The Best of Both Worlds: The Challenge of Being an Architect and a Mother
By Marisa Pooley, APR, Marketing & Communications manager; AIA Colorado Being both a mother and an architect is a challenge without a one-size-fits-all solution. For some, it’s about finding a firm which allows part-time or flexible schedules. For others, it’s about advocating for family leave policies within their workplace and finding good …
Denver Rock Drill Set to be the Finest Example of Industrial Adaptive Reuse
By Katie Rapone When the one-of-a-kind development Denver Rock Drill breaks ground in the fourth quarter of 2019, the vibrant new mixed-use community will both preserve and revitalize two city blocks — a 700,000-square-foot site in Denver’s historic Cole neighborhood. Not only will the development include 550,000 square feet of brand-new ground-up …
Shears Adkins Rockmore (SA+R) Leads Design of New Broadway Market
By Nicole Marshall Denver’s much-anticipated Broadway Market food hall will open Friday, Feb. 22, on North Broadway near the corner of 10th Avenue in the former Tony’s Market grocery space left vacant by the downsizing butcher more than one year ago. The adaptive reuse of the site is well-suited to the current needs of …
Colorado Mountain Community and Tourism Rejuvenated by Hot Springs Upgrade
By Walker Christensen, principal at DHM Design Referred to as the “Switzerland of America,” Ouray, Colo., is a true gem of the Rocky Mountain Region. The town’s beloved hot springs facility serves the quaint one thousand person community as a recreation center, as well as a tourist destination that contributes greatly to …
Smart Concrete Solutions for 2019
By Chris Pederson, vice president of the Concrete Division of GH Phipps Construction Companies. Concrete may appear to be one of the more routine materials used in a construction project, but if an owner/developer/builder doesn’t give it the time, attention and respect it deserves, this “basic” material can wreak havoc on …
Opportunity Beckons Denver’s Investors and Developers in 2019
By Katie Rapone Ever since opportunity zones were added to the tax code by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on December 22, 2017, investors, property owners and developers alike have been scrambling to make sense of the new law to better learn how to take advantage. An opportunity zone …
BIM Technology Revolutionizing Multifamily Market
By Katie Rapone Long gone are the days when AEC professionals had to rely on 2D drawings in-order to construct a building from start to finish. The traditional design process required excessive interpretation, created waste and exposed owners to risks. Building Information Modeling (BIM) — an intelligent 3D model-based process that …
Timber, Transit and Technology Office Building Announced for RiNo
By Katie Rapone Following the announcement last week that McCaffery, Hines and Ivanhoé Cambridge purchased a 1.1-acre land parcel at 3500 Blake Street in Denver’s RiNo, the partnership has unveiled their plans for development. The parcel will be developed into a six-story, 250,000-square-foot T3 (Timber, Transit and Technology) office building that according …
JLL Unveil Office Redesign (Photos)
By Katie Rapone On Thursday Nov. 8, Jones Lange La Salle (JLL) held an Open House in their brand-new redesigned office space in downtown Denver, where serendipitous collisions create a more desirable and collaborative workspace. JLL occupied the 23rd floor of the building for a little over a decade and moved to the …
Q&A with Clark Atkinson, Chief Development Officer at Zocalo
Clark Atkinson, chief development officer at Denver-based Zocalo Community Development, has more than 30 years industry experience. He has led teams to win four national awards, having built more than 17.5 million square feet of community, hospitality, multi-family, residential and institutional landmarks. Today, Clark leads Zocalo in its efforts to …