AIAS UC-Denver

AIAS UC-Denver has acquired a number of tickets to select films for this years Architecture + Design Film Series.  TICKETS ARE FREE FOR AIAS MEMBERS!  If you are interested in a ticket, contact Alex Buchanan at ahbuch@gmail.com.  Tickets are first come, first serve, and please use the ticket if you take one, this is an incredible opportunity.  See below for more info on the films:

3rd Annual Architecture + Design Film Series
Presented By The Denver Film Society And Design Onscreen

September 8th – October 1, 2011
Celebrate the best in films on architecture and design at nine special screening events, including stimulating discussions with dynamic filmmakers, architects and design experts, plus receptions hosted by Denver’s favorite eateries. Films will screen on Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons during the Series, with a special closing night screening and gala reception on the evening of Saturday, Oct. 1.
All evening films in the Series are Colorado premieres and on Sept.. 29 we’ll feature a World Premiere screening of EAMES: The Architect and The Painter.

Series Sponsors:

Films we have tickets for:

• How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster?

  2010 , 73 min.
  Director: Carlos Carcas , Norberto Lopez Amado Thursday September 8, 2011, 7pm at the Denver Film Center/Colfax.Post-screening Q&A and reception at Chloe restaurant. Tickets $25 for public/$20 for DFS members.In Partnership with Architecture for Humanity… more

• Bauhaus: Model and Myth

  Germany , 2009 , 103 min.
  Director: Niels Bolbrinker , Kerstin Stutterheim Thursday September 15, 2011, 7 pm at the Denver Film Center/Colfax.With CU Architecture Professor Taisto Makela in person. Reception to follow at Linger and Lola restaurants. Tickets $25 public/$20 DFS members.… more

• Desert Utopia: Midcentury Architecture in Palm Springs

  2011 , 58 min.
  Director: Jake Gorst Thursday September 22, 2011, 7pm at the Denver Film Center/Colfax. With architectural historian and author Alan Hess in person. Reception to follow at Mod Livin’.Sponsored by Modern in Denver Magazine. Tickets $25 public/$20 DFS members.… more

• EAMES: The Architect and The Painter

  2011 , 81 min.
  Director: Jason Cohn , Bill Jersey Thursday September 29, 2011, 7pm at the Denver Film Center/Colfax. Post-screening Q&A with Director Jason Cohn and reception to follow at Encore restaurant. Tickets $25 public/$20 DFS members. Sponsored by ModDenHomes.com. In partnership with Women In Design.… more

• Bird’s Nest: Herzog and de Meuron in China

  Switzerland , 2008 , 88 min.
  Director: Christoph Schaub , Michael Schindhelm Saturday October 1, 2011, 2pm at the Denver Film Center/Colfax. Post-screening Q&A. Continuing Education credit available for AIA members. Tickets $12 public/$10 DFS members.… more

• New Beijing: Reinventing a City

  Australia , 2009 , 53 min.
  Director: Georgia Wallace-Crabbe Saturday October 1, 2011, 7pm at the Denver Art Museum’s Sharp Auditorium. With Min Wang, Design Director for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in person. GALA CLOSING NIGHT RECEPTION TO FOLLOW at RedLine Gallery in association with the Cumulus International Design Conference. Sponsored by the … more

ONLY $15 FOR AIAS UC-DENVER MEMBERS! 

Join AIA Denver for an evening of socializing, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dessert and a celebration of the design community. The AIA Denver Design Awards Gala will be held on Friday, Sept. 23, from 6 – 10 p.m., at the Denver Botanic Gardens (900 York St., Denver, CO 80206). Complimentary parking is available at the venue.

The AIA Denver 2011 Design Awards winners are being presented by Design Award Jury Chair Merrill Elam, AIA, of Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects (Atlanta, Ga.). The gala will also include the presentation of the AIA Denver 2011 Honor Awards.

For more information about the gala and to register, download the invitation. Online registration is now available.The deadline for purchasing tickets is Friday, Sept. 16.

Contact AIA Colorado Programs Coordinator Jenna Cather at jenna@aiacolorado.org or 303.446.2266, ext. 112, with questions.

Pre-Gala Tour: AIA Denver will be featuring a tour of the gardens prior to the start of the gala. The tour, Native Roots | Modern Form: Plants, People and the Art of Allen Houser, will take place at 5 p.m. and can only accommodate 50 people at a maximum. If you are interested in taking this tour, please mark your preference on the registration form and include the additional fee ($4) per person in your registration total. The deadline to sign up for the tour is Friday, September 16, and no additional tours can be scheduled after that date.

Registration for the AIA Colorado 2011 Practice and Design Conference is now available.

