AIA Colorado Announces 2016 Young Architects and Designers
Denver, CO – The American Institute of Architects Colorado Chapter (AIA Colorado) presented ten awards and five honors during its annual Young Architects Awards Gala (YAAG) program, held on Friday, June 3 at Gensler in Denver. The event marks the 17th anniversary of this awards program recognizing emerging professionals. Juried Awards The …
Farnsworth Group Earns Great Place to Work Certification
Greenwood Village, CO – Farnsworth Group, Inc., a national full-service engineering/architecture firm, was certified as a great workplace this June by the independent analysts at Great Place to Work®. Farnsworth Group earned this credential based on extensive ratings provided by its employees in anonymous surveys. “The Great Place to Work …
GH Phipps Breaks Ground 1st New Jeffco School in a Decade
Greenwood Village, CO — Under dark gray skies, GH Phipps broke ground on May 26 to kick off construction of the K-8 school at Candelas — the first new Jeffco school in almost a decade. On hand were Jeffco Schools officials, the new school’s principal, the mayor of Arvada, the …
OZ Architecture to Design Transformative Mixed Use Development in Denver’s RiNo Neighborhood
Denver, CO – OZ Architecture was selected by developers Tom and Brooke Gordon to lead the design and architecture for DriveTrain, a transformative new mixed-use development that will cover three acres along Brighton Boulevard in RiNo. Groundbreaking is expected to take place in early 2017, with completion slated for late 2018. The developers …
GH Phipps Celebrates Completion of Runyon Elementary Transformation
Greenwood Village, CO — The Littleton Public Schools board, teachers, parents, children and neighbors marked the remaking of Runyon Elementary School on May 23, 2016 with a ribbon-cutting and tours of the “new” building. The well-loved 1969 building nestled into an established Littleton neighborhood had a wood-framed structure, which began …
UCHealth to Build New Hospital in Highlands Ranch
Aurora, CO – UCHealth is excited to bring a new hospital and advanced health services to residents in Highlands Ranch and Douglas County. The six-story hospital, opening in 2018, is projected to cost almost $315 million and will have room to expand in the future as the needs of the …
AIA Convention 2016: Lessons Learned
“Architecture has a serious problem today in that people who are not alike don’t communicate.” Rem Koolhaas By: Korey D. White, AIA, NCARB, Licensed Architect at RNL Design AIA National Associates Committee Vice Chair 2016/Chair 2017 Annually, 20,000 architects gather at the AIA Convention. AIA Philadelphia hosted the 2016 AIA Convention this year, …
Haselden Hosts Beam Signing Celebration for CSU Biology Building
Fort Collins, CO – Just before classes let out for the summer, Haselden Construction held a celebration commemorating the construction progress on CSU’s new biology building – the first new science lab built for the biology department in many years. Students and faculty were encouraged to grab a green or …
OZ Architecture to Lead Design of New 10-Acre Senior Living Community
Denver, CO – OZ Architecture, has been selected by Roaring Fork Lodge LLC to design a new 10-acre senior living community in Montrose, CO. The plan, which has been approved by the city’s planning commission, will feature 80,000 SF of living arrangements for seniors – ranging from independent living to memory …
Event Round-Up: A3LC +20 Networking Event
A3LC Mission: As stewards of the building community we promote trust through collaboration and shared knowledge to create value for all By: Julie Wanzer, LEED AP Denver, CO – The A3LC – a collaborative combination of the Associated General Contractors of Colorado (AGC), American Institute of Architects of Colorado (AIA) …