Month: May 2020
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Occidental Life Building
The most well known, and perhaps the only, Venetian Gothic Revival building in New Mexico, the Occidental Life Building brings Venice to Albuquerque.
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Atrisco Heritage Academy High School
The architecture of Atrisco Heritage Academy High School is as bold and proud as were the original settlers of the Atrisco Land Grant given by King Philip II of Spain to colonists in 1598.
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Central & Unser – Patrick J. Baca Library
This handsome public building provides an important cultural focus for the developing West Side of Albuquerque.
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The Lodge Resort & Spa
The Lodge Resort in Cloudcroft is one of the oldest resort hotels in New Mexico and has been in operation almost continuously since 1911.
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City of Rocks State Park Visitor Center
The City of Rocks State Park’s Visitor Center enhances the natural resource without competing with it. The dramatic rock façade is camouflaged to match the landscape.
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Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts
The Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts appears to be more a geological find than a piece of architecture.
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George I. Sánchez Collaborative Community School
An innovative educational program, its architectural form, unscheduled collaboration spaces, and its colorful facades distinguish this school’s design.
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U.S. Historic Courthouse
This 1930 courthouse was the first one built in Albuquerque that acknowledged a southwest architectural heritage by using earth-toned exterior materials and artistic details taken from Native American motifs.
The Guide to New Mexico Architecture 