© Kirk Gittings ← Portfolio SAN CARLOS APACHE HEALTHCARE CENTER Peridot, AZ This multidisciplinary medical center replaced a deteriorating and substandard rural hospital. The project’s overarching challenge was to advance access to 21st century healthcare in a welcoming and non-threatening environment that respects and preserves the tribe’s cultural identity.
© Kirk Gittings ← Portfolio ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM Albuquerque, NM A refurbished warehouse in the historic Old Town district housed the original (1978) Albuquerque Museum. It served the community well, but by 2000, the museum’s expanding mission demanded more dynamic public spaces, state-of-the art galleries and exhibit spaces, back-of-house facilities,
© Kirk Gittings ← Portfolio APD LA CUEVA SUBSTATION and AFD FIRE STATION 20 Albuquerque, NM The facility was developed as the City’s first AFD-APD co-location that includes a full-sized neighborhood Fire Station, a Traffic Division Police Substation, and a Community Conference/Training Center. The program consists of five basic
© Kirk Gittings ← Portfolio Williams Memorial Library Estancia, NM The Williams Memorial Library exemplifies both the challenges and rewards that collaboration between generous philanthropy and creative vision brings. It was the gift and lasting tribute of 90-year-old Willis Williams to the struggling rural town of his boyhood. Mr.
© Kirk Gittings ← Portfolio UNM Gallup Technology Center & Classroom Building Gallup, NM The UNM Gallup Technology and Classroom Building program and design effort was challenged by a disparate program that demanded flexibility to accommodate the 85% Native American student body beyond academic needs. The design was challenged
The UNM Farris Engineering Center Receives an AGC Best Building Award The UNM Farris Engineering Center Renovation won the $10 million to $20 million category. The CNM Richar R. Barr Hall Additions & Renovations project received an honorable mention. See all 2019 AGC Best Buildings Winners.
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© Kirk Gittings ← Portfolio THE BOSQUE SCHOOL - SCHOOLHOUSE BUILDING Albuquerque, NM RMKM designed a new high school and head-of-school administration building for Albuquerque’s Bosque School. Project goals included “fitting in” with its context, providing a warm and inviting first impression and projecting a bold symbol of educational
© Kirk Gittings ← Portfolio WHITE ROCK BRANCH LIBRARY & YOUTH ACTIVITY CENTER White Rock, NM The new White Rock Branch Library and Youth Activity Center are now a focal element along NM4 which is the gateway to Bandelier National Monument. By placing the building at the corner a
← Portfolio LEON KARELITZ JUDICIAL CENTER Raton, NM Colfax County is rich with natural attributes and a diverse cultural history. The citizens value the rural lifestyle of their community and the Judicial Center architecture acknowledges and respects these characteristics. The Center reflects a solemn sense of dignity, wisdom and honor
