W8 goes to AIA Colorado! Two weeks ago, the whole studio went to Keystone for the annual conference of the Colorado chapter of AIA (American Institute of Architects) where we all learned a TON, had a blast, won some prizes, and got left behind by Joseph on the Friday morning bike ride. Here is everyone’s takeaways from the […]
8 NOV 15 | oh yeah, we also won an award!
DESIGN AWARD FOR JAMESTOWN VFD I am going to keep this one nice and short. On October 8th, Shawn told you all about what inspired all of us at this year’s AIA Design Conference, what we forgot to mention was that one of our projects was recognized with a design award! The Jamestown Volunteer Fire […]
28 OCT 15 | another inspired architect (AIA)
You may think aspiring architects watch shows like Seinfeld with George Constanza as Art Vandelay, and the Brady Bunch with Mike the architect. But, what aspiring architects really like to do is go and see architects in real life presenting their work to a huge crowd of adoring fans. A couple of weeks ago, I […]
18 OCT 14 | a cinderella-ish story
This month, the tale of WORKSHOP8 was featured on AIA Colorado’s blog, which is exciting for us! Of course you can read it on their blog, but we’ve posted it here just to make it even easier for you to enjoy. With pictures, so you don’t have to imagine as hard. The WORKSHOP8 Story In […]
18 JUL 13 | glimpses of natural beauty in japan
My recent trip to Japan to observe multifamily housing was partially funded through the Arthur A. & Florence G. Fisher Traveling Scholarship / AIA Colorado. The trip was truly astonishing and life altering and I can’t wait to go back with my wife and daughter. As I walked the streets of Tokyo, Yokohama, Sendia, […]
8 NOV 12 | paisano green community receives AIA design award
W8 UPDATE / 8 November 2012 WORKSHOP8 receives citation award from AIA Colorado WORKSHOP8 received a Citation Award for Built Architecture from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Colorado for Paisano Green Community. Winners were recognized on Saturday, November 3 during a presentation at the Keystone Conference Center. Sixteen architectural awards were selected from 108 […]
18 SEP 12 | Joseph Vigil 2012 architect of the year
W8 UPDATE / 18 September 2012 C Joseph Vigil IV, AIA named AIA 2012 Architect of the Year C JOSEPH VIGIL IV, AIA — 2012 ARCHITECT OF THE YEAR COLORADO NORTH CHAPTER MY BUSINESS PARTNER (AND HUBBY) RECOGNIZED BY AIA This award recognizes a licensed architect who has contributed to the profession and set an […]