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neighborhood. In 2000, Ford and his wife (also an architect) designed their own remodel of the house, which consisted of an 1,100-square-foot (100 m) addition that received widespread media acclaim. The renovation also earned a 2003 Architect’s Choice Award, sponsored by the
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with former partner Paul Hutton. In addition to his interest in K-12 sustainable school design, Ford has a passion for masonry detailing, which is evidenced by his Park Hill residence and a significant number of past projects.
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in pursuit of a career in the recording industry. However, upon an unsuccessful attempt at securing a job with a
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Architects P.C. is a Colorado architecture firm based in the unique Taxi2 development within the River North Art District in Denver. The firm was founded in 2007 by Alan Ford, who had been a
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Associates in 1991. Alan attributes the cultivation of his fervor forarchitecture – which materialized in the form of architectural journalism – to the inspiration he found in
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and ultimately began playing guitar at the age of fourteen, which he continued into his twenties. Inspired by the 1970 Atlanta Pop
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The best known works to which Ford has applied his architectural expertise are the
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