Author: New Mexico Architectural Foundation

  • NMAF Annual Tour: Antoine Predock Center and La Luz Community – A Great Success!

    NMAF Annual Tour: Antoine Predock Center and La Luz Community – A Great Success!

    On a perfectly glorious October Saturday we toured the UNM Predock Center for Design & Research and the La Luz community, both in Albuquerque.  It was our first tour since the pandemic and the interest was great.  NMAF co-sponsored the tour with the La Luz del Oeste Foundation; the proceeds were donated to the UNM…

  • Recognizing Lost and Current Leaders

    Recognizing Lost and Current Leaders

    Here is a look at some people who have progressively impacted the architectural landscape in New Mexico in productive ways. We remember and acknowledge them here. Lost Leaders Anna Muller Last October, longtime Albuquerque resident, Anna Muller, passed away.  She was born in Albuquerque and was raised here and in Oakland, CA.  Some summers were spent…

  • Remembering Lloyd Kiva New and Paolo Soleri

    Remembering Lloyd Kiva New and Paolo Soleri

    MEMBER DISPATCH :: Stories and insights from the Foundation’s membership Article by Channell (Chan) Graham. This is my recollection of the events and conversations that I had with two remarkable individuals. One, the son of a Cherokee Indian mother – the other, an immigrant from Italy.  These events began 53 years ago (1966) and my…

  • Architectural Feature: Vietnam Veterans Memorial

    Architectural Feature: Vietnam Veterans Memorial

    2020 Architecture + Community Award Winner For newer buildings or sites completed within the last 50 years that have made our community stronger. The purpose of the David Westphall Veterans Foundation is to honor America’s veterans and members of its military forces by memorializing the sacrifices they have made and by recognizing the sense of…

  • Architectural Feature: H. B. Ailman House

    Architectural Feature: H. B. Ailman House

    2020 NMAF Award Winner For important historic buildings or sites that have had a lasting effect in bringing together our community Built in 1881 as the home of H. B. and Theora Ailman and family, the Ailman House is one of Silver City’s most distinctive and emblematic buildings from the early mining boom era. It…

  • Architecture + Community: Rachel Preston Prinz

    Architecture + Community: Rachel Preston Prinz

    Learn more about Rachel Preston Prinz and what she’s done to stimulate appreciation of architecture and community in New Mexico.

  • 2020 Architecture + Community Award Winners

    2020 Architecture + Community Award Winners

    Just as many things have changed and adapted this year during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Architecture + Community Awards take on a special meaning and provides an opportunity to recognize the people and built environment that define our communities here in New Mexico. Honoring what makes architecture enchanting in our state, the Foundation developed the…

  • We are part of a beautiful community … The Land of Enchantment

    We are part of a beautiful community … The Land of Enchantment

    We are looking to make the 2020 Architecture + Community Awards even more special this year. We hope you’ll take some time to escape from the current state of affairs to reflect on some of our state’s unique architectural treasures. On March 1, we opened the award nominations. In just one month, a lot changed. With the developments of the COVID-19…

  • Guide to New Mexico Architecture – The interactive edition

    Guide to New Mexico Architecture – The interactive edition

    The annual architectural tour on November 2, 2019 was a celebration of the re-launch of the Guide to New Mexico Architecture. Tour participants were able to visit several of the sites in Albuquerque that are featured in the guide. First developed as a Guide to Albuquerque Architecture, this online resource features important and distinctive architectural sites. The…

  • 2019 Tour: Curated Guide to NM Architecture

    2019 Tour: Curated Guide to NM Architecture

    Help us celebrate the launch of the Foundation’s guide … soon to be re-released as a virtual tour of our state’s important and distinctive architectural sites. On Friday, Nov. 1, the Foundation will host a launch party at El Vado’s event center. On Saturday, Nov. 2, we’ve curated a live tour that features sites from the renewed…