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2009|10 AIA Colorado Architects’ Choice Awards Winners Revealed

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Colorado Context
Rustic materials meet soft contemporary elements for a refined mountain residence with a true sense of place.
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Modern by Design
A classic creation provides the perfect frame for an Aspen couple's contemporary art collection
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Harmonious Haven
A sunny Breckenridge retreat where family and friends are always welcome was designed from the ground up for easy entertaining and gracious hospitality
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Luxury Is... A Grand Gathering Place
The Snow Ghost Chalet elegantly combines touches of Montana’s mountain tradition with contemporary comfort and style
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Top Mountain Architects & Interior Designers
This year’s lists of Top Mountain Architects and Top Mountain Interior Designers celebrates those gifted professionals who possess the skills and the vision to transform our dreams of the perfect...
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Home of the Year 2009: A Sense of Rediscovery
Our 2009 Home of the Year takes a fresh approach to traditional expectations for a Rocky Mountain lodge in Big Sky country
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Serene and Green
A home-builder and architect team up to create a ranch-inspired contemporary house with a twist
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Blurred Boundaries
A Colorado ranch house celebrates its mountain views with living spaces that extend to the great outdoors
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The Top 20 Under 40 Share Their Favorite Picks
Get inside the designer’s notebook and find out which products and design elements make the work of creative masterminds behind ML’s Top 20 Under 40 truly stand out.
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Tranquil Retreat
A Texas couple’s second-home sanctuary in the heart of Jackson Hole is imbued with a sense of calm and relaxed sophistication.
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Top Landscape Designers
Here in the high country, landscape designers are faced with a daunting task: to create environments that can hold their own against some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. The pros...
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Aged to Perfection
Reclaimed materials bring authentic character to a new guesthouse set among the cedar trees in Big Fork, Montana.
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An Artful Arrangement
A remote getaway filled with travel mementos, artwork and heirlooms inspires family adventures in the woods near Aspen
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2009 Responsible Development Awards
We are pleased to present the winners of the 2009 Responsible Development Awards, each defined by a commitment to smart, sustainable and beautiful high-country design.
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Montana Modern
A Montana family puts the fun in functional design with their modern twist on mountain tradition
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Perfect Harmony
A Montana home resonates with the surrounding land as much as it does with the owner’s heart
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At Home on the Water
Despite considerable challenges, a couple realizes their dream for a fishing retreat on the river in Livingston, Montana
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Window to the West
Architects Jeff and Rhonda Harrell create a modern marvel that captures the beauty of Montana—with a hint of the past.
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Home of the Year 2008
This year’s award-winning home combines an intimacy of scale, creative reuse of old materials and mountain views from every window
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Western Tradition
A hands-on homeowner blends classic styling with functional design in her family’s Montana estate
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Log Style
A Denver-based couple turn a rustic cabin in southeastern Wyoming into a spacious and stylish second home.
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At Home on the Lake
Inspired by memories of summers past, artist George Carlson and his wife, Pam, created a lakeside idyll that celebrates the natural beauty of Idaho’s high country.
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The Connoisseur
Interior designer Christopher K. Coffin reimagines his Scottsdale home with a style informed by years of world travel.
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High Desert Style
In Santa Fe, a modernist-inspired design transforms a nondescript split-level home into a 21st-century take on Southwestern style.
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Tasteful Trimmings
Combining meaningful mementos with antique treasures, architect Paul Davies celebrates the season with yuletide elegance.
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Slopeside Sweden
With a mix of European antiques and reproductions, vibrant colors and classic patterns, interior designer Jan Chenault infuses a Vail townhouse with enchanting Swedish style.
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Home of the Year 2007
An architect's fusion of sophisticated shelter and hot technology take dwelling well to new heights.
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Living Large in Small Spaces
Even if a house is basically small, it never has to feel that way.
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Kitchen Sink
Clean lines and cool colors mix with natural materials to create a contemporary interpretation of mountain style
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English Accents
Centuries-old European detailing meets modern comfort and western warmth in a spacious new home.
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5 Ingredients for a Cook-friendly Kitchen
This kitchen shows that, with proper planning, a kitchen doesn't have to be big to produce large family meals
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Smart Kitchens
Real-life solutions for problem kitchens
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Trade Secrets
This tidy kitchen has less counter space than most kitchens, but that was part of the plan
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