2015 Directory

27 and is a good example of an adaptive reuse of a historic industrial site. All phases of the work meet the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. The tour was led by Tom Farrens, AIA and Jerry Myers, AIA. ■ The Wyoming Department of Transportation’s new facilities in Evanston. The new facilities were still under construction at the time of the tour but are scheduled to be completed by the end of the summer. This new building will consolidate various WYDOT offices in Evanston and provide a new, larger service facilities for WYDOT. The tour was led by Charlie Van Over, AIA ■ The Evanston Cultural Center at the StrandTheater. The Strand Theater a 90 year old movie theater in the historic downtown area of Evanston was destroyed by fire inMay 2007. Shortly after the fire, the remaining shell of the building was acquired by the Evanston Urban Renewal Agency. After various phases of restoration and reconstruction, the StrandTheater was able to be reopened in the spring of 2015 as the Evanston Cultural Center, a public performing arts center. The funding for this project included grants from the Wyoming Business Council, The National Endowments for the Arts and the Wyoming Cultural Trust. The tour was led by Tom Farrens, and Jerry Myers, AIA. ■ The EvanstonMedical Office Building. This new building was a public/private partnership between the City of Evanston and High Country Behavioral Health (HCBH) and was funded in part by a Community Readiness Grant from the Wyoming Business Council. The HCBC Out-Patient Facility accommodates a wide variety of clinical and medical services. The facility includes clinical offices, medical exam rooms, administrative offices, group treatment areas, recreation rooms and a life skills education space. The facility also houses a short term detention and stabilization center operated by the Evanston City Police, Uinta County Sherriff and Lincoln County Sherriff. The tour was led by Jerry Myers, AIA and Dr. Stephen Cook fromHCBC. ■ The Green River Police Station. The Green River Police Department has been working for over ten years to locate a site and acquire funding for a new police facility. In 2011 it was decided to turn an existing 3-story steal frame structure into the new Police Department andMunicipal Court. This existing structure was originally intended to be used for a mixed use development. The main challenge of the project was incorporating the two departments into the existing structure while maintaining security and function. The tour was led by Charlie Van Over, AIA As part of this summer’s conference, the AIAWyoming and the Wyoming Board of Architects and Landscape Architects sponsored a free public program Friday evening at the Evanston Cultural Center. This program was the public showing of the documentary, Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio. The film reveals that the Rural Studio is about more than architecture and building. Mockbee’s program provides students with an experience that forever inspires them to con- sider how they can use their skills to better their communities. For more information on this documentary please see http://citizenarchitectfilm. com. This year’s summer conference was a success for the over 44 attendees. Those who participated in all sessions and tours had the opportunity to earn eleven and a half continuing education units. We want to thank all our sponsors who helped make the conference possible. We look forward to seeing you at our next AIAWyoming event. b Historic Evanston Roundhouse and Railyards Roundhouse and Railyards Wyoming Department of Transportation Evanston Cultural Center and Evanston Medical Office Building Green River Police Station