Julianne Scherer, AIA
President
Thank you for your attendance and enthusiasm making this year’s Practice + Design Conference another spectacular experience, full of intellectual stimulation and professional camaraderie! Our conference is the best in the region, if not the nation, curated by members, for members, and happens only because of active member participation. Thank you!
We’ve had another active year! Several items from this year come to mind:
- Starting with a stellar group of volunteers embracing the revised structure and holding over 61 events, offering a total of 40.5 LU’s and 80.5 LU|HSW.
- Ascending on Capitol Hill in February to share with our elected officials to advocate for pressing legislation that will significantly impact the architecture profession and community needs.
- The passing of the architecture practice act here in Colorado.
- The celebration of our members works at the Design + Honor Awards.
- The times when our Government Affairs Committee (GAC) has supported and advocated for architects, including support for our members in Boulder as they responded to recent zoning changes.
- The sustainability codes event held in Basalt with our partners at CORE this past May.
- Hosting the Big Sibs and Large States in Denver with over 90 attendees from across the country.
- AIA Convention participation and voting at AIA24 in Washington D.C. this past June.
- And augmented our mission statement to capture the essence of our place and practice.
We continued to build bridges with likeminded organizations including the City and County of Denver, Denver Architecture Foundation (DAF), Aspen Art Museum, ACE Mentorship Program of Colorado, CORE, Denver Public Schools, NOMA, Community College of Denver, SEAC, University of Colorado ENVD, University of Colorado CAP, AIAS, and others to bring our profession front of mind. Let’s keep working together to keep our profession relevant and our emerging professionals engaged. For the future is dependent on their love of our craft.
As my presidency nears its end, I continue to be grateful and honored to serve you and our profession. I look forward to partnering with our 2025 leaders, Scott Rodwin, AIA, and Andy Rockmore, AIA, the entire Board, and you, our members. Together, as one AIA Colorado, we will continue to work our mission ‘Elevating the architecture profession to design a more equitable, sustainable, and beautiful Colorado.’
