Colorado Architecture News | 07.10.24

News from the Colorado Chapter of The American Institute of Architects | 07.10.24

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AIA COLORADO NEWS

Practice + Design Conference Call for Presentations now open

The Practice + Design Conference brings together the community of architects in Colorado for inspiring insights from global design leaders, advanced practice management methods, and practical innovations from industry partners. We’re interested in hearing from those in our community who are ready to contribute and lead a session at Keystone.

If you have a presentation in mind, visit the link below and start your submission today. Or, if you know someone who would be a great fit, encourage them to create a submission. The submission window closes Wednesday, July 31st at 5pm.

Call for Presentations

AIA Colorado Events

Happy Hour in Denver at Union Station

Thursday, July 18th, from 4 – 6pm, join the Denver Local Advisors, AIA members, and prospective members for a Summer happy hour on the patio at Union Station. Spot the AIA Colorado banners and you’ll know that you’re in the right place! Drinks and food will be available for purchase.
RSVP here

Code Class: 2021 IBC Overview

Friday, August 9th, explore the major provisions of the International Building Code. The presentation will include discussions of the provisions addressing the following issues: occupancy classification, types of construction, means of egress, fire sprinklers and fire-resistive-rated construction, administrative provisions and accessibility. This class is designed to provide an introduction to the new provision of the code. This full-day program includes lunch. This class has been approved for 6.0 AIA LU|HSW.
RSVP here

AIA Colorado & ULI Boulder Happy Hour

August 14th, from 5 – 7pm, join AIA Colorado North members and ULI Boulder Committee members for a happy hour and mixer at Postino’s on Pearl Street.
RSVP here

Steel House Denver Construction Tour

Thursday, August 15th, join the Denver Local Advisors for a construction tour of Steel House, a new 12-story office building coming soon to the RiNo neighborhood. 

open studio architecture and GE Johnson Construction will conduct a 10-minute introduction and overview of a 12-floor building currently under construction in RiNo. From there, the tour will commence up from level 1 to the 12th floor, to tour a typical floor. We will then proceed to level 6 to review the amenities spaces, including outdoor terraces, basketball court, fitness center, and conference spaces. The tour will highlight LEED/well components of the project. Tour has been approved for 1 LU|HSW.
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Wild Bear Nature Center Tour

Thursday, August 22nd, join AIA members for a tour of the Wild Bear Nature Center led by Arch11. The architecture of Nederland’s Wild Bear Nature Center aligns with the center’s curriculum as a teaching tool revealing phenomena and fostering a sense of wonder about the natural world. The net-positive design weaves together core values of the Institution: Education, Sustainability, Stewardship, and Community. From project siting to the selection and detailing of materials, the design is bound to the situation of place; both natural and human centric. The building, as a living organism, will provide opportunities to teach about the natural, its physical properties and how we inhabit it. This tour has been approved for 1 LU|HSW. RSVP here

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2024 Design + Honor Awards Celebration Event

September 12th, join AIA Colorado members as we unveil the recipients of the 2024 Design + Honor Awards and celebrate the exemplary work of Colorado architects.

Connect with like-minded professionals, forge new relationships, and expand your industry contacts as we celebrate this year’s Design + Honor Award recipients. We sincerely hope that your whole team, clients, friends, and family can join in the celebration. It will be a fantastic event and we’re looking forward to it!

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Member News

Sean Jursnick, AIA, of SAR+, underscores how Paris’ low-carbon eco-district exposes a fundamental flaw in U.S. building codes. Read his thoughts in his debut Medium post, The Olympic Village: High-Performance Housing Illegal to Build in the U.S.

Tryba Architects celebrates the promotion of four Principals and two Associate Principals in Denver and Dallas-Fort Worth. Congratulations to AIA Colorado members Kathleen Fogler, AIA, Principal, Director of Urban Design, Sarah Komppa, AIA, Principal, Tommy Matthew, Assoc. AIA, Principal, Director of Design Communications, Brent Bartels, AIA, Associate Principal, and Emmett Harrison, AIA, Associate Principal!

