What Defines EVstudio Culture? Two Events Gave Me the Answer
Shortly after I became Director of Architecture at Colorado Springs EVstudio/LGA, a client asked me a simple question at a networking event: what is EVstudio culture like?
I paused for a moment. Then the answer came surprisingly easily. The first events I attended on EVstudio’s behalf had already shown me what our culture is built on.
Event One: The Rocky Mountain Real Estate Challenge
The Rocky Mountain Real Estate Challenge is a spring competition focused on real estate development. It brings graduate students from the University of Denver and the University of Colorado together in friendly competition.
Students work alongside industry leaders, including developers, architects, engineers, and real estate advisors. Volunteer sponsors from across the development industry also take part, and EVstudio is one of them.
The partnership benefits everyone. For example, our team got a firsthand look at the bright minds of tomorrow. These students poured years of learning into thoughtful, polished presentations.
The 2026 challenge focused on Ladera in Timnath, Colorado. Ladera is a lakefront mixed-use development on the I-25 corridor north of Denver. EVstudio offers residential and commercial architecture, structural, MEP, civil, and survey services under one roof. As a result, we served as a strong resource for the students.
Event Two: Golf for the Future 2026
Next came the Rocky Mountain Communities Golf for the Future 2026 tournament. The event supports the “Building the Future of Development” initiative. Each year, that initiative helps more than 75 high school and college students enter the real estate development industry and grow as entrepreneurs and community leaders.
Students and educators joined us from Metropolitan State University of Denver and Denver Public Schools’ Career and College Success program. Together, we spent a day in friendly athletic competition centered on career development. The day was inspiring. It also reminded me how much energy we draw from the people around us.
However, this event is about more than golf. It’s about our Front Range community, the young people who will shape its future, and the opportunities that help them get there.
What EVstudio Culture Means to Me
So, what is EVstudio culture? It welcomes and draws inspiration from the bright minds of tomorrow. It also draws on the creativity of today and the Colorado community we call home. Above all, it shows up in the passion and resourcefulness we bring to every project.
Want to see that culture at work on your next project? Reach out to our team to start the conversation.
