Welcome to the AIA College of Fellows Western Mountain Region!
From 1959 until 2021, the American Institute of Architects’ Western Mountain Region was committed to effecting positive change through the power of design and design leadership. Those sixty+ years had shown us the impact we have on our profession, our communities, and our young, emerging professionals. And then everything changed. AIA National leaders decided to do away with the Regions. Sixty+ years of leadership, tradition, and a robust sub-culture was in an instant, lost.
BUT NOT ANYMORE . . .
Since 2023 representatives from eight Western Mountain states have been focused with vigor and enthusiasm on “bringing back” the Region. Only this time, it is through the College of Fellows. We are the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows Western Mountain Region (AIA COF WMR): ARIZONA, COLORADO, IDAHO, MONTANA, NEM MEXICO, NEVADA, UTAH, WYOMING. We are over 210 Fellows strong and residing in a geographic area that is almost 1/3 of the continental United States, we are poised to effect positive change with dramatic impact. We are just getting started. Join us!
AIA College of Fellows Western Mountain Region
2025 DESIGN AND HONOR AWARDS
Open for Submissions!
The AIA College of Fellows Western Mountain Region—representing Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming—proudly invites architects across the region to submit for the 2025 WMR College of Fellows Awards. The AIA COF WMR Design Awards recognize outstanding design, planning, and construction by AIA architects licensed in the COF WMR, for projects worldwide. Entries must be submitted by the design authors and will be judged on overall design merit, including response to site, context, and environment. To enter, architects must register and pay the entry fee, then submit the projects following the Call for Entries guidelines. The awards will be presented during 2025 AIA Idaho & AIA Western Mountain Region College of Fellows Design Conference on October 2–3, 2025 in Boise, Idaho. Visit aiaidaho.com/design-awards for the Design Awards Conference and Gala information and to purchase tickets.
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2025 AIA Idaho & AIA Western Mountain Region College of Fellows
Architecture & the Future
DESIGN CONFERENCE
October 2–3, 2025 |Hotel Renegade, Boise, Idaho
In partnership with AIA Idaho, this two-day conference and awards gala will bring together architects, designers, and thought leaders from across the nation and the Western Mountain Region to explore how architects design a sustainable, resilient future. Join us for this exciting program for a great celebration of architecture and enjoy a few fall days in beautiful Boise!
CONFERENCE & AWARDS GALA TICKETS & REGISTRATION
2024 AIA COF WMR DESIGN AWARD RECIPIENTS
AIA COF WMR Fellows attend the 2024 Inaugural Honor and Design Awards Gala | (L-R) Glenn Fellows FAIA NM | John Carney FAIA WY | Jon Sparer FAIA NV | Gregory M Friesen FAIA CO
Excerpt from the unpublished “WMR@60: 60 Years of the Western Mountain Region” c. 2019
HERE IS A HISTORY OF “THE OLD” WESTERN MOUNTAIN REGION WRITTEN BY PHIL GEROU, FAIA. IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE C. 2019 UNPUBLISHED “WMR@60: 60 YEARS OF THE WESTERN MOUNTAIN REGION”
