Most Recent News at RTA

The Fowler School District serves students in northwestern Otero County and a small section of Pueblo County. Fewer than half of rural Colorado’s high school graduates go to college, but Fowler has been sending record numbers to college each year. The agriculturally-rich area encourages its youth to expand their knowledge and does this by matching their expectations with plenty of preparation.

The RTA-designed campus consolidation supports this focus on continuing education through the relocation of the Jr./Sr. High School as an addition to the south end of the existing elementary school to create a safe unified campus and to optimize the use of shared resources. The vocational agriculture space in the new addition includes two shop spaces, two classrooms, and an exterior project area. One shop will be dedicated to woodworking and construction trades, while the second shop will be utilized primarily for metal working.

Read more about Fowler’s generations-long “college-going culture” here.

Adams Bank & Trust celebrated its newest RTA-designed branch location on Interquest Parkway with a fun grand opening reception. This family-owned bank, now with 10 locations across the state, is looking forward to serving even more Colorado Springs clients. Congratulations AB&T!

Interns Jordan Pollart and Kylie Engel and newest staff member Emerging Professional Ben Hearn recently had the opportunity to visit the IMCU-CCU expansion at St. Francis Medical Center. One of the highlights of their trip was the view from the helipad. It’s easy to see why!

Read more about this important expansion here.

Architect Mitchell Starrs embarked on a cross-country bike tour this summer in memory of his grandfather, who made this trip himself several times. Mitchell and his wife customized a van to be their home-away-from-home and headed out to Oregon’s Pacific coast to start this cross-country trip. The Starrs are currently on their way to Iowa and will finish in Washington D.C.

Follow us for more updates on Mitchell’s epic biking adventure!

We want to thank the readers of the Colorado Springs Business Journal for their support and votes that again named us Colorado Springs’ #1 architecture firm. Our dedicated professionals serve terrific clients in a wonderful community. It’s such an honor; thank you, Colorado Springs!

Another milestone was celebrated for the Pueblo D60 Nettie S. Freed K-8 Expeditionary School at its recent groundbreaking ceremony. Principal Nicolas Roberts, a Pueblo ISD graduate and former Assistant Principal of Pueblo Centennial High School, accepted a plaque to display in the new K-8 to commemorate the event. This is the third project of the RTA/MOA joint venture as a result of the 2019 bond measure. The newly named school is located at the site of the former Heroes K-8 Academy School and brings back a neighborhood school to the community.

The new school is named in honor of the District’s first female superintendent and Colorado’s first Commissioner of Public Education Nettie S. Freed. The school will provide experiential learning opportunities in a technology-rich environment for Career and Technical Education (CTE) career pathways through engaging hands-on learning. Click here to learn more about this great project.

Work hard, play hard. RTA enjoyed an out-of-this-world evening at a recent Switchbacks FC game. It was Galactic night, and we wielded lightsabers to cheer on the Switchbacks as they battled the Las Vegas Lights at Weidner Field. The night came to an end with the Switchbacks dominating with a shutout! What a far-out evening!

Hundreds of excited community members gathered for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony at Pueblo Community Health Center’s new East Side Clinic. This center is one of 20 safety-net community health centers in Colorado, providing medical, dental, and behavioral care to Coloradans regardless of their ability to pay. The expansion fills an important need for residents in Pueblo’s east side neighborhoods. Congratulations PCHC!

For our freedoms: freedom of speech, freedom to worship, freedom to assemble, freedom to petition, freedom of the press, and more. On Memorial Day, we remember those who gave their lives, so we could live free.

On this lovely Friday, we were all smiles when we had a furry friend trotting around. Fin, a long-tongued, floppy-eared bernedoodle joined us for the morning, and we think he liked our view of beautiful downtown Colorado Springs!

RTA wishes you and your families a safe, happy holiday weekend!