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The Construction Zone’s Sedona, Arizona residence.

AIA Western Mountain Region recognized 13 architectural projects during its annual awards ceremony that took place this year in Keystone, Colorado. Winning Honor Awards were a Sedona, Arizona residence by The Construction Zone, Ltd. of Phoenix; The Law Commons at the University of Arizona in Tucson by Gould Evans Associates of Phoenix; the Agave Library in Phoenix by Will Bruder + Partners of Phoenix; and the unbuilt design for a building at Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio by Westlake Reed Leskosky of Phoenix. Winning Merit Awards were the Mesa Community College Physical Science Building in Mesa, Arizona by SmithGroup Phoenix; the Gateway to McDowell Sonoran Preserve in Scottsdale, Arizona by Weddle Gilmore of Scottsdale; and the Henkel North American Consumer Products Headquarters in Scottsdale by Will Bruder + Partners. Winning Citation Awards were Metro Light Rail stations in metro Phoenix by Architekton and Otak of Tempe, Arizona; Yoga Deva in Gilbert, Arizona by Blank Studio, Inc. of Phoenix; Sublette County Library addition in Pinedale, Wyoming by Carney Architects of Jackson, Wyoming; Black Rock Studio in Scottsdale by Weddle Gilmore of Scottsdale; a shared studio in Fort McDowell, Arizona by Allen + Philp Architects of Scottsdale; and the unbuilt design for Saint Joseph The Worker Church in West Jordan, Utah by Sparano + Mooney Architecture of Salt Lake City, Utah.

AIA WMR also recognized a firm and individuals with other awards. Carney Architects received the Architectural Firm of the Year Award; Windom Kimsey, FAIA, principal of Tate Snyder Kimsey Architects in Las Vegas was recognized with the Silver Medal Award; Brad Tomecek, AIA, principal of Studio H:T of Boulder, Colorado received the Young Architect Award; and Florence Rogers of Nevada Public Radio received the Award of Distinction.

Rohde May Keller McNamara’s judicial complex.

The new Leon Karelitz Judicial Complex in Raton, New Mexico by Rohde May Keller McNamara Architecture of Albuquerque has been selected for inclusion in the national AIA’s Academy of Architecture for Justice Knowledge Community Justice Facility Review 2009. The $4.8 million project, a 16,871-square-foot facility that includes a new Colfax County courthouse and a sheriff’s department headquarters, is set to open in spring 2010.

Denver-based Coover-Clark & Associates, Inc. has received a U.S. Air Force Design Honor Award for its interior design of the Army Aviation Support Facility at Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado. The building is a training and maintenance facility for the Colorado Army National Guard’s fleet of Chinook and Blackhawk helicopters, and the interior encompasses design elements reflecting both aviation and Colorado themes. Coover-Clark specializes in commercial architecture and design, including aviation, transportation government and military projects.

Ibarra Rosano Design Architects of Tucson, Arizona has won AIA Southern Arizona’s 2009 Home of the Year Honor Award for their design of The Double, a pair of modern, energy-efficient homes in an urban setting in central Tucson. The architectural firm was founded in 1999 by Teresa Rosano, AIA, LEED AP, and Luis Ibarra.

Phoenix-based FM Solutions, a design, project management and facility consulting company, has received the International Facility Management Association’s Sheila Sheridan Award of Excellence for Sustainable Design and Energy Efficiency Projects. The firm received the award for its analysis of Arizona Public Service sites in Wickenburg and Flagstaff for potential LEED certification for Existing Buildings.

AssemblageStudio of Las Vegas has received AIA Nevada’s 2009 Firm Award. Founded by Eric Strain, AIA, AssemblageStudio has handled residential, commercial, retail, hospitality and other projects. The firm also has relocated to new quarters in downtown Las Vegas.

Merzproject’s After Hours.

Merzproject, a Phoenix architectural firm, has received a Merit Award in Environmental Excellence from Valley Forward Association for its design of a mixed-use project dubbed “After Hours.” Valley Forward Association recognizes environmentally friendly projects throughout metro Phoenix.

Ryan E. Smith and Joerg Ruegemer of the University of Utah’s Integrated Technology in Architecture Center (ITAC) in Salt Lake City have received a project grant from the Upjohn Research Initiative, a joint program of the national AIA’s College of Fellows and the Board of Knowledge Committee. The grant, for ITAC’s study of energy-efficiency benchmarks for housing, is one of four awarded nationwide to support knowledge between practitioners of architecture and academicians in the field of sustainability.

