Member Spotlights

AIA Colorado Member Spotlight celebrates the architects who are shaping Colorado’s built environment and strengthening our profession. Through conversations about design, leadership, career paths, and the communities they serve, this series offers a personal look at the people behind the projects and the ideas that continue to move architecture forward. Title: Principal / Designer Firm: MiniDwell Location: Denver, CO Years in practice: 26 Credentials: Assoc. AIA, LEED AP LinkedIn For Margarita Gonzalez, Assoc. AIA, architecture began with watching her father work at his drafting table. That early fascination with thinking through drawings grew into a career spanning countries, cultures, classrooms, and practice, with a lesson… Read more: Member Spotlight: Margarita Gonzalez, Assoc. AIA

AIA Colorado Member Spotlight celebrates the architects who are shaping Colorado’s built environment and strengthening our profession. Through conversations about design, leadership, career paths, and the communities they serve, this series offers a personal look at the people behind the projects and the ideas that continue to move architecture forward. Title: Founder and Design Principal Firm: Adam Harding Architecture Location: Denver, CO Years in practice: 22 Credentials: AIA, LEED AP, NCARB LinkedIn For Adam Harding, AIA, a defining moment in architecture came on a restaurant’s opening night. Standing in the back of a room he had spent a year and a half designing, he watched… Read more: Member Spotlight: Adam Harding, AIA

AIA Colorado Member Spotlight celebrates the architects who are shaping Colorado’s built environment and strengthening our profession. Through conversations about design, leadership, career paths, and the communities they serve, this series offers a personal look at the people behind the projects and the ideas that continue to move architecture forward. Title: Project Manager / Associate Firm: SmithGroup Location: Denver, CO Years in practice: 23 Credentials: AIA, CNU-A, NOMA LinkedIn Growing up in a military family, Alexander Person, AIA, CNU-A, NOMA, became accustomed to new cities, new landscapes, and new ways of understanding a place. From the civic monuments of Washington, D.C., to the shaded arcades… Read more: Member Spotlight: Alexander Person, AIA

AIA Colorado Member Spotlight celebrates the architects who are shaping Colorado’s built environment and strengthening our profession. Through conversations about design, leadership, career paths, and the communities they serve, this series offers a personal look at the people behind the projects and the ideas that continue to move architecture forward. Title: Architect, Founder + Design Director Firm: Neoera Location: Denver, CO Years in practice: 26 Credentials: AIA LinkedIn From journalism and graphic design to architecture and firm ownership, Emily Adams, AIA, LEED AP, has built a career shaped by curiosity, creativity, and an interest in understanding how people experience the… Read more: Member Spotlight: Emily Adams, AIA

AIA Colorado Member Spotlight celebrates the architects who are shaping Colorado’s built environment and strengthening our profession. Through conversations about design, leadership, career paths, and the communities they serve, this series offers a personal look at the people behind the projects and the ideas that continue to move architecture forward. Title: Architect / Principal Firm: SAR+ Architects Location: Denver, CO Years in practice: 22 Credentials: AIA LinkedIn From helping shape Denver’s urban renaissance to leading one of Colorado’s most respected design firms, Andy Rockmore, AIA, has spent more than two decades creating places that strengthen communities and enrich the public… Read more: Member Spotlight: Andy Rockmore, AIA