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Bridging the Gap Between Education and Healing: How MOA Reimagined Mental Health Support at the Traverse Academy
In a time where children face not just academic pressures but increasing mental health crises, from anxiety and depression to the unimaginable trauma of school shootings and suicide loss, architecture would rarely...
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Announcing Katie Vander Putten as New President
Firm’s first female president brings people-first leadership and a legacy of studio-building to the role. MOA ARCHITECTURE is proud to announce the appointment of Katie Vander Putten, AIA, EDAC, NCARB, LEED AP...
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Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Bob Outland
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Robert “Bob” Outland, AIA, AICAE, LEED, AP, one of the founding principals of MOA ARCHITECTURE, who passed away on April 7, 2025....
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Little Raven Elementary Wins 2024 Peak Design Award from A4LE Rocky Mountain Chapter
Photo: The Unfound Door We are thrilled to announce that MOA ARCHITECTURE has received the prestigious 2024 Peak Design Award from the A4LE Rocky Mountain Chapter for our work on Little Raven...
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Protecting Patients, Staff, and Facilities: Hazardous Material Management in Healthcare Design
By Katie Vander Putten
President | Director of Healthcare
Hospitals, ambulatory care centers, and outpatient clinics manage hazardous materials daily, including chemotherapy drugs, anesthetic gases, radiopharmaceuticals, infectious waste, and sterilants. Safely handling these materials is not just a regulatory requirement. It...
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Protecting People, Process, and Property: Designing for Hazardous Material Management in Life Science Facilities
By Brian Konczak
Director of Science + Technology
As life science development accelerates, hazardous material management has become one of the most critical and complex aspects of facility planning and operations. From pharmaceutical research to diagnostics and advanced manufacturing, life...
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Traverse Academy: A Model for Addressing the Youth Mental Health Crisis
By Katie Vander Putten
President | Director of Healthcare
The adolescent mental health crisis in Colorado has reached a critical juncture, with suicide now tragically the leading cause of death among young people. Over the past decade, systemic challenges—such as reduced...
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Adding mothers’ rooms (lactation rooms) to every workplace
By Kasia Bulkowski
Associate Principal
Mothers’ rooms—also known as lactation rooms or nursing rooms—are dedicated spaces in a workplace where breastfeeding employees can comfortably, conveniently, and privately express breast milk while at work. A 2019 survey conducted...
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