Chandler, Arizona interior designer Debra May Himes, ASID, IIDA, LEED AP, has received a 2009 Medalist Award from the Arizona North Chapter ASID during the chapter’s recent Design Excellence Awards dinner. Himes, who has won some 28 ASID design awards, has served the local chapter in various positions, including chapter president. She specializes in residential, model home and commercial interiors.

Las Vegas-based Pugsley Simpson Coulter Architects project manager Yissa Renteria has received AIA Nevada’s 2009 Associate Award. The award is given to associate members who have contributed to their local AIA chapter. The architectural firm handles both private and public projects.

Bryce Pearsall, FAIA, managing principal of DLR Group’s Phoenix office, has received the 2009 Christian Petersen Design Award from Iowa State University’s College of Design. The award is given to alumni who have advanced design and art professions through personal achievement and service. Pearsall received a bachelor’s of architecture degree from the university in 1971. DLR Group, an architecture, engineering, planning and interiors practice, has 15 offices nationwide.

Mark Kranz, AIA, LEED AP, design principal with SmithGroup Phoenix, has received AIA Arizona’s 2009 Young Architects Citation. The award recognizes young architects who have been registered for ten years or less. Kranz leads the architectural firm’s higher education and science and technology studios.

SmithGroup’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation.

In other SmithGroup news, the firm has elevated architect Shawn Beaton, business development manager Stephanie Hertzberg, engineer Jonathan Silhol, LEED AP; and human resources manager Stacie Thornton to associates. SmithGroup has also completed Phase II of Arizona State University’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation, an 84,000-square-foot classroom and research building at the university’s downtown campus, and has received LEED Gold Certification for its Arizona Biomedical Collaborative research facility, an 85,000-square-foot project, also in downtown Phoenix.

Humphries Poli Architects has received LEED Gold-Commerical Interiors certification for its studio in the American Woodmen Life Building in Denver. The firm incorporated daylighting, operable windows, enduring materials and light sensors in the design of their space within the landmark, 1950 office building.

SoDa Row by Circle West Architects.

Circle West Architects of Scottsdale has completed the initial phase of construction for SoDa Row in South Jordan, Utah, a pedestrian-friendly community developed by Kennecott Land of Salt Lake City. The first phase, designed to meet LEED Gold certification, includes a grocer, office space and ground-floor retail facilities. Sustainable strategies include the use of recycled materials, daylighting for interiors and highly efficient glazing and HVAC systems.

In a joint venture, Denver’s Slaterpaull Architects and Fort Collins, Colorado’s RB+B Architects have been selected to design the new Aurora Hills Middle School in Aurora, Colorado. The building will be approximately 130,000 square feet, with a budget ranging between $18 and $23 million.

Elements of Design, a Scottsdale interior design firm, has been awarded a renovation project of the public areas of Sun Village, a Surprise, Arizona active senior community with some 1,382 homes and condominiums. The community includes a golf course, pool and exercise facilities, crafts and sewing rooms, and a ballroom.

In other Elements of Design news, owner Lina Quintero has been honored by Latino Perspectives Magazine as a top entrepreneur in Arizona. Quintero founded the design firm in 1992.

DWL Architects + Planners, Inc. of Phoenix has been selected to design the expansion of the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport terminal in Mesa, Arizona. Some $8.9 million in funds for the project came from the FAA as part of the 2009 Military Airport Program, which uses federal funds to convert former military airports to civilian or joint-use airports. DWL specializes in transportation, civic, education and medical projects.

Gina Lane-Olsson’s dental office.

Colorado Springs, Colorado interior designer Gina Lane-Olsson, ASID, principal of GLO Images, has completed a dental office, also in Colorado Springs. The office features a waiting area with stone-clad walls and a stone water feature, wood flooring and comfortable furnishings with traditional lines. A separate children’s area is defined with a hitching-post rail and custom log furniture. Artwork includes landscapes done by a local artist as well as a “client wall,” a hallway displaying art and gifts given to the dentist by patients.

Jill Pfeiffer’s Cheyenne, Wyoming residence.