“We found that the best way to maximize usable space on a small city lot and direct the sunlight was by getting away from having a true North orientation.” Chad Mitchell, AIA, Principal at Meridian 105 Architecture, shares about their intriguing new project in Denver’s Tennyson neighborhood in the cover story of this Summer’s Modern in Denver issue.

Pick up a copy today and view the issue online here.

Partner News

Don’t get tripped up by heat pumps

Have you wanted to use heat pumps in your projects but have not known where to start? Thursday, July 11th, from 5:30 – 7:30pm, join the Colorado Green Building Guild for a presentation and Q+A session featuring four heat pump experts who will share their recommendations for implementing air source heat pumps in new residential projects throughout Colorado’s front range. Attend in person at Confluence Small Business Collective, in Lafayette, or online via Zoom. RSVP here

Denver’s mid-century modern homes walking tour

Thursday, July 11th, join Historic Denver for a walking tour of Denver’s Mid-Century Modern Homes. If you love mid-century modern, you’ll love learning about the Cliff May homes. All 170 of the homes in Denver were built in the Harvey Park neighborhood, designed to be both prefabricated and elegant in their minimalism. Local expert Atom Stevens leads this tour in southwest Denver, while also sharing his personal experience as a longtime owner of a Cliff May home. Learn more and RSVP here.

USGBC Colorado building transformation forum: distilling decarbonization

Friday, July 12th, from 4 – 6pm, Aspen Distillers, located in the Roaring Fork Valley, is a local distillery committed to fine craft, sustainability and environmental stewardship. The Distillery is on track to achieve LEED Platinum certification and is pursing Living Building Challenge. Join for a discussion on local codes sustainability initiatives in the region and the opportunities and challenges of designing for two different rating systems. This will be followed by a tour of the campus’s onsite initiatives and small a networking reception. RSVP here

Career Corner

The AIA Colorado Job Board is updated daily. Job hunting? Take a peek to discover new opportunities. Hiring? Post your single job for 30 days. Connect with qualified candidates. Here are a few featured job openings:

NEWS AT NATIONAL

Revisions to fee limitations for federal design and construction projects now final, AIA commends DoD for increase

Architects welcome the finalization of a revision to the fee limitations for architects working on construction projects within the purview of the Department of Defense (DoD) from six to ten percent. Read at AIA

Architecture business conditions decline in May, AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index reports

The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score declined to 42.4 in May, as more firms reported a decrease in billings than the month prior. The ABI score is a leading economic indicator of construction activity, providing an approximately nine-to-twelve-month glimpse into the future of nonresidential construction spending activity. Read at AIA

Premier Partner at AIA24

We’re proud to highlight one of AIA Colorado’s Premier Partners, Humboldt Sawmill and Allweather Wood, and look forward to their ongoing support and involvement serving Colorado’s architecture community.

Humboldt Sawmill Company, LLC manufactures redwood and Douglas-fir dimensional lumber, timbers, and uppers at the company’s sawmill in Scotia, California. Logs are sourced from company-owned timberlands totaling nearly 450,000 acres, and all products are certified to the standards of the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC® C013133). Products are available mill direct, as well as through company-owned distribution centers, servicing home improvement retailers and local lumberyards, including locations throughout Colorado.

Allweather Wood, LLC is the largest waterborne preservative treated lumber and plywood manufacturer in the western United States with six manufacturing facilities, including a facility in Loveland, Colorado. Treated products include borate, copper, and fire retardants available in Douglas-fir, Hem fir, and Southern Yellow Pine.

View the Humboldt Sawmill and Allweather Wood Premier Partner page to view AIA CES course offered, see case studies, and learn about specification information.

Allied Membership

Looking for Additional Resources?

Allied Members are better known as trusted industry colleagues and members of AIA Colorado—they’re the interior designers, the kitchen specialists, the engineering partners, and more who make up our AEC community in Colorado.
View AIA Colorado’s Allied Member Directory.

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