Five Colorado architects receive AIA fellowships

Five AIA Colorado members have been elected to the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows in recognition of an exemplary career with a broad impact on the profession.

Those honored include:
 

• Brian Chaffee, principal with Fentress Architects of Denver, who has led and designed projects ranging from the monument enclosure of the Iwo Jima Memorial to large and complex museums, headquarters office buildings, courthouses, convention centers and airports.
• Charles Cunniffe, founding principal of Charles Cunniffe Architects in Aspen, who provided leadership for the Aspen Area Community Plan, Aspen's Civic Area Plan and Aspen's Municipal Facilities Master Plan.
• Don Dethlefs, chief executive officer of Denver-based Sink Combs Dethlefs, who is known for his work on sports, event, entertainment and arena facilities.
• Lawrence Friedberg, State Architect for Colorado, who has successfully championed the need for funding of public buildings by working with numerous governors and state legislators to refocus the state's deferred maintenance program to improve facilities throughout Colorado.
• Mark Outman, principal with Fentress Architects, who has elevated the public experience of airport terminals and experiential civic buildings through architecture.

"The fellowship program acknowledges those architects who have made an extraordinary contribution to the profession and to society," says Cathy Rosset, executive vice president and CEO of AIA Colorado. "Each of these individuals has helped to transform the practice of architecture through community collaboration, solid management and creative problem solving."

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