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COLORADO REAL ESTATE JOURNAL
— April 6-April 19, 2016
Don’t miss it! This is the final event of our four-
part Building Blocks Series designed to educate
and inform marketers, business developers,
and A/E/C professionals about the client
service stages and deliverables of a project,
specifically calling out key touch points along
the time line for marketers and BD staff. This
site tour will be led by Paul Wember, President
of Wember Inc., the Owner’s Representative
on the project. The 46,000-SF Rocky Mountain
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Jefferson County that offers an exceptional
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SMPS UPCOMING A/E/C MARKETING EVENTS
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April 28, 2016 | 11:30 am – 1:30 pm | Rocky Mountain Deaf School | 10300 W Nassau Avenue | Golden
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April 6, 2016 | 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm | Palace Construction | 7 South Galapago Street | Denver
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April 12, 2016 | 7:30 am - 9:00 am | Metropolis Coffee in the Golden Triangle | 300 W 11th Avenue | Denver
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April 26, 2016 | 7:45 am – 1:30 pm | PPA Event Center | 2105 Decatur Street | Denver
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very April, AIA
Colorado celebrates
Colorado Architecture
Month. This month provides
an opportunity for people to
get out and explore their com-
munities, interact with archi-
tects and designers, and gain
a deeper understanding and
appreciation for the impor-
tance of design and the role it
plays in their daily lives. By
engaging with the past and
present of Colorado architec-
ture, it is also an opportunity
to envision an exceptional
future for architecture in our
state.
With more than 1,700
licensed members throughout
the state, AIA Colorado archi-
tects are uniquely trained to
use design to solve problems,
transform lives and create a
better world. We share a pas-
sion for design and a convic-
tion that it matters.
Through continuing educa-
tion and dedication to high
standards in professional prac-
tice, AIA Colorado architects
are leaders in the collabora-
tive design of our state’s built
environment. We recognize
how multidisciplinary team-
work leads to a competitive
advantage in the marketplace.
Involving an AIA Colorado
architect at the earliest stage
in project planning can allow
for a better opportunity to
analyze an owner, builder or
contractor’s needs, develop
effective solutions, and pro-
pose more ways to effectively
and efficiently put the cli-
ent’s budget to the best pos-
sible use. And because we
have a broad understanding
of design and construction,
AIA Colorado architects can
help guide clients through the
entire process more smoothly.
“Architects are problem solv-
ers, but we're not solving only
one problem at a time,” said
Nate Huyler,
AIA of
Humphries
Poli
Architects.
As defined
by my col-
league Dan
Craig, AIA,
of SA+R,
“Architects
are focused
on find-
ing hidden
opportuni-
ties, devel-
oping creative solutions, and
helping their clients to thrive
in thoughtful and inspiring
places.”
This is especially true when
considering Colorado’s spec-
trum of climates and land-
scapes: AIA Colorado archi-
tects possess a unique under-
standing of our state’s many
environmental factors that
can impact design projects.
“Familiarity with the local
conditions, such as the loca-
tion of the sun, direction of
the wind, geological features
and our freeze-thaw cycles
can greatly benefit a project,”
expressed Brad Tomecek, AIA,
owner of Tomecek Studio
Architecture.
We recognize our state as
a rich and diverse place to
practice architecture, and are
dedicated to making a lasting
contribution to our commu-
nities through effective and
inspiring design.
AIA Colorado looks forward
to celebrating the achieve-
ments of our member archi-
tects and design professionals
across the state this month,
and we hope you – our part-
ners in design – will join us.
Has an architect ever helped
you explore innovative pos-
sibilities or discover new path-
ways to success? What do you
think an architect brings to
the table, and where do you
see his value?
These are the questions we
ask you to consider this month
as you reflect on the influence
of design and continue your
work to improve Colorado’s
built environment.
Whether you are looking for
architects to join a project,
contract documents to manage
transactions and relationships,
or advice on how to actively
engage with architecture and
design professionals, AIA
Colorado can serve as a valu-
able resource.
Visit our website at www.
aiacolorado.org and follow AIA
Colorado on Facebook, Twitter
and Instagram to stay up to
date on architecture news,
events and happenings across
the state. And for all-things
Colorado Architecture Month,
use #CoArchMo16 to join
the conversation throughout
April.
Angela M.T. Van
Do, AIA, LEED
AP BD+C
President,
AIA Colorado
the energy sector should not
greatly impact metro Denver.
Recent estimates place down-
town energy-sector employ-
ment at 9,000 of the approxi-
mately 120,000 workers, rep-
resenting only 7.5 percent of
total employment. Even with
additional anticipated layoffs,
downtown real estate funda-
mentals should not experience
a drastic change like that seen
in the 1980s, when the vacancy
rate rose to more than 30 per-
cent on the heels of a construc-
tion boom.
What the WARN Act data
indicates is that while layoffs
and office closures in the oil
and gas industry have made
the front page, they have not
affected metro Denver as
severely as one may think. To
further support the fact that
Denver is weathering the oil
and gas downturn, occupan-
cy in the central business dis-
trict still remains at a healthy
10.6 percent, which is nearly
unchanged from a year earlier.
Although the announcement
of several office shutdowns
and layoffs has resulted in the
release of additional space, the
demand and diversity in the
market as a whole have been
able to outpace it. The impact
of the oil and gas industry will
still be felt for as long as it’s in
a lull, but Denver’s diversity is
providing a solid foundation
for the city’s commercial real
estate industry.
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