The conference is Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 13 – 15, at the Keystone Resort and Conference Center (0633 Tennis Club Road, Keystone, CO 80435). The early-bird registration deadline is Friday, Sept. 9. Contact AIA Colorado Director of Programs and Sponsorship Nicolle Thompson at nicolle@aiacolorado.org or 303.446.2266, ext. 111, for questions related to this year’s conference, or visit www.aiaregeneration2011.org.

Registration: Online registration for this year’s conference will be available in the next few weeks or you may download the registration brochure and return it to AIA Colorado via fax at 303.446.0066 or mail to 1515 Arapahoe St., Ste. 1-110, Denver, CO 80202.

This three-day event kicks off with the Practice Conference on Thursday, Oct. 13, which provides architects and professionals in the industry with practical tools to improve their everyday businesses. This year’s program is a must-attend for emerging design professionals, small and medium-sized firm owners and sole practitioners.

The Design Conference takes place Friday and Saturday, Oct. 14 – 15, with the theme, Regeneration. This year AIA Colorado is featuring a new scheduling format that breaks the conference into six themed blocks that feature different keynote speakers that address the block topic unique ways. The conference blocks are explained in-depth in the registration brochure and some of the keynote speakers featured include:

- David Salmela, FAIA, Salmela Architect
- Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, Ross Barney Architects
- Stefan Behnisch, Hon. FAIA, NCARB, Behnisch Architekten
- Leslie Shepard, AIA, Chief Architect, U.S. General Services Administration
- Michael P. Murphy and Alan Ricks, MASS Design Group
- Bing Thom, AIA, CM, FRAIC, MAIBC, Bing Thom Architects
- Craig Dykers, AIA, Snøhetta
- Martina Decker and Peter Yeadon, AIA, RIBA, Decker Yeadon
- Raymond Kogan, AIA, Kogan & Company
- William Massie, Massie Architecture
- Liz Ogbu, Assoc. AIA, NOMA, LEED AP, Public Architecture
- Christopher Sharples, SHop Architects
- Joshua Prince-Ramus, REX Architecture P.C.

Social Media: For unique information on all of this year’s speakers and a lively discussion about the conference, please visit the AIA Colorado 2011 Practice and Design Conference blog at http://aiacodesignconference.blogspot.com/. This year’s blog will feature both video and written pre-conference interviews with many of our keynote speakers and will feature an inside look at the work of our speakers sent to us by the speakers themselves! We will also be sending out timely updates and information about the conference via a special conference Twitter hashtag @AIACO_PDC.

Other conference highlights include the President’s Reception with exhibitors, prize drawings and the AIA Colorado 2011 Design Awards Gala. Do not miss the opportunity to network with colleagues, have some fun and earn continuing education credits! Typically members can get ALL of their continuing education requirements completed for the year for both the state of Colorado and AIA by attending the entire three days of the conference.

Registration: AIA Colorado is offering some new and exciting payment and registration options for this year’s conference, including a payment plan and flexible block scheduling. For more on these registration options, please download the registration brochure. These new registration options make it possible for anyone to attend the conference and to design the schedule that best fits their needs and interests.

Lodging: Attendee lodging is arranged at properties throughout Keystone Resort. Guest room rates vary based on property and room size, from $119 to $189 per night for standard guest rooms. Rates are subject to all state, county and city taxes, resort fees and assessments in effect at the time of meeting. Attendees must make their own lodging reservations directly with the reservations department at the hotel by calling 800.258.0437 and referencing group codeCK2ARC. All reservations must be received no later than Friday, Sept. 9, to be guaranteed the negotiated room rates.

Sponsorship: Sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities for the conference also are available. Download the Call for Exhibitors & Sponsors. Contact AIA Colorado Director of Programs and Sponsorship Nicolle Thompson atnicolle@aiacolorado.org or 303.446.2266, ext. 111, for more information.

Aug. 5: Design-A-Palooza
Join AIA Denver, IIDA, ASID, CIDC, IFMA, NEWH and Source Four (753 Kalamath, Denver, CO 80204) for Design-A-Palooza 2.0 on Friday, Aug. 5, from 5 – 8 p.m., during the First Friday Santa Fe Artwalk. The event features gourmet food trucks Pinche Tacos and Heirloom, Frills cupcakes, Cheapskates Action Sports Bar, Colorado winemaker Verso Wine Cellars, a juried modern art show featuring design industry professionals’ work, special guest DJ Wendy Mather and a fun photobooth provided by “This Modern Life Photography.” The first 125 people who RSVP get a free ticket for the food trucks.

Food and drinks are cash only. RSVP at http://designapalooza.eventsbot.com.

Ten percent of the art show sales will be donated to the non-profit design organizations. Design organization members are invited to participate in the art show. Download a Call for Entries.