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University of Oklahoma Alumnus Completes Highest Construction Project in the U.S.

Modern glass visitor center on a rocky mountain summit with a red railway car in the foreground.

University of Oklahoma Alumnus Completes Highest Construction Project in the U.S.


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March 1, 2021

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Please join Gibbs College in congratulating alumnus Stuart Coppedge, FAIA, and principal of RTA Architects on the successful completion of the Pikes Peak Summit Visitor Center. The project will open in Summer 2021 and is the highest construction project in the U.S., on one of the world’s most visited mountains.

The project is a collaboration between Baltimore-based GWWO and Colorado Springs-based RTA Architects and was recently featured in the Architects’ Newspaper. Read the full article.

Coppedge serves on the Gibbs College Board of visitors. RTA was the first firm to sponsor a lecture series in the history of Gibbs College.

Congratulations, Stuart and RTA Architects!


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