RTA Architects Expands with New Pueblo Office

RTA Architects, which has been based in Colorado Springs for 30 years, has expanded with the opening of an office in Pueblo. Shown, from left to right, are key members of the new Pueblo team: Richard Cherry, AIA, associate principal, Susan TenBrink, designer and project manager; and Mark Pelletier, associate principal. (Photo courtesy of RTA Architects)

Colorado Springs-based RTA Architects has opened an office in downtown Pueblo.

"A good number of our clients are in Pueblo and outlying areas," said RTA President and Principal Architect Randy Thorne, AIA. "We want to be where they are."

The firm also has a design-build partnership with H.W. Houston Construction Co. of Pueblo called Total Project Solutions or TPS3. The new office location - 625 S. Union Ave. - is three blocks from H.W. Houston's headquarters.

"The excellent communication between RTA and Houston was part of what inspired us to team up together in the first place," said TPS3 President Robert Kunkleman. "By moving in virtually next door, we will be able to be even more responsive and proactive on our clients' projects."

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Richard Cherry, AIA, has joined the RTA Pueblo office as a project manager, bringing 32 years of experience on churches, schools, and commercial projects. The Pueblo team also includes Matthew Burnette and Olha Schmidt, architectural interns; Laurie Bussey, draftsperson and project assistant; and Susan TenBrink, project manager and designer.

RTA will design and manage projects out of the Pueblo office, including the San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center project in Alamosa.

"Our intention with this expansion is to bring more work to the Pueblo area," said Associate Principal Mark Pelletier. "We want to have a strong presence in Pueblo and become an integral part of the community."

The firm recently completed major expansion projects for St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center in Pueblo and St. Thomas More Hospital in Cañon City.

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