Join Cool Science for Science on Tap every 2nd Monday of the month. Due to COVID-19 restrictions we are currently going virtual using Zoom video conferencing. [Normally we meet at Jack Quinn’s in downtown Colorado Springs. Presenters begin at 6:30 pm with food and drink available beginning at 6:00 pm]. A wide variety of fascinating topics are presented by local scientists for informal discussion, and the relaxed atmosphere encourages anyone and everyone to come explore the latest ideas in science and technology. From practical to theoretical, the presentations and group interactions provide a fun and interesting way to gain an understanding of the world around us.
Join Cool Science for Science on Tap every 2nd Monday of the month. Due to COVID-19 restrictions we are currently going virtual using Zoom video conferencing. [Normally we meet at Jack Quinn’s in downtown Colorado Springs. Presenters begin at 6:30 pm with food and drink available beginning at 6:00 pm]. A wide variety of fascinating topics are presented by local scientists for informal discussion, and the relaxed atmosphere encourages anyone and everyone to come explore the latest ideas in science and technology. From practical to theoretical, the presentations and group interactions provide a fun and interesting way to gain an understanding of the world around us.
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Next up: Monday, May 10, 2021 at 6:30 pm MDT (~60 minutes)
Title: Building on Innovation: The New Pikes Peak Summit Complex
Stuart Coppedge (RTA Inc.) and Alan Reed (GWWO Architects)
Summary:
Pikes Peak – America's Mountain is one of the most visited mountains in the world and a top tourist attraction for the State of Colorado. Visited by more than 600,000 people annually, it is unique in that is the only “fourteener” that everyone can easily access regardless of age or ability level. Pikes Peak is an American icon, and the summit is a National Historic Landmark. With deteriorating conditions, the current 1960s era Pikes Peak Summit Complex no longer meets the needs of its ever-growing number of visitors. The new Summit Complex will support the mission of each major stakeholder and provide a new and exciting visitor experience.
The goal for the design team - led by RTA Architects as architect of record with GWWO Architects as design architect - is to give visitors to the new Pikes Peak Summit Complex an iconic immersive experience with facilities specifically designed for the harsh conditions on the Peak while preserving the delicate alpine environment and incredible views. GWWO and RTA guided the design process with deep collaboration among five major partners, over 50 additional stakeholders, and 500,000 local citizens who see Pikes Peak as their mountain, always seeking innovative ways to enhance sustainability and ensure long-term building performance.
Pikes Peak – America's Mountain is one of the most visited mountains in the world and a top tourist attraction for the State of Colorado. Visited by more than 600,000 people annually, it is unique in that is the only “fourteener” that everyone can easily access regardless of age or ability level. Pikes Peak is an American icon, and the summit is a National Historic Landmark. With deteriorating conditions, the current 1960s era Pikes Peak Summit Complex no longer meets the needs of its ever-growing number of visitors. The new Summit Complex will support the mission of each major stakeholder and provide a new and exciting visitor experience.
The goal for the design team - led by RTA Architects as architect of record with GWWO Architects as design architect - is to give visitors to the new Pikes Peak Summit Complex an iconic immersive experience with facilities specifically designed for the harsh conditions on the Peak while preserving the delicate alpine environment and incredible views. GWWO and RTA guided the design process with deep collaboration among five major partners, over 50 additional stakeholders, and 500,000 local citizens who see Pikes Peak as their mountain, always seeking innovative ways to enhance sustainability and ensure long-term building performance.
Stuart Coppedge, FAIA, LEED Ap is a principal with Colorado Springs’ RTA Inc., a 44-person architecture, interiors, and planning firm. His projects have included education, healthcare, commercial, religious, and civic facilities. He leads the firm’s business development efforts and, after several years of K–12 education master planning and design including a $54M transformational series of projects in Ignacio, CO, successfully shifted his project focus to civic and higher education work, including the William J. Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, new restrooms in the iconic Garden of the God Park, and the new Pikes Peak Summit Complex. No stranger to the high country, he has hiked 38 of Colorado’s 14ers, including multiple summits of Pikes Peak from both sides. He considers leading the Pikes Peak Summit Complex work a once in a career challenge for an architect and a true honor for a long-time citizen of Colorado Springs.
Alan Reed, FAIA, LEED AP is President and Design Principal of GWWO Architects in Baltimore, Maryland. He has spent his career designing facilities that enhance the visitor experience at culturally, environmentally, and historically significant sites nationwide, including the Pikes Peak Visitor Center, the Niagara Falls State Park Visitor Center in New York, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Maryland. His work has been featured by Architectural Record, Landscape Architecture, and Buildings magazine and has received accolades for design excellence and sustainability at the national, regional, and local levels.
Alan Reed, FAIA, LEED AP is President and Design Principal of GWWO Architects in Baltimore, Maryland. He has spent his career designing facilities that enhance the visitor experience at culturally, environmentally, and historically significant sites nationwide, including the Pikes Peak Visitor Center, the Niagara Falls State Park Visitor Center in New York, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Maryland. His work has been featured by Architectural Record, Landscape Architecture, and Buildings magazine and has received accolades for design excellence and sustainability at the national, regional, and local levels.
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