AIA Colorado Member Firms Recognized With Top Design Awards

The Colorado chapter of the American Institute of Architects and AIA Western Mountain Region recognized 29 projects throughout Colorado and across the region for design excellence at the associations’ awards gala in Keystone, Colo., in mid-October. Judged by architects from across the nation, the winning projects were recognized for their use of materials, aesthetics, space and design.

AIA Colorado 2015 Design Awards included recognition from AIA Colorado South, AIA Colorado North, AIA Denver and AIA Colorado. Winning firms/individuals received citation-level awards, merit-level awards or honor awards (the highest level) for their work.

AIA Colorado Winners

Built Architecture, Honor Award — Anderson Mason Dale Architects, Denver, for the Southeast Wyoming Welcome Center in Cheyenne
Built Architecture, Honor Award — Colorado Building Workshop, Centennial, for Colorado Outward Bound Micro Cabins in Leadville
Built Architecture, Merit — CCY Architects (architect-of-record), Basalt, and Shigeru Ban (designer), for the Aspen Art Museum
Interior Architecture, Merit — Gensler, Denver, for the Gensler office in Denver
Built Architecture, Merit — Humphries Poli Architects, Denver, for the Colorado State Capitol Dome Restoration in Denver
Built Architecture, Merit — Tryba Architects, Denver, for Denver Union Station
Built Architecture, Citation — Applebaum Architects LLC, Denver, for Southeast Metropolitan Storm Water Authority in Centennial
Built Architecture, Citation — Dynia Architects, Denver, for The Source in Denver
Unbuilt Architecture, Citation — Independent Architecture, Denver, for Guggenheim Helsinki in Helsinki, Finland
Interior Architecture, Citation — LIVstudio, Denver, for StudioCOMO in Denver
Built Architecture, Citation — Tryba Architects, Denver, for History Colorado Center in Denver

AIA Colorado South Winners

Interior Architecture, Honor — CSNA Architects, Colorado Springs, for Hill Museum & Manuscript Library in Collegeville, Minn.
Built Architecture, Honor — CSNA Architects Colorado Springs, for a new manufacturing facility in Colorado Springs
Built Architecture, Merit — DLR Group, Colorado Springs, for the Pueblo County Judicial Complex in Pueblo
Built Architecture, Citation — John P. Nelson Associates, Colorado Springs, for Summit Medical Clinic in Colorado Springs
Built Architecture, Citation — RTA Architects, Colorado Springs, for Ignacio Elementary School Addition & Renovation in Ignacio

AIA Colorado North Winners

Commercial, Honor — Arch11 Inc., Boulder, and ZGF Architects LLP, Portland, for Pearl Izumi, Louisville
Residential Large – More than $400,000, Honor — Studio B Architects, Aspen, for Cottage Black in Aspen
Residential Small – Less than $400,000, Merit — renée del gaudio architecture, Boulder, for a ranch remodel in Boulder
Residential Large – More than $400,000, Citation — Mosaic Architects + Interiors, Boulder, for North Point in San Francisco
Commercial – School for Early Childhood Through 8th Grade, Citation — RB+B Architects, Fort Collins, for Conservatory Green ECE-8 School in Denver
Commercial – Re-model/Building Transformation, Citation — Studio Completiva Inc., Boulder, and 641 West Design, Louisville, for 2741 in Boulder
Commercial – Civic, Citation — WORKSHOP8, Boulder, for Jamestown Volunteer Fire Station in Jamestown

AIA Denver Winners

Built Architecture, Honor — Semple Brown Design, Denver, for Yates Pavilion in Englewood
Built Architecture – Government/Public Building, Merit — Applebaum Architects LLC, Denver, for Southeast Metropolitan Storm Water Authority in Centennial
Built Architecture – Single-Family Residence, Merit — Mather Architectural Design LLC, Denver, for Grape Street Residence in Denver
Built Architecture – Remodel/Addition, Merit — Nest Architectural Design Inc., Denver, for Bow Mar residence in Bow Mar
Built Architecture – Office, Merit — Shears Adkins Rockmore Architects, Denver, for The Boathouse in Denver
Built Architecture, Citation — Colorado Building Workshop, Centennial, for Colorado Outward Bound Cabins in Leadville
Interior Architecture – Architecture Firm Office, Citation — Gensler, Denver, for the Denver Gensler office
Interior Architecture – Retail/Showroom, Citation — LIVstudio, Denver, for StudioCOMO in Denver

WMR Winners

AIA Western Mountain Region—which includes Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming—honored five Colorado projects on Oct. 17 in Keystone.

Distinguished Building, Honor — Arch11 Inc., Boulder, and ZGF Architects LLP, Portland, for Pearl Izumi in Louisville
Distinguished Building, Honor — CCY Architects (architect-of-record) Aspen, and Shigeru Ban (designer) for the Aspen Art Museum
Distinguished Building, Honor — Harry Teague Architects, Aspen, for Bucksbaum Campus Pond Cluster in Aspen
Unbuilt Architecture, Citation — Archi 11 Inc., Boulder, for Park Pavilions in Denver
Distinguished Building, Citation — Studio B Architects, Aspen, for Cottage Black in Aspen

Architects from around the country judged the AIA Colorado 2015 Design Awards. AIA Colorado jury members include: jury chair Hagy Belzberg, Belzberg Architects; Lisa Findley, California College of the Arts; William Nichols, Nicholas/Budd Architects; and Brand Lang, University of Arizona.

AIA Colorado South jury members include: jury chair Michael Alley, Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture; Nancy Blankfard, HGA Architects and Engineers; and David Webber, Webber + Studio Architects.

AIA Colorado North jury members include: jury chair Thomas Robinson, LEVER Architecture; Ben Waechter, Waechter Architecture; and Jonathan Ledesma, Project Ecological Development.

AIA Denver jury members include: jury chair Michael LeBlanc, Utile Inc. Architecture + Planning; Marilyn Moedinger, Runcible Studios; Mark Pasnik, over, under; and Catherine Truman, Catherine Truman Architects. AIA Western Mountain Region jury members include: jury chair Benjamin Gilmartin, Diller Scofidio + Renfro; Julio Salcedo, Scalar Architecture; and Andrew Colopy, Cobalt Office.