Colorado Architecture News | 07.23.25


News from the Colorado Chapter of The American Institute of Architects | 07.23.25

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AIA COLORADO NEWS

Call for Presentations Closes July 31st

The Practice + Design Conference brings together Colorado’s architecture community for inspiring insights from global design leaders, advanced practice management strategies, and practical innovations from industry partners. 

We’re seeking members of our community who are ready to contribute their expertise and lead a session this fall in Keystone. If you have a session in mind, visit the link below and start your submission today. Or, if you know someone who would be a great fi, encourage them to apply. The submission window closes Thursday, July 31st.

Learn more about this year’s conference theme, THE POWER OF, and submission instructions for this year’s Call for Presentations here

Resiliency and Disaster Response Efforts at AIA25

AIA Colorado’s Advocacy Engagement Director, Nikolaus Remus, AIA, co-Chair of AIA’s Resilience and Disaster Response Community, shares about Resiliency and Disaster Response discussions at AIA25. Read at AIA.

BOSS.architecture’s CABIN, a 2023 AIA Colorado Design Award recipient, is featured on the latest America ByDesign episode. Watch the episode here.

AIA Colorado Events

July 24 • Emerging Professionals and Young Architects (EP/YA) Happy Hour

Thursday, July 24, at 4pm, join AIA Colorado’s new Emerging Professionals and Young Architects (EP/YA) Leadership Council members for a happy hour at Schoolyard Beer Garden, in Denver. Meet other EP/YA’s, network, and share your ideas on programming or resources that you would be interested in, or simply chat. More information and RSVP here.

July 30 • Fox Park Tour

Wednesday, July 30th, join AIA members for a tour of Fox Park, a 41-acre masterplan set to transform Denver’s Globeville neighborhood. Denver’s $600M infrastructure investment has expanded the downtown core, with Fox Park being next master planned community to be re-imagined and developed by VITA. The 41-acre redevelopment area blends cityscape and nature, featuring cultural, retail, hotel, office, and residential spaces connected by 14 acres of urban park. Parking and service areas are discreetly placed below grade in a terraced design. At the center is Fox Square, a modern cultural hub with workspaces, a boutique hotel, event venues, retail, and urban agriculture. This tour has been approved for 1 LU|HSW. More information and RSVP here.

August 6 • Front Range Retreat tour

Wednesday, August 6th, join AIA members in Boulder for an architectural tour of the Front Range Retreat located in Boulder. Sited on Wonderland Lake, this residence is designed to complement the landscape of a unique site that bridges a neighborhood and the foothills of the Front Range. More information and join the waitlist here.

August 8 • Code Class: 2024 IEBC Overview

Join us Friday, August 8th, for a seminar addressing the relationship of the International Existing Building Code to existing buildings. The class focuses on the fundamental requirements on an existing structure that undergoes repair work, alteration, renovation activity or construction of an addition, and the effect of a change in the building’s occupancy classification. Discussion will also include the Simulated Performance Alternative path of evaluating a building. This full-day program includes lunch. This tour has been approved for 7 LU|HSW. Late Registration pricing starts this Friday, July 25th. More information and RSVP here.

August 14 • Denver Central Library tour

Thursday, August 14th, join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Denver Central Library renovation—an ambitious project focused on modernizing one of the city’s most iconic civic spaces. From upgraded technology to newly designed children’s and teen areas, discover how this historic library is being thoughtfully adapted for 21st-century needs. This tour has been submitted for 1.5 LU|HSW. More information and RSVP here.

August 21 • Boulder Fire Station #3 tour

Thursday, August 21st, join us for an AIA members-only tour of the new Boulder Fire Station #3, an all-electric, 100-year facility, designed to meet the City of Boulder’s Energy Conservation Goals (CoBECC). Its design serves as a beacon of safety, supported by columns created from reclaimed steel from the decommissioned Boulder Community Hospital, lowering the facility’s embodied carbon. The 22,000-sf station is augmented with 6,000 sf of administration space and a community room designed for use by the public without compromising security and privacy of operations spaces. More information and RSVP here.

August 22 • Lone Rock Retreat tour

Friday, August 22nd, join a tour of Lone Rock Retreat, a nonprofit resort-style experience located near Bailey, CO designed exclusively for use by the education community, was designed for thorough integration into its iconic Colorado landscape. The design team from OZ Architecture will lead a tour facility. AIA Colorado Premier Partner IMEG Structural will speak to the mass-timber system used to create the sculptural shape of the lodge.This tour has been submitted for 1.5 LU|HSW. More information and RSVP here.

PARTNER NEWS

Colorado Building Symposium West

Coming up September 4th & 5th, join architects and builders in the West for an annual residential building science driven symposium for Colorado Builders, Architects, and Trades People. After a successful first Symposium, Held in Denver this past January, this event features builders and building science experts, all based in Colorado, speaking to Colorado specific issues. A single track symposium offers the additional opportunity for robust conversation and debate at breaks and receptions, as everyone has heard the same presentations. View the schedule, meet the presenters, and register here.

Practice Disrupted pocast featuring American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)

Listen in as Evelyn M. Lee, FAIA, 2025 AIA President, speaks with Nima Balasubramaniam, Director of Architecture at AISC, and Parke MacDowell, Associate Principal at Payette and Director of Fabrication, as they share about the Architecture Center at the American Institute of Steel Construction. While AISC has long been known as a technical hub for structural engineers, the Architecture Center is shifting that narrative, offering architects better access to tools, knowledge, and support when working with steel. Listen 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

July 2025 AIA Consensus Construction Forecast

Nonresidential building spending to remain sluggish through 2026, with no turnaround in sight. There is some good news and some bad news in the latest outlook for nonresidential construction spending on buildings, according to the latest AIA Consensus Construction Forecast. Read at AIA.

Next to Lead

Next to Lead is a leadership development training program for racially and ethnically diverse women in architecture who aspire to be AIA leaders. The cohort will engage in a ten-month program aimed at enhancing their association leadership acumen, tackling challenges faced by women in the workplace and the architecture profession, and refining their leadership skills. Participants benefit from monthly virtual learning opportunities and in-person workshops, led by expert speakers and AIA staff. Applications close August 8th. Learn more and apply at AIA.

Online Course: Implementing the Guides for Equitable Practice

The AIA Guides for Equitable Practice make the moral, business, ethical, and societal cases for equitable practice in the profession of architecture. They provide key insights to hear insights on how the guides can change firm culture and create an environment that nurtures retention and inspires limitless thinking. In this course, participants will discover recommendations on how to achieve goals found within the Guides through utilization in practice and as a resource in connecting these goals with the work of their firm/organization. View at AIAU.

Premier Partner Spotlight

We’re proud to highlight one of AIA Colorado’s Premier Partners, K3 Technology, and look forward to their ongoing support and involvement serving Colorado’s architecture community. 

K3 Technology, a Denver based Information Technology Solutions Provider (ITSP/MSP) that was recently named a Colorado Company to Watch and recognized as one of Americas Fastest Growing Companies on the Inc. 5000 list. While many technology providers have a “come one, come all’ approach, they have a dedicated focus on the AECO and Creative industries. Why? Because they don’t think technology should be a bolt-on item to your business, it should be integrated into making you a better, more efficient, more profitable company. 

Visit K3 Technology’s website

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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