AIA Colorado recognized its 2012 architectural design and honor awards recipients during a ceremony on Nov. 3 at the association’s annual awards ceremony in Keystone, Colo. Courtesy of AIA Colorado The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, designed by Denver's Tryba Architects. The following 16 architectural design awards were selected from 108 entries submitted by Colorado architects who are members of AIA Colorado. These were presented by AIA Colorado 2012 Design Awards Jury Chair J. Windom Kimsey of Tate Snyder Kimsey, Las Vegas.The highest award is honor, followed by merit and then citation.Honor Award for Built ArchitectureSanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine,
The Associated General Contractors of Colorado honored the best of its member-led projects at the group’s annual Award for Construction Excellence ceremony on Nov. 2 in Denver. The winners are listed below. Courtesy of GH Phipps ACE Award winner: The Children's Hospital East Tower Addition in Aurora Contribution to the CommunityACE - Jordy Construction, Project Angel HeartSilver - JE Dunn Construction, Willits Town Center Block 2Bronze - Kiewit Building Group Inc., Denver Human Services Eastside OfficeMeeting the Challenge of a Difficult Job (Subcontractor) ACE - Trautman & Shreve Inc., Golden Ball Metal Container Plant, Aluminum Bottle LineSilver - Duro Electric, Denver
The American Council of Engineering Cos. Colorado Chapter presented its 2013 Engineering Excellence Awards to member firms on Nov. 5 at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver. Courtesy of Kiewit building Group Grand Conceptor Award: ACEC/CO chose the Toyota Elephant Passage at the Denver Zoo for its overall best engineering award of the year. Leading the pack as this year’s choice for the chapter’s Grand Conceptor Award was the new Toyota Elephant Passage exhibit at the Denver Zoo. All of the excellence award winners (first place awards) will move on to compete at the national level. This year’s winners are
The Center for Character and Leadership Development (CCLD), a new building on the campus of the U.S. Air Force Academy, broke ground in mid-October. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), the CCLD is the first new building since 1981 to be erected on the terrazzo (the central square) of Air Force Academy’s campus, which was designed by SOM in 1954 and designated a National Historic Landmark District in 2004. Construction on the CCLD will be complete in early summer 2014. “The CCLD asserts itself as a 21st-Century campus icon, while also deferring to the discipline and rigor of
A highly visible campus-wide project is under way at the University of Colorado Boulder that will further the university’s reputation as a leader in sustainability and an innovator in reducing carbon emissions. Rendering by LOA Architecture The campus' new East District Energy Plant will be located near the Coors Events Center and will serve as a showcase for energy-efficient concepts. CU Boulder is upgrading the utility infrastructure that serves the entire main campus. It will also greatly improve energy efficiency and slash carbon emissions. The multi-phased project is anticipated to be fully operational by winter 2014 and is comprised of
Members of the construction industry who have been involved in litigation, either in court or arbitration, have learned the valuable lesson that attorney’s fees are a major component of their cases.
Billings at architecture firms in September increased at their fastest pace since late 2010. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the Architecture Billings Index reflects the approximate nine- to 12-month lag time between architecture billings and construction spending. The American Institute of Architects reported the September ABI score was 51.6, up from the mark of 50.2 in August. This score reflects an increase in demand for design services (any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings). The new projects inquiry index was 57.3, compared to a mark of 57.2 the previous month. “Going back to the third quarter
There are a few bright spots on the horizon for the construction industry, though growth continues to be slow, according to the “2012 Construction Industry Report” from national insurance giant Aon Risk Solutions. The decline in the housing market has been so devastating that it will be a difficult recovery. The commercial market is a little better; however, a strong surge in spending in this area is still somewhat in the future.More spending is evident in areas such as health care, energy, infrastructure, mining and natural gas. Natural gas exploration investment depends on the price of oil, which has been
Denver Parks and Recreation has made its final selection from three design teams for the “Re-imagine Play” project at Denver’s City Park. The selected team of PORT Architecture + Urbanism/Indie Architecture developed the “City Loop” concept, which was presented in a public meeting in July. The City will now work to put a contract in place with the PORT/Indie team and begin organizing a broad stakeholder group to move the project forward. Design for the selected concept will begin in the spring and include several opportunities for public input.“The PORT/Indie team was selected by the steering committee for their strong local presence,
Construction employment declined in 28 states from September 2011 to September 2012 even as 30 states added jobs during the past month, according to a recent analysis of Labor Dept. data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that the monthly gains, while welcome, were too small to offset the larger annual declines in many states. “Even though a good number of states added jobs in September, most states have a smaller construction work force than they did a year ago,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “Between the fiscal cliff, unset tax rates and declining
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