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Recap: AIA Members Meet with the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department to understand impact of new code adoption
By David Riggs, AIA
On August 29th AIA Colorado hosted a member meeting with Jay Eenhuis and John Welton, Deputy Building Officials, with Pikes Peak Regional Building Department in Colorado Springs. Earlier this year the […]
AIA Member Helps to Develop Leadership and Mentorship Program
For Hannah-Hunt Moeller, Associate AIA, architecture is a building block for having a huge impact on the environment and society.
After three-and-a-half years at RNL, now part of Stantec, Moeller is about to launch into […]
Notice of AIA Colorado Annual Member Meeting: Published September 5, 2018
October 25, 2018
4-6 pm Mountain Time
The meeting will take place via web/teleconference. Login information will be published to members in coming weeks
Notice of Proposed Bylaws Amendments:
Per AIA Colorado Bylaws Article 9.1, the AIA Colorado […]
Practice + Design Conference Speaker Spotlight: Nicole Marshall
Nicole Marshall, the President and Founder of Curated Communications, has lived and worked in Denver for the past 5 years after discovering and falling in love with our State’s incredible quality of life. Prior to […]
AIA Colorado Architect Spends Career on Sustainability
“What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?”― Henry David Thoreau.
That Thoreau quote has acted as a North Star throughout Scott Rodwin, AIA’s career, […]
Modernist architect works on Denver preservation
Is it worth saving?
This is a question Anne Wattenberg, AIA must constantly consider in her role as an architect representative on the Denver Landmark Preservation Commission.
Joined by other architects, landscape architects, city planners, contractors, […]
AIA Emerging Professionals Boot Camp
By Connor Janzen, Associate AIA; RS&H
As designers begin their careers, it can be difficult to fully understand the breadth of knowledge required to work effectively and efficiently in the field. Doing anything challenging requires […]
Why an Emerging Professionals Boot Camp?
By Sheva Willoughby, AIA; RTA Architects
The Emerging Professionals Bootcamp was initially conceived out of conversations and feedback around the current issues members in Southern Colorado were facing. The board heard that there was a […]
Colorado Architects & Firms Receive Top Design & Honor Awards
Denver, Colo., September 10, 2018—The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Colorado recognized 21 projects with design awards and five local architects with honor awards at the AIA Colorado Design & Honor Awards Gala on […]
AIA Colorado Looks at Blueprint Denver
By Nikolaus Remus, AIA and Ignacio Correa-Ortiz, AIA
Have you ever requested a rezoning for a project because the current zoning did not seem to reflect the aspirations and the potential of the city and […]
How growth is impacting Colorado’s neighbors
The 2018 AIA Colorado Practice + Design Conference (P+DC) theme is “A State of Growth” and is focused on the rapidly changing environment and state of architecture here in Colorado. While this construction boom […]
AIA launches initiatives to shape school design policies
Details legislative goals that support school design resources and funding.
WASHINGTON – Aug. 13, 2018 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its members are launching a variety of initiatives to help address violence in […]
Three tips for passing the ARE
By Meg Shubert Allen, AIA; Stantec
Three years ago at this time, I was enjoying the last bit of summer before I would buckle down and start studying for my last three architectural registration exams. […]
Tips for finding the right civic engagement opportunity
Architects engage with our communities every day through the work we do. Clients, contractors, building occupants, local governments, and neighborhood residents are just some of the some of the groups we interact with, educate, […]
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Members of the media, please contact AIA Colorado Marketing and Communications Manager, Marisa Pooley, at 303.228.3913.
Colorado Architects & Firms Receive Top Design & Honor Awards
Denver, Colo., September 10, 2018—The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Colorado recognized 21 projects with design awards and five local architects with honor awards at the AIA Colorado Design & Honor Awards Gala on […]
AIA Colorado Looks at Blueprint Denver
By Nikolaus Remus, AIA and Ignacio Correa-Ortiz, AIA
Have you ever requested a rezoning for a project because the current zoning did not seem to reflect the aspirations and the potential of the city and […]
Practice + Design Conference Speaker Spotlight: Nicole Marshall
Nicole Marshall, the President and Founder of Curated Communications, has lived and worked in Denver for the past 5 years after discovering and falling in love with our State’s incredible quality of life. Prior to […]
Three tips for passing the ARE
By Meg Shubert Allen, AIA; Stantec
Three years ago at this time, I was enjoying the last bit of summer before I would buckle down and start studying for my last three architectural registration exams. […]
While we’re on the topic of diversity… a perspective on gender balance in the profession
By Ali Menke Joiner, AIA, architect at Shears Adkins Rockmore
Being an architect is hard. We go through rigorous studio sessions in college to achieve a degree, only then to prove our value creatively and […]
Recently Elevated Local Fellow to Present at Practice + Design Conference
Despite having worked as an architect for decades, 2018 is a big year for Stuart Coppedge, FAIA.
