ASLA Honor Aspen Projects/AIA South and Alliance General Launch Scholarship Program/State Historical Funds Awards Grants

Two Ute Cemetery and Burlingame Ranch will receive national awards at the American Society of Landscape Architects' annual national meeting this month in Fort Lauderdale. The cemetery won an honor award in the general design category; Burlingame Ranch will be honored in the analysis and planning category.

ASLA Honors Mountain Projects

The American Society of Landscape Architects will honor two Aspen projects with 2005 Professional Awards on Oct. 10 at the organization's annual meeting in Fort Lauderdale.

The Ute Cemetery restoration will receive an honor award in the general design category. The landscape architect for the project was BHA Design Inc. in Fort Collins. The contract for the study and restoration of the mountain cemetery was held by Tatanka Historical Associates Inc., also of Fort Collins, with Norman's Memorials of Greeley handling the stonework restoration.

Aspen's Burlingame Ranch Affordable Housing project will be recognized in the analysis and planning category. The landscape architect for that project, which could create 225 to 230 affordable homes for Aspen, is DHM Design of Carbondale.

The Aspen projects are among 33 selected to receive awards from a field of more than 520 entries.

ACEC/C Relocates Its Denver Office

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado moved its office to 800 Grant St., Suite 100, Denver.

The move was made to provide space for expanded staff and accommodate the business association's committee meetings and programs. Phone and fax numbers remain the same.

AIA South, Alliance General Announce Scholarships

The South Chapter of the American Institute of Architects of Colorado and Alliance General Contractors LLC of Colorado Springs have launched a new scholarship opportunity for first-time applicants for an AIA associate-level membership.

Alliance General Contractors will sponsor the AIA memberships of 50 people for the next 10 years through the scholarship program. The Architectural Education Foundation, AIA Colorado will assist the program by administering the funds for AIA Colorado South.

CSU Chapter of EWB-USA Team Travels to El Salvador

Nine student engineers and two mentors from Colorado State University - members of the school's Engineers Without Borders chapter - spent 10 days in El Salvador in August to work on the next phase of a project that could eventually bring a stable water supply to a 1,200-person rural village, La Laguneta, about 60 miles southeast of the capital city of San Salvador.

Their goal was to investigate - and possibly choose - the most efficient method of getting water to the village by drilling more shallow wells or pumping water from a productive well in a nearby town.

Affiliate faculty members Fred Marinelli, senior water resources engineer for Telesto Solutions Inc. in Fort Collins; and Dan Hart, with Natural Resources Consulting Engineers Inc., served as professional mentors. Brian Bledsoe, assistant professor of civil engineering, was the faculty mentor.

The students will publish a detailed report for government officials and non-governmental organizations that would be responsible for following through on any proposal. They will eventually return for a follow-up assessment of the project and its long-term sustainability.

NAWIC's Denver Chapter Celebrates 40 Years

The Denver Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction celebrated 40 years of service and success in August.

Since its founding in 1965, NAWIC's Denver Chapter has focused on promoting construction as a viable career choice and supporting the construction community through workshops, certifications, seminars, service projects and partnerships with other organizations.

The group originated an architectural design contest for high school students and the Block Kids program for elementary students, which has earned regional, national and NOVA awards.

In addition to community and NAWIC Education Foundation contributions, the Denver group initiated a local scholarship program that has offered more than $100,000 to recipients pursuing construction-related education.

State Historical Fund Awards $4M in Grants

The State Historical Fund awarded 56 grants totaling $3,958,150 during the program''s first competitive grant round for 2006. They will help support a variety of local preservation initiatives in communities across the state.

Projects funded range from the restoration of grave markers at Columbia Cemetery in Boulder to the stabilization and repair of Temple Aaron in Trinidad, the state's oldest synagogue in continuous use.

Other projects funded include a master plan for the preservation of historic structures at the Colorado State Fairgrounds in Pueblo; rehabilitation of the Russell-Gates Mercantile Building in Elbert; a historic structure assessment to guide future restoration of the Pueblo County Courthouse; and restoration of the main lodge of the Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp near Steamboat Springs.

Several heritage tourism sites have also been awarded grants, including the Chimney Rock Archaeological Area in Pagosa Springs, which will produce a new interpretive guidebook; and the restoration of Denver and Rio Grande Western narrow gauge locomotive 315 in Durango.

Grants were also awarded for preservation work on the following historic public places and spaces:

• The A.R. Mitchell Memorial Museum in Trinidad,
• The Warming House at DeDisse Park in Evergreen,
• Cheesman Park in Denver,
• The Ewing Family Farm in Lafayette,
• The Grand Theater in Rocky Ford,
• The Manitou Springs Public Library,
• Goldfield City Hall and Fire Station in Cripple Creek,
• The Lyons Redstone Museum,
• Smith Chapel in Denver.
  

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