AIA COLORADO NEWS

Announcing a new design award category!

Introduced and active in this 2024 awards cycle, the awards committee is pleased to announce the Research & Development Award! This new award seeks to celebrate the work that we do that doesn’t fall into traditional categories of built (or even unbuilt) projects. It recognizes the investigations that forward the art and science of Architecture.

“So what sort of things would fit into this category?” A comparative study of embodied carbon in your project. Pioneering a new product or material assembly. Creating original building forms or performance using cutting edge modeling technology. Studying or improving fire resistance in envelop design. Or creating a new building code to reflect those ignition resistant design strategies. More examples can include fabrication, building components or systems, sustainable strategies, construction details, design process, social/community impact, and research-focused faculty or student work.

Learn more about this new design award category today as you continue working on your own submissions. If you have questions about your own submissions, join us April 30th for an informational session. The deadline to apply for the Design + Honor Awards is rapidly approaching and we can’t encourage you enough to not wait until the last minute!

The Architectural Education Foundation, in partnership with AIA Colorado, offers traveling and professional development scholarships to support educational and experiential endeavors. While academic awards will be announced by the respective campuses, we would like to congratulate the following recipients of the 2024 Architectural Educational Foundation Travel Scholarships:

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Last week, members enjoyed a tour of Louie Louie’s Piano Bar in Colorado Springs. Thank you to Echo Architecture + Interiors for leading the tour as well as our South Advisors Joey Bahnsen, AIA, and Tyler Wurr, AIA!

AIA Colorado Events

A Roadmap for Decarbonizing Building Assets in Denver and Colorado

Thursday, April 18th, attend an overview of the process of decarbonizing buildings, with a focus on meeting benchmarking and building performance standards requirements for Denver and Colorado. Discussion will include the workflow needed to provide the planning, analysis, funding, and scheduling required to meet 2030 targets for energy-use and/or greenhouse gas emissions reductions.
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Farm and Market tour

Thursday, April 25th, join Denver AIA members, OZ Architecture, and Farm and Market owners for a tour of the unique neighborhood farm, restaurant, and market.
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2024 Awards Information Session

Have questions about the Awards submission process? Join us Tuesday, April 30th at Noon, for an informational session to answer questions you may have about the submission process.
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Code Class: IECC Overview – Commercial Provisions

May 3rd, this free webinar, sponsored by the Colorado Energy Office, will take a high level overview of the commercial provisions of the latest edition of the International Energy Conservation Code. We will focus on those provisions that have the highest impact on a building’s energy efficiency as we look at what has changed in the code. Course submitted for 1.5 AIA CES Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW) learning unit hour.
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Code Class: IECC Overview – Residential Provisions

May 3rd, this free webinar, sponsored by the Colorado Energy Office, will take a high level overview of the residential provisions of the latest edition of the International Energy Conservation Code. We will look at the different ways to navigate through the code, highlighting all of the flexibility built in so that designers, builders, and homeowners have more options of how to meet the end goal of an energy efficient and resilient building.Course submitted for 1.5 AIA CES Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW) learning unit hour.
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The Future of Local Sustainability Codes

Thursday May 30th, join members in the West for a panel discussion and Q&A opportunity with Roaring Fork building officials, construction industry leaders, and elected officials about the current state and future goals for sustainability codes. This panel event is a forum to discuss what’s working, and how construction industry professionals can be a part of the next steps.
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National Center for Atmospheric Research Mesa Laboratory Private Group Tour

Friday May 31st, join AIA members in the North for a private tour covering the architectural history of the iconic NCAR Mesa Laboratory, designed by modernist architect, I.M. Pei. The building was completed in 1966, and in 1997 received the AIA Colorado Twenty-five Year Award. The tour will also cover the atmospheric science, climate science, and current research being conducted at the National Science Foundation NCAR.
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Upcoming events in June:

Member News

Recent Architect-ing Podcasts

“If downtown Denver building owners convert empty offices to residential, will people move in?” Gensler’s Denver office has worked with the City of Denver towards converting underutilized offices into apartments and you can read about it at the Colorado Sun.

PARTNER NEWS AND EVENTS

Upcoming events at Denver Art Museum:

NEWS AT NATIONAL

AIA24

We often talk about the future. This conference is where the AEC industry gathers to define it, design it, and connect across industries to build it. Join us in Washington, D.C., June 5–8, 2024, for the architecture and design event of the year!

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Colorado Night at AIA24

Enjoy connecting with fellow AIA Colorado members and University of Colorado alumni at Colorado Night at AIA24. Join us!

Young Architects Forum April Newsletter

A newsletter from the AIA Young Architects Forum (YAF). Look out for important news, AIA updates, and ways to engage, no biggie. Read more

Premier Partner Spotlight

We’re proud to highlight one of AIA Colorado’s Premier Partners, KL&A Engineers and Builders, and look forward to their ongoing support and involvement serving Colorado’s architecture community.

KL&A is a firm built around the idea that structural engineers should return to a master builder role by taking ownership of structural systems. A collaborative approach and project centric behaviors are our differentiators, facilitating a more engaging design and construction process. Our philosophy of personal responsibility has generated a corporate culture of problem solving and innovation. We are engineers first and foremost, which we leverage on our steel detailing and steel construction projects. We also take great pride in our sustainability efforts, utilizing mass timber to minimize embodied carbon in our structures, and providing Life Cycle Assessments on our committed projects.

Learn More about KL&A Engineers and Builders.

Premier Partner Events

Executing low-carbon concrete symposium

Explore currently available means and methods contractors and ready mix producers can take to achieve the project carbon targets set by developers architects, engineers, and policymakers to reduce the embodied carbon of concrete. Join National Ready Mixed Concrete Association for a day of education, discussion, and networking to explore the current state of the market and identify opportunities to collaborate on implementing low-carbon concrete solutions. Earn 6 AIA-CES HSW Learning Units.

Learn more here

Active shooter tabletop exercise

Wednesday, April 24th from 1 – 5pm, join IMEG for an Active Shooter Tabletop Exercise, where you’ll collaborate with colleagues to navigate through a scenario, identifying roles, evaluating response plans, and creating personalized crisis management roadmaps. This AIA-approved event aims to enhance safety and preparedness in emergent situations, offering 3.5 LU/HSWs credits.

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