First, the RTA principal was recently elevated to AIA Fellowship. One of only two living Fellows in Southern […]
Recap: A’18 through the eyes of an AIA Colorado member
By Avik Guha, AIA, Roth Sheppard Architects
The A’18 Conference in New York City comes at a remarkable time of change in the Big Apple, 30 years since the previous time the city hosted AIA’s […]
AIA 2017 Foresight Report
Get insights and tools to help you navigate the future of the design profession and industry
Navigate the future
Uncertain about the future? Looking for the latest trends that are transforming the design and construction industry? […]
Creating a Family-Friendly Workplace Culture
By Jen Fumuso, AIA and senior associate at OZ Architecture
I was first forewarned that a degree and career in architecture had demanding hours when I told my college advisor that architecture was my choice of […]
Inside the 2018 Design & Honor Awards Steering Committee
By Daniel Nelson, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, project architect at Tryba Architects
I’m a Midwesterner at heart – born and raised in Michigan. I lived in Chicago for 10 years and just recently moved […]
AIA Colorado Looks at Blueprint Denver
By Nikolaus Remus, AIA and Ignacio Correa-Ortiz, AIA
Have you ever requested a rezoning for a project because the current zoning did not seem to reflect the aspirations and the potential of the city and […]
Tips for finding the right civic engagement opportunity
Architects engage with our communities every day through the work we do. Clients, contractors, building occupants, local governments, and neighborhood residents are just some of the some of the groups we interact with, educate, […]
AIA State Government Network Annual Conference report
By Nikolaus Remus, AIA; AIA Colorado
This month I had the opportunity, along with volunteer Brandon Gossard, Assoc. AIA from the Government Affairs Committee, of representing AIA Colorado at the annual AIA State Government Network […]
2018 Legislative Session Report
By Nikolaus Remus, AIA Government Affairs Manager for AIA Colorado
Since January, we have been hard at work advocating on behalf of architects at the State Capitol. Now that the 2018 legislative session has ended, […]
2018 Legislative Session Update
Our Government Affairs Committee and Legislative Subcommittee are hard at work reviewing new bills proposed during the 2018 legislative session that began last month. Here are some items of interest to the architecture profession. […]
How Are Laws Passed in Colorado? A Primer for Architects
As you know, advocating on behalf of architects is an important part of our work at AIA Colorado. You probably are also aware that the Colorado Legislative Session is underway, and that we are […]
AIA Emerging Professionals Boot Camp
By Connor Janzen, Associate AIA; RS&H
As designers begin their careers, it can be difficult to fully understand the breadth of knowledge required to work effectively and efficiently in the field. Doing anything challenging requires […]
Why an Emerging Professionals Boot Camp?
By Sheva Willoughby, AIA; RTA Architects
The Emerging Professionals Bootcamp was initially conceived out of conversations and feedback around the current issues members in Southern Colorado were facing. The board heard that there was a […]
How growth is impacting Colorado’s neighbors
The 2018 AIA Colorado Practice + Design Conference (P+DC) theme is “A State of Growth” and is focused on the rapidly changing environment and state of architecture here in Colorado. While this construction boom […]
Three tips for passing the ARE
By Meg Shubert Allen, AIA; Stantec
Three years ago at this time, I was enjoying the last bit of summer before I would buckle down and start studying for my last three architectural registration exams. […]
Recap: A’18 through the eyes of an AIA Colorado member
By Avik Guha, AIA, Roth Sheppard Architects
The A’18 Conference in New York City comes at a remarkable time of change in the Big Apple, 30 years since the previous time the city hosted AIA’s […]
Reflecting on 5x5x5 Group Mentorship
By Wells Squier, AIA, Principal at Anderson Hallas Architects and Denver Director on the AIA Colorado Board of Directors
One of the many reasons I love the profession of architecture so much centers on the fact that […]
Being a new mom in architecture
By Leanna De La Torre, AIA and architect at Humphries Poli Architects
The transition to motherhood was an uncertain one. There’s no way to really know what working will be like once you become a […]
Thinking about Licensure? So is the NCARB Think Tank
By Avik Guha, AIA, NCARB and architect at Roth Sheppard Architects
Each year, the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) selects 12 emerging professionals to serve on the Think Tank. Members of the Think Tank […]
AIA Colorado Architect Spends Career on Sustainability
“What is the use of a house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?”― Henry David Thoreau.
That Thoreau quote has acted as a North Star throughout Scott Rodwin, AIA’s career, […]
Recently Elevated Local Fellow to Present at Practice + Design Conference
Despite having worked as an architect for decades, 2018 is a big year for Stuart Coppedge, FAIA.
First, the RTA principal was recently elevated to AIA Fellowship. One of only two living Fellows in Southern […]
AIA Elevates Four Colorado Architects to the College of Fellows
Denver, February 23, 2018—The 2018 American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Jury of Fellows has elevated 152 architects across the U.S. to the College of Fellows, four of which are from Colorado.
Fellowship is the highest […]
Brad Buchanan, FAIA, Emphasizes the Importance of Architecture
To describe the Executive Director of Denver Community Planning and Development Brad Buchanan, FAIA, as “passionate” would be an understatement.
For him, architecture is about much more than simply design—it’s about continually pursuing a greater […]
Nan Anderson, FAIA: Architect, Mentor and “Master of her own Ship”
When she founded her firm, Andrews & Anderson Architects in 1990, Nan Anderson, FAIA, netted $3.15 an hour for her first project. And she couldn’t have been happier.
“There was joy and rapture and a […]
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