Interior designer Jill Pfeiffer of Denver’s Jill Pfeiffer Design recently completed an 8,500-square-foot residence in Cheyenne, Wyoming, designed to accommodate the clients, a couple, as well as their need to have a enough space for large-scale entertaining. Working with the builder, Pfeiffer’s scope of services included custom cabinetry, lighting and furniture design, space planning and the display of the clients’ art collection. A spiral staircase and spiral chandelier combine to serve as a focal point for the interior.

Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc., with offices in Phoenix, Tucson and Flagstaff, Arizona, has been awarded a Job Order Contract by the Indian Health Service to perform work in Arizona, Nevada, Utah and Oklahoma. The contract will cover construction repair, alteration, modernization and rehabilitation on property under the control of the Indian Health Service.

Bray Whaler International of Denver, a purchasing agency, has been awarded the procurement contract for the Omni Dallas Convention Center Hotel. The hotel, scheduled for completion in 2012, includes more than 1,000 guest rooms, a spa and some 100,000 square feet of public space. Bray Whaler has completed projects nationwide, as well as internationally.

Landscape architect Steven Rogers, ASLA, has formed SRLA Studio, a landscape architecture, urban design, site planning and construction administration firm in Scottsdale. SRLA is involved in a flood-control project for the Flood Control District of Maricopa County, Arizona, as well as projects for the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Georgia Moran and several former managers from Scottsdale’s Moran Architects have joined San Diego and Las Vegas architect Graham Downes to launch MoranDownes Architecture in Phoenix. The new firm will focus on sustainable design for hospitality, spa/wellness, medical office, residential, senior living and other markets. Moran was previously marketing director of Moran Architecture, a firm founded by her late husband, A. Paul Moran, AIA.

Pahl Architecture of Denver has celebrated 50 years in business. Founded by Joseph W. Pahl in 1959, the firm is now owned by his two sons, Joseph M. Pahl and Robert G.H. Pahl. The firm originally concentrated on state and federal government work, but today has broadened its markets to include historic preservation, hospitality, commercial and educational projects.

Berkley Vallone has been promoted to director of interior design for Vallone Design in Scottsdale. Vallone, who attended the School of Visual Arts in New York, joined the firm as an intern, and has worked on residential projects in Arizona, Nevada and California, as well as spa, hospitality and country club projects. The firm was founded by Donna Vallone, Berkley Vallone’s mother.

A new Miele Gallery has opened in Scottsdale’s Airpark district. The 5,000-square-foot showroom, which displays the German-headquartered firm’s appliances in a minimalist setting, was opened recently with ribbon-cutting ceremony led by firm principal Markus Miele and Scottsdale’s Mayor Jim Lane.

SunWest Appliance of Tempe, Arizona has opened a recreational cooking school in its Viking demonstration kitchen. Culinary expert Candy Lesher will serve as the director of the school, called Cooking Studio AZ, and is expected to offer a schedule of classes featuring noted local chefs.

Volunteers from the Arizona North Chapter ASID spent eight weeks on a remodeling project for the preschool of the Childhelp KEYS Community Center in Phoenix. An ASID team including Tricia McCourt, Melinda Foote, Sharlie McRaney, Marissa Langlie and Denise Kosan redesigned the preschool and its reception area, obtaining more than $150,000 in material and labor donations from Industry Partners and friends of ASID.

The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation has agreed to produce architectural hardware designs through its School of Architecture for Reveal Designs. Reveal Designs, a New York firm that offers lines of door and cabinetry hardware, accessories and furniture, will serve as the exclusive licensed manufacturer of the Taliesin Design Hardware Collection. The foundation and the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture are based at Taliesin West in Scottsdale.

InspireDesign, a new hospitality design show scheduled for February at the World Market Center Las Vegas, has formed a Latin marketing alliance with World Gerencia de Hoteles Magazine, a Latin Press, Inc. Spanish-language media property catering to hospitality owners and developers throughout the Americas. The alliance will promote the hospitality show to an international audience. Additionally, Latin Press will moderate and conduct an educational component of the show.

Habitat for Humanity Central Arizona is building a net zero-energy home as a Greenbuild Legacy Project during the 2009 Greenbuild Conference in Phoenix. The home, also located in Phoenix, will be built in five days. The project is being sponsored by Wells Fargo Housing Foundation and includes the help of in-kind partners such as American Solar Electric, Building Innovation Industries, Waste Management, Southwest Insealators, Energy Inspectors, Renewal by Anderson, Whirlpool and Valspar.