ABSTRACT
In 1900, the Colorado Cliff Dwellings Association was formed with the mission to preserve the cliff dwellings and joined the growing campaign to make Mesa Verde a National Park. Between 1901 and 1905, several unsuccessful bills were introduced to Congress to create “Colorado Cliff Dwellings National Park.” In 2003, ajc architects was awarded the design contract for a new Visitor Center and Research and Museum Collections facility at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. The designers selected reinforced concrete masonry as the major building material because of its load-bearing capacity, durability, and longevity. The Construction Document phase continued the building refinement and design process. The project was successfully completed due to the careful programming work and the efforts of the design team to identify the opportunities and risks associated with the project, including the participation of the list of stakeholders.
